Transportation

Conquering the godawful LAX 'horseshoe'

Changes are coming to LAX that probably won’t fix traffic on the two-level road to the terminals. Here’s what you can do now to avoid some of the headache.

By Paul Thornton

/ 26 Feb 2026

Immigration

California's English-language law turns 40 soon. What it robbed from young Latinas like me

My parents didn't speak Spanish with me, making me neither "Mexican enough" nor "American enough." Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show helped me reclaim my voice and identity.

By Savannah Holguin

/ 24 Feb 2026

Elections

A former political ally tests L.A. liberals' allegiance to Mayor Karen Bass

By Jim Newton

/ 24 Feb 2026

A former political ally tests L.A. liberals' allegiance to Mayor Karen Bass

Elections

Come back, Kamala Harris. California needs you

By Mariel Garza

/ 20 Feb 2026

Come back, Kamala Harris. California needs you

Olympics

Casey Wasserman and the Epstein moral panic

By Paul Thornton

/ 20 Feb 2026

Casey Wasserman and the Epstein moral panic

Latest

Immigration reform? Yes, it can be done in the Trump era

Congress’ failure to provide an orderly pathway for immigrants to live and work in the U.S. set the stage for the chaos that is threatening communities and the economy. Here’s how California’s congressional delegation can fix it.

By Bob Horning

/ 13 Feb 2026

Immigration reform? Yes, it can be done in the Trump era

Congestion pricing can save LAX – and the rest of L.A. too

Use the notoriously traffic-choked "horseshoe" at LAX as a proving ground for congestion pricing. If Angelenos like what they see (and they very likely will), perhaps they'll warm to it for other roads in the area.

By Paul Thornton

/ 10 Feb 2026

Congestion pricing can save LAX – and the rest of L.A. too

California's billionaires are in full panic mode over tax proposal

The initiative hasn't even qualified for the ballot yet, but the backlash is so hard you'd think the proponents were calling for heads, not levies.

By Mariel Garza

/ 9 Feb 2026

California's billionaires are in full panic mode over tax proposal

Gavin Newsom's sweetheart deal for plastic pushers

The governor pushed an exemption that would undermine California's revolutionary law to phase out single-use packaging that's not being recycled or composted. It's not too late to get it back on track.

By Mariel Garza

/ 6 Feb 2026

Gavin Newsom's sweetheart deal for plastic pushers

What a cold night in Sacramento interviewing homeless people taught us

We volunteered to count the unsheltered people in our community. Our conversations with those who agreed to talk touched our hearts and demonstrated why homelessness is so difficult to solve.

By Mary Lynne Vellinga and Dan Morain

/ 3 Feb 2026

What a cold night in Sacramento interviewing homeless people taught us

Want to protest the assault on American democracy? Boycott the World Cup

I was excited to see players from my family's home country suit up on American soil. That was before Trump's latest assault on American democracy.

By Paul Thornton

/ 30 Jan 2026

Want to protest the assault on American democracy? Boycott the World Cup

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