How an alarming photo of a wheelchair accident exposed L.A.’s shabby sidewalks
A wheelchair tumble on an L.A. sidewalk has focused attention on badly needed repairs and disabled people’s challenges.
Sprinklers and gadgets won’t save your home from a wildfire. What your neighbor does might
Elaborate sprinkler systems could be a waste of money in protecting your home from wildfire. A better strategy, experts say, is to team up with neighbors to fireproof your entire community.
A fence goes up to deter school shootings, and a neighborhood loses its park
As concerns about school safety and shootings rise, districts are tightening security even though it limits public access to campus grounds.
Newsletter: The man who built Sacramento’s African American newspaper
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From the Archives: Hollywood’s Bloody Friday
In March 1945, the 10,500-member Conference of Studio Unions went on strike.
Behind the story: The value of responding to angry readers
In the days after Nipsey Hussle was killed, The Times talked to people to learn how they were affected by the rapper’s death. A teacher at View Park Prep spoke up on behalf of his students.
Task force sees an urgent need to address safety concerns involving drone activity near airports
Amid an increase in drone activity near airports in Southern California and elsewhere, a task force comprised of aviation and security leaders is urging lawmakers to address safety concerns by boosting funding and extending authority over drones to various law enforcement agencies. Reports of potentially hazardous or unauthorized drone activity, many of which occurred near…
Santa Ana intensifies efforts to address homelessness
Faced with a sharp increase in homelessness, Santa Ana is stepping up its outreach, enforcement and services. In a presentation to the City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 1, City Manager Kristine Ridge gave an overview of homelessness in Santa Ana and a plan to combat a problem she says “poses an existential crisis to the…
La Habra man convicted of abducting, groping girl walking to school in Brea
SANTA ANA – A 24-year-old La Habra man was convicted today of abducting and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl as she walked to school in Brea. Christian Moreno was found guilty of kidnapping to commit a sex offense, sexual battery and sexual penetration of a child over the age of 15 by foreign object and by force,…
Encino man faces sentencing for threatening to kill Boston Globe journalists
By Nate Raymond BOSTON – An Encino man faces sentencing on Wednesday for threatening to kill journalists at the Boston Globe in retaliation for its role coordinating an editorial response by hundreds of newspapers to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media. Federal prosecutors in Boston are seeking a 10-month prison term for Robert Chain,…