Jacoba Urist

The cost of living surged 5% last month, according to the Department of Labor. That’s the highest inflation rate we’ve seen in more than a decade.

With the state’s color-coded reopening tiers riding off into the sunset, there’s no more social distancing, and masks in almost every indoor situation are being retired.

California will roll out a statewide electronic vaccine verification program, which Gov. Gavin Newsom does not call a passport.

KCRW’s Press Play asked audience members to share one habit they’ve picked up in the past year that they hope to keep.

KCRW is joining other public radio stations up and down the state to mark the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.

On June 15, the Golden State is saying goodbye to many of the regulations that have shaped daily life for the last pandemic year.

LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino is running to replace Mayor Eric Garcetti, and he held his first official campaign event on Monday along the Venice Beach boardwalk.

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

For most of American history, abortion has been legal, outlawed only from 1867 to 1973. Now the U.S. Supreme Court might outlaw it again by overturning Roe v. Wade.