Why everybody refuses to believe crime is falling, even though it is
Homicides in Los Angeles are on track to hit a nearly 60-year low. Property crime across California dipped…
Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (July 24, 2025) – Houston Public Media
Hello Houston: The Commuter Cut In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut”, Ernie and guest host Chau Nguyen…
Air and Space Center features slides, revealing view of space shuttle
Along with the stars on Hollywood Boulevard and the Universal Studios theme park, a new celestial attraction is…
L.A.’s daily life feels remade by President Trump’s ICE raids
It might be hard for outsiders to realize how pervasive the Trump administration’s immigration raids feel here in…
Salvador Bagüez, The Times’ first Latino superstar with ‘the soul of an artist’
There are multi-talents, and then there was Salvador Bagüez. Hollywood used him as a bit actor in 1950s…
The forgotten man who was California’s original king of deportation
He sent federal immigration agents into Southern California communities, farms and workplaces vowing to drive “illegal aliens” back…
A California-trained ocean researcher bemoans Trump-led cuts at NOAA
It’s hard for Californians not to be riveted by the hot war that President Trump has brought to…
California fire season kicks off with a blazing bang
It’s going to be a bad fire season. Even at what historically has been the start of rainy…
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ passed. What does that mean?
Newsletter You’re reading the Essential California newsletter Our reporters guide you through the most important news, features and…
I’ve watched hundreds of ICE raid videos. What the immigration algorithm tells us about L.A.
Nearly a month into the ICE sweeps that have upended immigrant life in Southern California, I found myself…