Michael Troncoso

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

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

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.

Community activists, entrepreneurs, and local politicians are keeping tabs on President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure spending plan that’s currently being debated on Capitol Hill.

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

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

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.

In late September 2020, then-President Trump ordered an end to racial sensitivity training for federal employees, though later President Biden reversed that order.

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.”