Features
Special Report: The Case of CASA
Charity Chandler-Cole comes to CASA/LA as both critic and champion
Dominique Carter: From Unhoused to Safe
Homelessness takes many forms. Recovery begins with a place to live.
Karen Bass: On Housing ‘My People’
Mayor takes on L.A.’s most difficult issue with deep determination
Racial Bias and Suicide
Bias has long distorted diagnoses of Black children with emotional distress. The results are tragic.
Gavin Newsom: California’s governor on the state of the state
Newsom defends California’s work on homelessness, immigration and guns — and his power to effect change
Karen Bass and Rick Caruso: A Blueprint Debate
Debate: Caruso and Bass debate homelessness, public safety and whether to charge Donald Trump
Special Report: Abortion in California
Without Roe, some states move to restrict abortion. California chooses the opposite course, offering services and protection
Eric Garcetti: Reflections from L.A.’s mayor
Crime and COVID, rising homelessness and restive politics — Garcetti looks back on nine years as chief executive of Los Angeles.
COVID’s Losses: Lives, Jobs, Hope
The unequal toll of a devastating year and the challenge ahead
Prisons in a Pandemic
An ambitious data project reveals the extent of COVID’s spread inside American prisons
Mike Dukakis: The State of Politics
Gov. Mike Dukakis and journalist Bill Boyarsky reflect on crisis and recovery — and retirement
The Lessons and Future of Remote Learning
Universities moved to remote education in the pandemic. What have they learned?
Voting in a Pandemic
The pandemic has scrambled political assumptions. The 25th District in California supplied a case study
Adam Schiff: Political Warrior
Congressman Adam Schiff has watched with horror as Donald Trump assaults democratic norms. Schiff speaks with Blueprint.
Closing Note: Hope in the Ruins
This year of crisis has upended politics, public health and policing, among many other walks of life. It now moves to an election.
Mary Nichols: A Lifetime in Search of Clean Air
She began by being the first lawyer to sue under the Clean Air Act. Now, she oversees California’s response to climate change.
Special Report: Health care
Sacramento and Washington each debated health care. Both produced results, but one with common purpose, the other with acrimony
Reducing Recidivism Through Public Health
Surprising results suggest that offenders can break the cycle of recidivism. Counseling and health are key.
Vaccines Are Safe and Effective. Full Stop.
The naysayers are dangerous. Saving lives through vaccines and public health
Special Report: Long Beach Faces Climate Change
One city’s efforts to move beyond debate over climate change and begin preparing for its effects
Special Report: The Video
A look at the story, in video, behind the efforts by Long Beach to address climate change
Karen Bass: On Truth, Power, Public Office
Karen Bass is a native of Los Angeles and a rising force in Congress
Obamacare’s Survival May Depend on States
As Trump attempts to dismantle Obamacare, California leads the fight to preserve it.
Sick and Poor in Los Angeles
The ravages of poverty go beyond lack of income. The poor suffer physically as well.
Sketches
“A Lighter Look” — At The Worm
Rick Meyer’s regularly appearing column takes a lighter look at politics and public affairs around the world. This month: A note from RFK’s brain worm
Closing Note: How Best to Help Children
Whether improving foster care or recovering from fire, the region’s needs are great and urgent
California Paradox: Drought by the sea
Facing a critical drought, California considers the costs and benefits of desalination
Closing Note: Of Urgency and Action
Quick solutions are impossible, but there is reason to persevere
Health and the Homeless
For the unhoused, healthcare is hard to find. A new UCLA program seeks to address that.
A Year Without A Game
The pandemic took away my favorite form of exercise — but also something more important
Governing Los Angeles
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez on governing through crises
The Struggles of Family
Zachary Slobig on the combined effects within his family of COVID-19 and national policing protests
The Performing Arts
Singer and songwriter Eva B. Ross on the virus and the performing arts
“A Lighter Look” — What A Year
Rick Meyer’s regularly appearing column takes a lighter look at politics and public affairs around the world. This month: What you didn’t know . . .
“A Lighter Look” — Elon Musk and Brain Implants
Rick Meyer’s regularly appearing column takes a lighter look at politics and public affairs around the world. This month: “Brain Implants?”
“A Lighter Look” — Dr. Wit
Rick Meyer’s regularly appearing column takes a lighter look at politics and public affairs around the world. This month: John P. Moore
“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
Abortion Sanctuary
With Roe v. Wade in danger, California prepares to protect abortion rights
“A Lighter Look” — Be funny
Rick Meyer’s regularly appearing column takes a lighter look at politics and public affairs around the world. This month: Be funny.
Federalism: New Tests of an Old Idea
Welcome to Blueprint’s look at federalism in the Age of Trump.
L.A. Grapples With Homelessness, Not Always Well
A case-study in Los Angeles’ struggle to address homelessness
Battle lines drawn: Now what?
In the clash over California and national values, the stakes are high and the research compelling.
Solutions Worthy of The Water Challenge
Time is running out to address climate change; thankfully, there are many ideas for doing so.