Features
Table Talk
Katy Yaroslavsky: Pragmatic Voice at City Hall
Councilmember on making progress in difficult times
Profile
Dominique Carter: From Unhoused to Safe
Homelessness takes many forms. Recovery begins with a place to live.
Research
Special Report: Old Tool, New Potential
Time-limited subsidies deliver results in field where failure is common
Table Talk
Karen Bass: On Housing ‘My People’
Mayor takes on L.A.’s most difficult issue with deep determination
Research
Racial Bias and Suicide
Bias has long distorted diagnoses of Black children with emotional distress. The results are tragic.
Research
Special Report: Schools and Intolerance
Battered by COVID-19, schools now confront intolerance
Research
Special Report: Abortion in California
Without Roe, some states move to restrict abortion. California chooses the opposite course, offering services and protection
Profile
Antonia Hernandez: The Optimism of Experience
Shrewd philanthropy and political acumen guide the work of the California Community Foundation
Research
L.A. Housing: Racism, skyrocketing prices and now a homeless crisis
How housing has shaped the landscape of Los Angeles. And vice versa
Research
The power of work: Labor in L.A.
Organized labor is redefining California’s culture and politics
Research
Special Report: Immigration and the Duty to Help
“Bringing the university into the streets”
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?
Sketches
Takeaway
Closing Note: Toward Transit That Works
New ideas to guide the future of transportation — in Los Angeles and beyond
Landscape
Abortion Sanctuary
With Roe v. Wade in danger, California prepares to protect abortion rights
First Person
San Francisco Recall: A Parent’s View
While pundits looked for trends, parents thought about their kids
First Person
A Year Without A Game
The pandemic took away my favorite form of exercise — but also something more important
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
Landscape
“A Lighter Look” – A Community of One
Rick Meyer’s regularly appearing column takes a lighter look at politics and public affairs around the world. This month: Solitaire