Pro-housing group sues Newsom over duplex ban in wildfire zones
A pro-housing group sued Gov. Newsom on Wednesday over his decision to restrict SB 9, a housing law…
‘Christy,’ ‘Urchin,’ ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ distributors join awards fray
Eighteen months ago, Mubi was a respected streaming service still trying to duplicate almost a decade of overseas…
How L.A. artists are processing the climate crisis
Before I moved to L.A., I’d spent pretty much my entire professional life working for New York-based publications.…
The surprisingly divisive world of California wildlife policy
When I tell people what I cover for the Los Angeles Times, they’re delighted. A typical response is,…
Bill Gates doesn’t regret his controversial climate memo
Last week, Bill Gates published a 17-page memo on his personal website that critics said pitted climate and…
Oscars power rankings: Top 10 best picture contenders November 2025
Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” didn’t exactly wow audiences and critics when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival,…
Water utilities perform better where voters can pick their leaders
How democratic is your water utility? Does everyone who is registered to vote get to choose their leaders…
The state’s wildfire policy long overlooked SoCal. Now it’s course correcting
At last month’s meeting of the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force in Redlands, Director Patrick Wright…