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LAUSD to Reopen; Mars Inspires Kids | Feb. 26

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New Trails and Public Lands for SoCal? | Feb. 26

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Freelancers Falling Through the Cracks | Feb. 25

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Rethinking Police Response to Non-Violent Calls | Feb. 25

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A Fruit That Can Slow Wildfires | Feb. 24

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L.A. County Approves $5 COVID Pay Bump | Feb. 24

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A Drop in Financial Aid Applications | Feb. 23

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Utility Bills Based on Household Income | Feb. 23

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Unemployment Aid Out of Reach for Many Californians | Feb. 22

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Inside the California Republicans Convention | Feb. 22

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$2B School Reopening Plan; WeHo Opens Street Space | Feb. 19

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Why SoCal’s Vaccine Rollout is on Hold | Feb. 19

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LAUSD to Reopen; Mars Inspires Kids | Feb. 26

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New Trails and Public Lands for SoCal? | Feb. 26

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Freelancers Falling Through the Cracks | Feb. 25

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Rethinking Police Response to Non-Violent Calls | Feb. 25

Power & Health

Power & Health

A small child holds a sign up at a protest. It reads "We want our ENVIRONMENT CLEAN."

A small child holds a sign up at a protest. It reads "We want our ENVIRONMENT CLEAN."

Power & Health

How South L.A. Residents Are Shutting Down Big Oil in Their Neighborhoods

A girl playing in a fountain water at the park

A girl playing in a fountain water at the park

Power & Health

Santa Ana Activists Argue More Green Space and Affordable Housing is Key to Fighting Pandemic’s Spread

A young girl with a red shirt plays with her parents

A young girl with a red shirt plays with her parents

Power & Health

The U.S. Healthcare System is Broken, Middle-Class Families with Disabled Members Fight with the Power of Their Stories

Faith leaders, activists and family members hold a public memorial in front of the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco to honor 17 people who died of COVID-19 while in prison or ICE detention. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Image

Faith leaders, activists and family members hold a public memorial in front of the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco to honor 17 people who died of COVID-19 while in prison or ICE detention. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Image

Power & Health

Health Over Punishment: Organizing Efforts to Stop ICE Transfers in California and Beyond

The First Angry Man

The First Angry Man (Preview)

Los Angeles California, October 8, 2020: Voting ballot material. | Jorge Villalba / iStock

Los Angeles California, October 8, 2020: Voting ballot material. | Jorge Villalba / iStock

The First Angry Man

How Proposition 13 Fueled a ‘Play to Play’ Ballot Initiative System

Activist Howard Jarvis featured in THE FIRST ANGRY MAN.

Activist Howard Jarvis featured in THE FIRST ANGRY MAN.

The First Angry Man

Why We Spent a Decade Making a Prop 13 Documentary

A roll of "I Voted" stickers | Element 5 / Unsplash

A roll of "I Voted" stickers | Element 5 / Unsplash

The First Angry Man

Proposition 13 Under Increased Scrutiny as California Faces Economic Crisis

187 poster

187 poster

187 Chapter 1 card

187 Chapter 1 card

187

The Origins of Prop 187

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187 Chapter 2 card

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Communities Divided

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187 Chapter 3 card

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Taking Action

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187 Chapter 4 card

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Signs of Change

Nightshift

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Los Angeles Skyline, 2019. | Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin

Los Angeles Skyline, 2019. | Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin

Nightshift

PHOTOS: Los Angeles at Night

Katheryn Cabanillas, a newly-divorced mom with four kids, has worked at the UPS Ontario hub for 16 years.

Katheryn Cabanillas, a newly-divorced mom with four kids, has worked at the UPS Ontario hub for 16 years.

Nightshift

Katheryn: UPS Manager

The fourth person from the left, Bii Gallardo help hold a banner that reads "DEFEND THE SACRED" during the L.A. Women’s March in January 2020.

The fourth person from the left, Bii Gallardo help hold a banner that reads "DEFEND THE SACRED" during the L.A. Women’s March in January 2020.

Tending Nature

Bii Gallardo: Building Relationships with Land to Fight For Climate Justice

A man in a blue jacket smiles in front of a lake.

A man in a blue jacket smiles in front of a lake.

Tending Nature

Michael Preston: Helping Sacred Water Heal People, Land, Spirits and Salmon

Marshall McKay - still from Tending Nature

Marshall McKay - still from Tending Nature

Tending Nature

Remembering Marshall McKay

Tending Nature

In Memoriam: Marshall McKay

City Rising

City Rising

Chiqui Diaz at work advocating to end social isolation | Courtesy of Chiqui Diaz

Chiqui Diaz at work advocating to end social isolation | Courtesy of Chiqui Diaz

City Rising

Youth Leaders Making a Difference Honored by The California Endowment

A 2011 crime scene in Tulare County, where one of Jose Martinez's victims was found. | Courtesy of Marion County Sherff’s Office via FOIA/Buzzfeed

A 2011 crime scene in Tulare County, where one of Jose Martinez's victims was found. | Courtesy of Marion County Sherff’s Office via FOIA/Buzzfeed

City Rising

California's Unincorporated Places Can Be Poor, Powerless — and the Perfect Place to Commit Murder

City Rising

City Rising: The Informal Economy (Preview)

City Rising

City Rising: Gentrification and Displacement (Preview)

Telling L.A.

Telling L.A.

Telling L.A.

Telling L.A.: The Search for Home

Telling L.A.

Antonio Sacre: Following the Hollywood Hopeful

Telling L.A.

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Telling L.A.

Trini Rodriguez: Seeking Freedom

Nurse Yvonne Yaory checks on a coronavirus patient who is connected to a ventilator. | Heidi de Marco/California Healthline

Nurse Yvonne Yaory checks on a coronavirus patient who is connected to a ventilator. | Heidi de Marco/California Healthline

SoCal Connected

No More ICU Beds at the Main Public Hospital in the Nation’s Largest County as COVID Surges

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

SoCal Connected

Your No-Panic Guide to the COVID-19 Vaccine: Is It Safe, and When Can I Get It?

Nurse Michael Lowman gets the first dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from nurse practitioner Christie Aiello at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA, on Dec. 16, 2020. | Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty

Nurse Michael Lowman gets the first dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from nurse practitioner Christie Aiello at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA, on Dec. 16, 2020. | Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty

SoCal Connected

Orange County Gets First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine

A healthcare worker vaccinates an elderly person. | iStock via Getty Images

A healthcare worker vaccinates an elderly person. | iStock via Getty Images

SoCal Connected

Los Angeles City Attorney Warns Residents of COVID-19 Vaccine Scams

Town Hall Los Angeles

Autonomous Vehicles - A Conversation with Dr. Ken Washington

Town Hall Los Angeles

Jeanie Buss - Inside the House of Lakers

Town Hall Los Angeles

Barbara Boxer - The Art of Tough

Town Hall Los Angeles

Kevin Demoff - L.A. Rams Comeback: Boom or Bust