With affordable housing costs spiraling and transit gridlock worsening, council members must navigate competing pressures in decisions that will reshape neighborhoods from Downtown to the San Fernando Valley.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
As construction on the Metro Purple Line reaches Wilshire Boulevard, affected residents and business owners voice frustration over delays, noise, and a perceived lack of community input.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
As City Hall moves to allow more multi-unit housing on single-family streets, residents and developers clash over what Los Angeles will look like in a decade.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
As emergency call volumes surge across Los Angeles, residents and safety advocates warn that delayed response times could mean the difference between life and death in their communities.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
As federal immigration enforcement intensifies, local leaders across Los Angeles warn of humanitarian and economic consequences for the city's most vulnerable populations.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
As tunneling work intensifies under Wilshire Boulevard, business owners and longtime residents share their anxieties and expectations for the $9.7 billion project.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
A perfect storm of declining enrollment, rising pension costs, and deferred infrastructure spending has pushed LAUSD toward its most precarious financial position in 20 years.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
A mixed-use development breaks ground in Echo Park, while Koreatown residents celebrate a major transit victory—here's what shaped LA communities in the past seven days.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
As cities worldwide race to meet carbon neutrality targets, Los Angeles is catching up—but remains behind peers like Copenhagen and Singapore in key sustainability metrics.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
City council votes on zoning reforms that would reshape affordability across the Eastside, but residents and developers remain divided on whether new rules go far enough.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
With new asylum and employment regulations taking effect in July, longtime residents and recent arrivals in Echo Park, Koreatown, and the San Fernando Valley must navigate unprecedented choices about residency, documentation, and economic survival.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
Los Angeles faces critical transit decisions on the $9.7B Purple Line extension and Downtown Regional Connector. Here's what's at stake for Metro expansion through 2027.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
As budget negotiations heat up and major infrastructure votes loom, the City Council faces make-or-break choices on homelessness spending, transit expansion, and downtown development.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
As cities worldwide grapple with public safety concerns, Los Angeles is quietly refining its grassroots approach—and early results suggest it may outpace international models.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
As construction costs spiral and ridership projections shift, Metro officials face pivotal choices on the Purple Line extension, bus rapid transit corridors, and funding mechanisms that could reshape how millions move through the city.
By Los Angeles News Desk · 29 June 2026 · 2 min read
