James O’Keefe’s group is part of a sprawling campaign to delegitimize mail-in balloting in the fall—a campaign being led by the White House.

The birthplace of the conservative movement is now no Golden State for the GOP.

The corrupt and abusive Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is just one of many in America that have evaded oversight.

Budgets are about to get tight. States and cities should direct money to programs that truly make communities more secure.

A “safe parking lot” in San Diego is a haven and a holding pattern during the coronavirus lockdown and an ongoing housing crisis.

A threat to the community

Underreporting in communities of color has left us with a distorted view of the pandemic’s true reach—and the lessons we’ll need for next time.

A new book explores whether rampant development can ease California’s housing shortage.

The hidden dynamic that’s transformed our politics—and will loom large in the 2020 election

In Santa Cruz, an unauthorized graduate student strike threatens to spill into its second week, with no clear resolution in sight.

A new history of the classic noir movie dissects L.A.’s creation myths.

Anna Wiener’s memoir captures the psychic burden of the tech worker.

Low pay, soaring rents, and cities littered with e-scooters. Welcome to the future.

Republican politicians don't think climate change is real. Democrats don't have that excuse.

California’s Katie Porter studied under Elizabeth Warren. Now she’s going viral by schooling Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Tech was meant to help us transcend our most intractable problems. What went wrong?

Climate change is accelerating the spread of lethal algal blooms in American waterways—with devastating results for humans and animals alike.

Why was the Golden State once chock-full of memorials to the Southern rebels?

California wants to require him to release his tax returns in order to appear on the 2020 ballot. His legal team has a convincing counterargument.

AB 5, a bill that would require companies like Uber and Lyft to classify drivers as employees, could provide meaningful labor protections.