Susana Cruz

LA drivers are paying $6/gallon for gas on average. That’s partly due to rising crude oil prices and California’s gas taxes.

Beit T’Shuvah, a Jewish rehab facility, teaches people how to bake challah as a form of community building. The experience has special meaning during the High Holy days.

Narcan, the nasal medication used to reverse an opioid overdose, will be available over the counter later this month. A two-dose box will cost about $45.

Grace Potter wrote her latest solo album, “Mother Road,” during cross-country trips that began in 2021. She left her LA-area home to reflect on life and COVID.

The U.S. poverty rate jumped to more than 12% as COVID programs helping with food, rent, and unemployment ended. Now food banks are seeing higher demand.

New York City’s mayor calls out the White House for not adequately supporting asylum seekers, and an elected judge faces threats of impeachment in Wisconsin.

Surf culture has an aggressive side, especially at premiere destinations like Topanga Beach. Some folks are working to change that.

After facing discrimination and loss, Sara Reyes found temporary refuge at the HOPE house, a transitional program run by The TransLatin@ Coalition.

Hollywood’s below-the-line workers are not on strike, but they’re still out of work as writers and actors walk the picket lines.