Los Angeles fire survivors face a $500,000 rebuild gap, even after insurance
Many Los Angeles-area homeowners still do not have enough insurance money to rebuild after the January 2025 Eaton…
Long Beach, California, will dip into emergency reserves as tax revenue lags, costs rise
To close this year’s budget gap, Long Beach, California, is drawing on funds usually reserved for crises, even…
California real estate agent known as ‘Mr. La Cañada’ gets probation after 38% post-fire rent hike
One of the first criminal price-gouging cases to emerge from last year’s Los Angeles County fires has now…
California city pushes for drive-thru ban after neighbors sounded alarm over burger chain’s proposed addition
A California city is weighing a ban on drive-throughs after some residents expressed concern that a proposed In-N-Out…
What’s the most liminal space in L.A.?
In 2019, a 4chan user posted a photo of a windowless, yellow, empty room. The photo prompted internet…
$3.7M has been recovered from the Andrew Do taxpayer corruption scheme. What will happen to it?
It’s now official: $3.73 million in taxpayer money has been recovered from the Andrew Do corruption scheme that…
What matters to you? Talk to LAist in your neighborhood
Talk with us, color with us, or spin our wheel! Share what’s important to you — we’ll spot…
Olympics boycott could ‘irreparabl[y] harm’ Los Angeles’s finances, council member says
Some members of the Los Angeles City Council have expressed concerns that there could be an organized boycott…
Los Angeles Is On the Cusp of a Local News Boom
When civic leaders partnered in 2022 with the American Journalism Project to survey the state of Los Angeles…
Anaheim whistleblower alleges millions in taxpayer dollars wasted
In a tort claim filed against the city, a whistleblower is alleging wide-ranging misconduct by Anaheim’s top finance…