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The city burned down the homes of mostly Black and Latino residents of Section 14 several decades ago. It¡¯s finally paying for some of what they lost.
Among the blessings we count: Los Angeles city and county reforms, a marine sanctuary off the California coast, money to alleviate homelessness and the Dodgers.
California lawmakers and the City Council are undoing counterproductive policies requiring developers to widen roads in front of their projects.
The COP29 climate summit ending Friday was dispiriting in many respects, as is the broader picture. But there¡¯s hope and good reason to persist in this effort.
In rejecting Proposition 6, voters kept a constitutional provision outlawing slavery except ¡°to punish crime.¡± Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers still have options.
The staggering backlog of basic maintenance is driving up Los Angeles¡¯ liability costs, leaving even less money to repair public infrastructure.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and other leaders must mount a strong offense as well as robust defense against attacks on environmental protection and climate change mitigation.
Editorial: L.A. County voters agreed to another tax to reduce homelessness. Let¡¯s make sure it does
Los Angeles County voters¡¯ approval of Measure A is expected to provide about $1 billion a year to support and house homeless people through a 0.5% sales tax.
Measure G didn¡¯t grab as much attention as others, but the wonky reform package could help Los Angeles County make progress on its jail, homelessness and more.
Los Angeles voters ousted Councilmember Kevin de Le¨®n and overwhelmingly supported measures to curb elected officials¡¯ power and hold them accountable.
