Research
School Shootings: Can They Be Stopped?
From Sandy Hook to Uvalde, shootings bring anguish and a frustrating search for solutions
Features
Table Talk
Karen Bass and Rick Caruso: A Blueprint Debate
Debate: Caruso and Bass debate homelessness, public safety and whether to charge Donald Trump
Research
On Politics and Demographics
As California grows, it’s changing. Representation adjusts more slowly.
Research
Special Report: Critical Race Theory and UCLA
Critics bent on squelching conversations about race have assailed the idea, usually without bothering to study it
Profile
Antonia Hernandez: The Optimism of Experience
Shrewd philanthropy and political acumen guide the work of the California Community Foundation
Table Talk
Frank Gehry on the Life of Cities
Visionary and humanitarian, Frank Gehry creates buildings and neighborhoods that serve people and satisfy souls
Research
The Lessons and Future of Remote Learning
Universities moved to remote education in the pandemic. What have they learned?
Research
COVID-19’s Quiet Toll on Children
When COVID hit, calls for service for troubled children dropped. That’s a good thing, right?
Research
Voting in a Pandemic
The pandemic has scrambled political assumptions. The 25th District in California supplied a case study
Sketches
First Person
San Francisco Recall: A Parent’s View
While pundits looked for trends, parents thought about their kids
Editor's Note
Closing Note: Governing Through Change
California’s problems are monumental, but history gives room for hope
Editor's Note
Closing Note: Of challenges and opportunities
Los Angeles faces a difficult future, but does so with resources and potential
Landscape
The Costs of War
A new book explores the ways public opinion shapes war and research informs opinion
First Person
Governing Los Angeles
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez on governing through crises
First Person
The Struggles of Family
Zachary Slobig on the combined effects within his family of COVID-19 and national policing protests
