Elections

Money can't buy you love — or an election in L.A. and California

Just ask Rick Caruso and Meg Whitman. In many city and state elections, the candidate who had the most amount of campaign cash still lost.

By Jon Regardie

/ 27 Jan 2026

Videos

Yosemite isn't the only California treasure trashed by visitors

Bad human behavior has taken over at Yosemite. Sadly, that’s been the reality for a long time in the San Gabriel Mountains, right on L.A.’s doorstep.

By Paul Thornton

/ 26 Jan 2026

Why Altadena renters feel left out of fire relief

By Elizabeth Aguilera

/ 23 Jan 2026

Why Altadena renters feel left out of fire relief

Hollywood

Oscar nods are out. Time for the most out-of-touch awards display ever

By Oscar Garza

/ 22 Jan 2026

Oscar nods are out. Time for the most out-of-touch awards display ever

Los Angeles

What the LAPD could teach ICE about good policing

By Jim Newton

/ 22 Jan 2026

What the LAPD could teach ICE about good policing

Latest

I'm a Gen-Zer trying to love a world wrecked by humans

As climate change worsens, a college student says she's done with hopelessness and is trying hard to love a world that's being destroyed.

By Haley Ellis

/ 20 Jan 2026

I'm a Gen-Zer trying to love a world wrecked by humans

A head-scratching move by Rick Caruso

The mall developer did pretty well in his first match against L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, so why bow out when she’s vulnerable?

By Mariel Garza

/ 20 Jan 2026

California’s “billionaire tax” is not genuine – or smart – tax policy

The state is overreliant on wealthy taxpayers as it is. If even if a fraction of this group is motivated to move, the consequences for the state's financial health will be enormous.

By Matthew Klink

/ 16 Jan 2026

California’s “billionaire tax” is not genuine – or smart – tax policy

A wealth tax that would work

Healthcare in California faces a fiscal emergency thanks to Trump's tax cuts for the most well-off Americans. Robert Reich says the wealth tax initiative would address that and help rein in the power of the obscenely rich.

By Robert Reich

/ 16 Jan 2026

Tech billionaires threaten to flee California — again

It’s a go-to move any time they don't like a law or policy. This time it's a proposed wealth tax that hasn't even been approved for the state ballot.

By Gil Duran

/ 16 Jan 2026

Tech billionaires threaten to flee California — again

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