Research
The California Surplus: What to Do With All This Money?
With California flush, is this the moment to take on tax reform?
Features
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
New Strategies for Communities Under Stress
Activists confront a history of pressure and progress in Boyle Heights
Sketches
Exclusively Online
“A Lighter Look” — A Plug Nickel
Rick Meyer’s regularly appearing column takes a lighter look at politics and public affairs around the world. This month: A Plug Nickel.
Editor's Note
Closing Note: Of challenges and opportunities
Los Angeles faces a difficult future, but does so with resources and potential
Exclusively Online
“A Lighter Look” — Taxes and Cheating
Rick Meyer’s regularly appearing column takes a lighter look at politics and public affairs around the world. This month: Good luck, Bubba.
Landscape
The fight for freelancers
Lawmakers from California to New York grapple with freelancers in the new economy
Landscape
Unions Battle for Survival
Americans like unions, but labor is on the defensive. A note from the front
Editor's Note
Welcome to Blueprint on Homelessness
Blueprint turns to homelessness, a growing tragedy in California and beyond
Landscape
40 Years Later: How Has Proposition 13 Fared?
California’s historic initiative protected homes, hurt services and schools
