They left gangs, but are California prisons better off?
Anyone who has followed the devastating violence in California’s prisons knows that gang rivalries trigger a lot of…
Who’s responsible for steep homicide decline in California?
The number of homicides in some of California’s biggest cities dropped to remarkably low levels in 2025, a…
One year since my childhood home burned
When we went around the table at Thanksgiving, our close ones laid out their myriad plans and wishes…
A survey finds fire survivors struggling, one year later
New year. Fresh start. Moving on. Right? Not so much for most of the thousands of people displaced…
Someone is hacking agave plants throughout Torrance
While touring Torrance in November for a newsletter on the South Bay suburb, I noticed an alien-like plant…
Start 2026 by playing Plant Bingo in Southern California
Welcome to 2026! Cue the horns, confetti 🎉 and sighs of relief that we can finally put 2025…
About 325,000 Californians need new Real IDs because of software error
• Approximately 325,000 people will be required to replace their Real IDs.• The DMV will waive costs for…
It might rain on the 2026 Rose Parade
If you’re planning to camp out along Colorado Boulevard to grab a prime viewing spot for the Rose…
To Transportation Secretary Duffy: All our readers want is to fly comfortably
This is one of the busiest travel weeks of the year and many of you, I’m sure, are…
An Orange County mega-church comes to LA’s skid row
When Union Rescue Mission started 135 years ago, horse-drawn wagons scooped up wayward souls around downtown Los Angeles…
A litany of driving complaints from our car-crazy state
It’s been a year of devastating fires, immigration raids and political fury. Yet the topic that most provoked…
SoCal could see one of the stormiest Christmases in decades. Here’s how to make the best of a wet holiday
If you’re spending the Christmas holiday in Southern California this year, prepare for some heavy rain and strong…