Violence and lockdowns are rampant inside LA’s juvenile halls
Dire staffing shortages have led to frequent lockdowns and violence inside LA’s juvenile halls. Officers, advocates, and inmates are desperate for relief.
Photographer Lev Rukhin moved to LA in 2010 and started shooting its street scenes from an old Volvo station wagon as a way to engage and spend time with his daughter.
New OC park honors legal case challenging school segregation
A new park celebrates Mendez, et al. v. Westminster School District, et. al, a landmark court case in the mid-1940s that challenged school segregation.
Ketamine chronicles: Party drug gives this Angeleno relief from brain trauma
A Los Angeles journalist with brain trauma turned to specialists who recommended ketamine treatment. It’s known as the party drug “special K,” but it gives her relief.
‘The Fruit Vendor,’ ‘Arrangements’: LA art shows dig into power of perception
Two art shows in LA might look like your kitchen after Thanksgiving. One features decaying ceramic fruits and vegetables, the other has topsy-turvy flower arrangements.
Lindsey Horvath campaigned on public safety, homelessness. How will she govern?
Lindsey Horvath is the youngest woman ever elected to LA County’s Board of Supervisors, replacing Sheila Kuehl. She’ll be the only renter and millennial among her colleagues there.
Local Brit ex-pats reflect on old soccer team of average joes, celebrities
Decades ago, a legendary local soccer team called Hollywood United brought together expats from Europe, including rock musicians, movie actors, and even Milli Vanilli.
Drought-stricken CA increasingly turning to desalination of ocean water
Desalination of ocean water, long-considered too energy-inefficient and environmentally destructive, is increasingly finding its way into California’s water future.
