Margaret Warner

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.

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.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Central America this week. She told would-be migrants in Guatemala “do not come” (to the U.S.), which drew criticism from progressive democrats.

Echo Park Lake reopened to the public this week after two months of being closed for repairs, with some obvious changes.

More than half of all American adults have been vaccinated, according to the Biden administration, and life is seemingly speeding back to normal.

All of California is officially facing drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor . And much of the state is in extreme or severe drought after the dry winter.

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

Jobs numbers are up but a recovery still looks rocky as we emerge from the pandemic.

Political fallout is mounting as LA grapples with how to house its many residents living on the streets.