Column: Homicides are up in Fresno. This activist is right to call for defunding the police anyway
With the surge in homicides, criminal justice reform and defunding the police could become harder to do. Just look at Fresno.
With the surge in homicides, criminal justice reform and defunding the police could become harder to do. Just look at Fresno.
An independent review of stops conducted by LAPD officers last year found that racial disparities previously identified in a Times investigation were in part the result of failed strategies to use traffic and minor violations "as a pretext to identify or suppress more serious crimes."
Arcadia announced that 28-year veteran Capt. Roy Nakamura will officially take over as head of the police department Jan. 9
Writers Rachel Howzell Hall, Attica Locke and Ivy Pochoda talked with Times reporter James Queally for a 2020 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books event.
"Young people of all ages are fed up": Trump has awakened young voters, turned bystanders into activists and brought them to a common cause.
In 2018, Democrat T.J. Cox won the seat by fewer than 1,000 votes over Republican David Valadao. They are facing off again. California's Central Valley is a bastion for President Trump, but the congressional race in District 21 could go either way.
Parts of California face an existential threat from growing wildfires due to global warming
Very little is known about the impact of COVID-19 on women and the babies they carry.
A spokesman for Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday denied that the mayor, First Lady Amy Wakeland and Garcetti's chief of staff discussed political risks associated with advisor's behavior.
Ingredients are aligning for what could be major wind events in Southern California.
L.A.'s financial crisis triggered by the coronavirus has gotten worse, with analysts warning the shortfall could reach $600 million
The 23-campus system awarded nearly 110,000 baccalaureate degrees this spring, an all-time high for the California State University, and continues to make steady progress toward its 2025 graduation goals.
Attacks on the transgender community surged 64% in 2019, with overall hate crimes in the region continuing an upward trend
Take a look at images by the late Times photojournalist Aurelio Jose Barrera, a Pulitzer Prize winner.
As an intern, Barrera shot black-and-white photos of everyday moments in overlooked Latino communities, which his team felt were covered only when crime occurred. Their project won the 1984 public service award, despite initial skepticism from The Times' editor.
We break down Proposition 19, which would provide a tax break for homeowners 55 and older and a tax hike for the children of homeowners.
Several L.A. City Council members support a push for a new law forbidding homeless people from setting up camps near the city's new bridge shelters.