Mono Lake water levels are well below what’s required. Now some want L.A. to tighten its tap
Decades after a landmark decision called for Los Angeles to limit its taking of water to raise the level of Mono Lake, California regulators are reexamining why it still hasn’t rebounded and what should be done.
Covering murals, removing statues: The erasure of Cesar Chavez is underway in California
In unprecedented speed California is already eliminating Cesar Chavez’s name and likeness from streets, murals and parks in the wake of sexual abuse allegations.
Inside Democratic Socialists of America’s decision on whether to endorse for L.A. mayor
Some members believe that a mayoral endorsement would take valuable phone-banking and door-knocking resources away from the slate of six local candidates they have already endorsed.
Scandal resurrects old clash over renaming beloved Brooklyn Avenue after Cesar Chavez
Los Angeles’ leaders pushed for the renaming of Brooklyn Avenue more than 30 years ago, but many in Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles objected to the move.
As precious groundwater vanishes, a few in California find ways to bring it back
Groundwater has fallen to precarious depths in much of the world. New research highlights areas that have been able to bring levels back up.