Elizabeth Catte

This summer, Brian Rochefort’s Absorption by the Sun exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara provided the backdrop to two KCRW Summer Nights events, so I visited…

Scientists hope to reduce whale fatalities from ship collisions by using a new sound technology that detects when the endangered animals are present, and then alerts cargo ships to…

A college student from the tiny town of Gonzalez is California’s most unlikely philanthropist.

Beachy, laidback, charming and frightening. Santa Cruz is the scariest place in California.

The LAPD is planning to expand its volunteer police force to 5,000 across the city. But some residents worry that vigilantism could take a wrong turn. We go for a ride-along.

The fur industry in California is worth $300 million, and fur is an important part of some people's family history. But some say the industry is cruel.

The House Judiciary Committee will vote this week to formalize impeachment investigation procedures

Homeless deaths spiked by 76% in Los Angeles last year. This year's deaths have already outpaced that.

Broadway Federal Bank was founded more than 70 years ago to serve LA's African-American community. It currently stands as the only black-owned bank headquartered in the Western U.S.