Imperfect Paradise

Reports about failures in response to the January LA fires and a 2018 fire have striking similarities

How union organizing is being upended by private universities in Southern California

Why California's protest law is flawed and the consequences to protesters

The Huntington Beach library at the center of America’s culture wars

An update to the Bass vs. Crowley feud

Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do is officially in prison. What questions remain?

The cost of becoming a teacher in California. Who can afford to do it?

Deputies severely beat a man struggling with mental health issues. Where are the records?

Despite three 911 calls, how did two men with disabilities die in their home during the Eaton Fire?

The dirty secret of trash: Illegal dumping in the Southern California desert

Inheriting: Leialani & The Occupation of Guam

How one man rebuilt his life, 100 miles at a time

Are Latino pollsters helping or hurting the Democratic cause?

Trading in the American Dream for the Mexican Dream

Getting lost in Latina trad wife TikTok

Did the cellphone ban in high schools work?

On the ground for LA's historic ICE protests

Return from Mexico

Inheriting: Nicole & the Third World Liberation Front

Inheriting: Bảo & the Vietnam War

Inheriting: Victoria & the Cambodian Genocide

How the Rent Brigade took on LA’s landlords

From ranchers with guns to gurus with crystals: How extremism in the American West has evolved

Can Oakland point the way for the future of liberal cities

The fallout over LAFD funding: Bass vs. Crowley

Rebuild or leave? One Black family in Altadena decides their future after Eaton Fire

When the disinformation machine comes for you

‘Free the Tee’ Redux: Fighting back against LA golf course scalpers

Meet the filmmakers who love AI

How AI became a Hollywood villain – especially for animators

Highland Park: Land of the snake

NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: And the Oscar Goes To…

LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 4: The Landing

LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 3: Making an Impact

LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 2: Spring Loaded to Failure

LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 1: Ignition Starts

Is it possible to build a fire-proof house?

Why fires happen in Southern California — and how we can prevent them

The first five days: Inside LA’s most destructive wildfires

LAist newsroom answers your questions about the fires

How one man rebuilt his life, 100 miles at a time

Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 4 Redux - The Eagle Lovebirds

Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 3 Redux - The Bear Nuisance

Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 2 Redux - The Coyote Villain

Lions, Coyotes, & Bears Part 1 Redux - The Mountain Lion Celebrity

Hollywood’s flopping, send in the clowns

Too young to vote, but not to care: 3 high schoolers watch the election

George Gascón’s reelection loss and whether there’s a future for the progressive prosecutors' movement

Republican strategist on what both parties get wrong about the Latino vote

LA City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson on the tape scandal fallout, homelessness, and the presidential election