Could apartments with only one stairway be a solution to L.A.’s housing crisis?
The L.A. City Council is on the brink of changing its building code so that buildings of up to six stories tall could have a single-stairway exit. Fire officials and others say a key safety measure would
‘It’s happening everywhere’: 1 in 3 ICE detainees held in overcrowded facilities, data show
As ICE detainees top 60,000, some detention centers stack mattresses on the floor.
Lopez: L.A. parks get low marks, but opening schoolyards could improve grades
L.A. is 90th on a list of 100 big-city parks. But unlocking school playgrounds on weekends and holidays could help.
Arellano: Slain L.A. Times columnist Ruben Salazar matters more than ever, 55 years later
Fifty-five years ago, Salazar was killed in an East Los Angeles bar after a tear gas canister launched by an L.A. County sheriff’s deputy tore through his head.
L.A. has enough rental subsidies to end veteran homelessness. Why aren’t they being used?
Los Angeles housing officials have more than enough rent vouchers to house every homeless veteran in Los Angeles County, but a complicated bureaucracy has left more than 4,000 of them unused.
Latinos built a vibrant community on the sea in Oxnard. Trump raids are shattering it
In Oxnard, a summer of immigration raids has fueled community hostility and distrust, and put city officials on the defensive.
Justice Department pushes for access to voter records. Orange County pushes back
The Orange County Board of Supervisors has declined the federal government’s request for records on 17 people who were ineligible to cast a ballot. Some supervisors said they would prefer to let a judge decide.
Iran’s Fragile Economy Braces For More Instability After Sanctions Snapback
This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at growing concerns in Iran over the fallout from the reinstatement of UN sanctions, even as officials seek to downplay their impact.