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As Los Angeles moves closer to the 2028 Olympics, a clearer picture is coming into focus of what the Games may actually mean for ordinary Angelenos. And it looks very

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman announced yesterday that she is running for mayor, entering the race just before the filing deadline and immediately reshaping the field. Her candidacy adds

This article was originally published on Brian Merchant’s Substack and is reposted here with permission. Last Friday, Amazon’s anodyne corporate campus in Santa Monica, California was overrun with protestors. Hundreds

Los Angeles leaders once again delayed an effort to change Measure ULA, the voter-approved tax on high-value property sales that funds affordable housing, eviction defense, and homelessness prevention. The proposal

Two weeks ago, Venice was papered over with temporary No Parking signs block after block. There were no public works projects, no construction, and no special events. These weren’t random

Photographs and primary documentation for this article were provided by Peggy Lee Kennedy. For months, residents and outreach volunteers in Venice have been documenting a pattern that is impossible to

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