As the school district faces a $500 million budget shortfall, community members across Los Angeles neighborhoods are voicing alarm over plans that could eliminate arts programs and increase class sizes.
While cities worldwide struggle with integration and services, LA's decentralized approach offers lessons—though housing costs and funding gaps threaten progress.
From zoning restrictions in Westwood to stalled downtown development, the city's affordability emergency didn't happen overnight—it was built on years of bureaucratic hesitation and competing neighborhood interests.
City leaders and housing experts say ambitious zoning reforms and community investment are the only path forward as median rents in central Los Angeles exceed $2,400.
Decades of air quality crises and urban decay transformed LA into an unlikely leader in environmental policy—and the journey reveals uncomfortable truths about who paid the price first.
New data reveals how Los Angeles is absorbing unprecedented waves of migrants—and what the statistics tell us about housing, employment, and resources.
Law enforcement agencies across Los Angeles this week unveiled troubling statistics on Metro assaults and theft, prompting renewed calls for platform security upgrades.
Residents across Los Angeles neighborhoods express frustration over proposed reductions to arts programs, counseling services, and facility maintenance in public schools.
Proposed amendments to streamline development approvals in Mid-City and Downtown areas signal a potential shift in how Los Angeles tackles its persistent affordability crisis.
This week brought critical momentum to the region's infrastructure agenda, with one major project launching and another facing setbacks that could delay commutes across the San Fernando Valley.
As the city grapples with a shortage of 500,000 affordable units, planners face pivotal choices on zoning reform, transit corridors, and developer incentives that will determine whether working families can afford to stay.
As budget deadlines loom and transit expansion plans face scrutiny, council members must decide whether to prioritize affordable housing, homelessness spending, or infrastructure upgrades.
