David Balen

The former Congress member talks to Robert Scheer about his life and the dramatic events surrounding his political rise, as told in his new book “The Division of Light and Power.”

It’s been two weeks since a gunman in San Jose reported to work, opened fire, and killed nine people before killing himself.

Josiah Citrin, the Michelin-starred force behind Mélisse and Citrin in Santa Monica, lost his 23-year-old son Augie to an opioid overdose in December.

Josh Barro talks with panelists Rachel Bovard, Elizabeth Bruenig

A statewide program called Project Homekey converts motels, hotels, or vacant apartment buildings into long-term supportive housing for people living on the streets.

Joe Mathews says that focusing on the state budget, when it appears in good shape, obscures California’s systemic failures.

Santa Monica has a reputation as a paradise for lefties. But the city isn’t exactly welcoming to Latinos.

In Hollywood, merger mania continues, this time with a tech twist. Amazon is buying the storied MGM Studios, and the library of 4,000 movies and TV shows that comes with it.

Amazon has announced it will no longer test most job applicants for marijuana use, save for employees who fall under regulations of the Department of Transportation like delivery…