Will Los Angeles tilt left or center in mayoral race?
San Franciscans signaled they had way more than their fill of homeless encampments and brazen street crime in…
The books that created the César Chávez myth — and those that brought him down
Covered marquees. Downed statues. Painted-over murals. A canceled holiday. California has effectively exorcised César Chávez from the public…
The 101 is L.A.’s neglected mother road. It deserves more than an astroturf and security gate makeover
It’s not a stately town square or Instagrammable tourist attraction. But the subterranean stretch of the 101 Freeway…
Riverside County sheriff seized more ballots in California
The election denialism movement is rearing its head in California, and the key players include a Republican sheriff…
L.A. TV stations deal with layoffs, dwindling revenue
Most of my journalism career has been community-based, covering high school sports, local elections, school boards and crime.…
The race to drop César Chávez’s name has begun. These experts have advice
Ten days since sexual abuse allegations were disclosed in a chilling New York Times investigation against farmworkers rights…
Two L.A. institutions set to disappear
A confluence of circumstances made 2025 a brutal year for the restaurants in Los Angeles and many other…
A rebuttal to L.A.’s long hate-affair with public transit
I took a ride on the Los Angeles Metro’s A-line train last weekend and it was remarkable both…
Meet the (sorta) Fantastic 10 running for California governor
There’s been plenty of kvetching about the lowish profile of the candidates for governor of California — the…
A new COVID variant is showing up in California
A newly emerging coronavirus variant with signs of immune escape has been detected in California wastewater, offering an…
LA28 Olympic design: a ‘super bloom’ of color, with grittier lettering
A team of 20 designers turned to the exuberant, ephemeral natural world and to the grittier L.A. street…
California moves to erase Cesar Chavez’s name in light of abuse claims
It’s been nearly a week since a New York Times investigation reported explosive allegations that Cesar Chavez sexually…