Fighting for Dignity: Tamika Butler
An influential advocate and her quest for transportation equity
An influential advocate and her quest for transportation equity
Time-limited subsidies deliver results in field where failure is common
Mayor takes on L.A.’s most difficult issue with deep determination
Shird once ran a drug ring. Now he writes and speaks — and helps others to recover
Bias has long distorted diagnoses of Black children with emotional distress. The results are tragic.
Battered by COVID-19, schools now confront intolerance
The struggle to improve living standards while protecting the environment
Crime and COVID, rising homelessness and restive politics — Garcetti looks back on nine years as chief executive of Los Angeles.
Critics bent on squelching conversations about race have assailed the idea, usually without bothering to study it
Shrewd philanthropy and political acumen guide the work of the California Community Foundation
How housing has shaped the landscape of Los Angeles. And vice versa
The unequal toll of a devastating year and the challenge ahead
From her childhood in El Paso to representing California’s East Bay: unyielding dedication to progress
Lorenzo Jones and the deep questions of American policing
At age 100, the League combines a history of protest with a commitment to fairness and civility
President Trump and his supporters claim illegal immigrants are bringing danger to America. They’re not.
Climate change is not a problem for the future. Heat, drought, storms and fires are upon us now
Housing advocates bump up against politics in the attempt to confront one of California’s most difficult problems
The challenges of measuring what works — and what does not — in education
Karen Bass is a native of Los Angeles and a rising force in Congress
Michael Lens challenges assumptions about the poor, housing and crime
Rick Meyer’s regularly appearing column takes a lighter look at politics and public affairs around the world. This month: Aliens and their values
Los Angeles faces a difficult future, but does so with resources and potential
Zachary Slobig on the combined effects within his family of COVID-19 and national policing protests
This year of crisis has upended politics, public health and policing, among many other walks of life. It now moves to an election.
Online Table Talk: Martin Gilens on the Electoral College
Blueprint turns to homelessness, a growing tragedy in California and beyond
A case-study in Los Angeles’ struggle to address homelessness
Donald Trump and former AG Jeff Sessions say consent decrees have increased crime. Are they telling the truth?
With our second issue, Blueprint moves its focus to income and wealth inequality, subjects at the center of modern American politics.