California plans not to expand child-care subsidies, leaving families in limbo
Jazmine Locke has filled out the paperwork and checked all the boxes. As a middle-income worker, she qualifies…
Celebrating the resiliency of plants in our L.A. burn areas
Welcome to February, and if you, like me, had hopes that our tumultuous, rapidly changing world would slow…
A “Sex and the City” extra wanted to build a housing complex. He must evict a Boyle Heights family first
In just four days, 85-year-old Columba Torralba and her family could be homeless. They’ve lived in the same…
Son Worked Out A Deal To Have His Inheritance Adjusted For Inflation, But His Siblings Don’t Think It’s A Fair Deal » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock/Reddit It’s a tale as old as time... When there’s inheritance money to be split up among family…
Students walk out of L.A. County schools, calling for ‘ICE out of L.A.’
A different kind of bell sounded on Friday at many Southern California campuses — a call that beckoned…
His Mother-In-Law’s Will Was Clear That Only One Grandchild Would Inherit Her Money, But This Husband Wants It To Be Split Equally Between His Two Daughters » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock/Reddit People might not like what they see in wills from family members, but, at the end of…
A Widow Inherited Money From Her Late Husband, But She Refuses To Share It With The Daughter He Had With Another Woman » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock/Reddit Every family has its complicated dynamics…there’s just no getting around it! And the woman who wrote this…
‘Like a pillar of fire.’ Witnesses describe deadly Bell Gardens blast
A 13-year-old boy and his older brother were killed Tuesday evening in a suspected fireworks blast that sent…
We’ve got a baby on the way. I want to us to add some boundaries to our relationship with my wife’s drunk parents.
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My dad discovered a sweet hobby in his retirement. Some people have decided to paint it as something sinister.
Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. Dear Prudence, My retired father lives with me in our…