Angelenos scathed by fire dominate New York’s Whitney Biennial
“We evacuated on January 7th, and never returned,” the artist Teresa Baker tells me when we connect to…
This artist turned burned Porsches from the L.A. fires into symbol of hope
After last year’s fires, cars were often all that remained on the lots of homes reduced to rubble.…
California insurance regulator’s travels: Who paid for Ricardo Lara’s trips?
Ricardo Lara’s transition from influence-brokering state legislator to autonomous insurance regulator was rocky. Almost immediately upon assuming office…
Airbnb allowed price gouging following L.A. fires, lawsuit alleges
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office has filed a lawsuit against Airbnb, accusing the home-sharing platform of allow…