Profile
The Candidates for L.A. Mayor
One woman, one man. One Black, one White — two very different people, with one ambition in common
Features
Table Talk
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.
Research
L.A. Housing: Racism, skyrocketing prices and now a homeless crisis
How housing has shaped the landscape of Los Angeles. And vice versa
Table Talk
Frank Gehry on the Life of Cities
Visionary and humanitarian, Frank Gehry creates buildings and neighborhoods that serve people and satisfy souls
Profile
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.
Research
Homeless Prevention
The best way to address homelessness may be to prevent it. But how to do that?
Profile
Bob Hertzberg on the Big Issues
“What’s the problem you’re trying to solve? What does the research say about how to get there? And then how do you convince people?”
Research
The Evangelist of Parking
UCLA’s Donald Shoup has led a revolution in the way we think about parking
Research
Special Report: Long Beach Faces Climate Change
One city’s efforts to move beyond debate over climate change and begin preparing for its effects
Table Talk
James Fallows: America Up Close
James and Deborah Fallows traveled America to examine the strength of its towns and cities. They report back.
Research
Special Report: The Video
A look at the story, in video, behind the efforts by Long Beach to address climate change
Research
Do the Poor Bring Crime with Them?
Michael Lens challenges assumptions about the poor, housing and crime
Research
Reconsidering the Single-Family Home
Has the single-family home outlived its usefulness? A UCLA professor dares to question
Research
World Lessons, Learned at Home
Homelessness takes on different forms and requires different responses around the world
Research
Making Climate Change Real
Climate change may be easier to ignore in the abstract. One researcher tries to bring it home.
Research
Power Users: Learning to Waste Less
UCLA researchers create a new atlas to map energy use and identify ways to conserve.
Sketches
Landscape
California Paradox: Drought by the sea
Facing a critical drought, California considers the costs and benefits of desalination
Landscape
L.A. Grapples With Homelessness, Not Always Well
A case-study in Los Angeles’ struggle to address homelessness
Landscape
Time Running on California’s Water Future
As time runs out on his governorship, Jerry Brown tries to complete a long effort to re-do California’s water system.
Landscape
Los Angeles Pursues 2024 Olympics
Down to two finalists in the campaign for the 2024 Summer Olympics: Los Angeles and Paris.
Editor's Note
California and the Changing Climate
Blueprint looks at the future of water in California.
Landscape
Mark Gold: Grand Challenge for a Proven Advocate
Mark Gold, once of Heal the Bay, bring his advocacy skills to UCLA’s Grand Challenge.
Landscape
New York’s Water Troubles
New York doesn’t face California’s drought, but it has water troubles of its own.