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Jonathan Hale, a law student and pedestrian safety advocate, was arrested this week while painting a white crosswalk at an unmarked intersection in Westwood. The volunteer-led action was organized by

This book review comes to us thanks to guest contributor Carter Moon. Check out his Substack here! No other book I’ve read this year has humbled me quite like Abolish

Los Angeles is nearing final approval of a major update to the city’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance. The proposal adjusts how annual rent increases are calculated, limits rent banking practices that

Los Angeles is called the wage theft capital of the United States for a reason. Workers here lose an estimated 1.4 billion dollars every year to employers who steal wages

Los Angeles had a chance this week to rein in how police use military-style weapons against residents. Instead, a narrow majority of the City Council chose to maintain the status

LA renters were promised a more predictable future when the City Council finally voted to cap rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments at 4%. Now Councilmember John Lee is trying to

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