ICE affirms it does not conduct enforcement at evacuation or assistance sites.
Fearing little help from FEMA, they are clearing downed trees and marshaling support for their community.
It’s likely California’s homeowners will be on the hook when L.A.’s wildfire losses are added up, predicts former state insurance commissioner Dave Jones.
A whipsaw swing from very wet to very dry weather exposed millions to flames, smoke and pollutants.
Chamber of Commerce, Restaurant Association claim the law, which labor unions say is meant to prevent coercion, violates free speech.
Can educators in California’s largest nonunion public school district — in a county that flipped to Trump — upend a 65-year tradition?
The U.S. keeps deporting people back to El Salvador, where they’re likely to be imprisoned and tortured.
Federal funds cover more than 60% of California’s low-income health insurance plan. Losing even part of that money could result in cutbacks on care for kids or state tax hikes.
Advocates see these laws as a critical shield for immigrant communities, but Trump’s team is devising ways to bypass them.
Photojournalist Ted Soqui’s visual recap of the year in Los Angeles.
For millions of older Americans who will rely on Social Security without adequate retirement savings, the cost of living in cities like Los Angeles will be out of reach. Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Barbara Davidson chronicled some who were priced out of their homes this year for Capital & Main, the likely future for many more.
A new law is meant to help local governments speed up the building and placement of small, portable houses.
Joanne Erickson’s story shows the looming challenges for millions of seniors struggling with health issues, an unforgiving housing market and little or no retirement savings.
Servers say the chain forces them to do janitorial work, dishwashing for lower tipped wages and robs them of up to $46.8 million.
With time running out, the administration is scrambling to secure its legacy ahead of an incoming president who has vowed to shred it all.
A letter signed by a majority of both houses calls on the health care giant to accept proposals from 2,400 striking mental health care workers.
Incoming Attorney General Dave Sunday didn’t mention climate change on the campaign trail, but fossil fuel donations tell a different story.
Gloria Arellanes became famous for her Brown Beret portrait, but she also led a free clinic. In East Los Angeles, a new generation is working to improve diets to prevent chronic illnesses.
City officials are proposing stricter enforcement, higher fines and new technology in part to prevent rent-controlled apartments from being listed on Airbnb and Booking.com.
Six hundred New Orleans nurses join a national surge in pre-contract strikes.