Can cloud seeding help solve LA’s water problems?
Los Angeles County has been seeding storm clouds since the 1950s to help fill up reservoirs to secure the region’s water supply. And when there were heavy rain storms — or when big wildfires upped the...
View ArticleWith Ted Cruz out, is California’s GOP primary irrelevant?
Texas Senator Ted Cruz ended his presidential campaign Tuesday night, removing the biggest impediment to GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s march to the Republican nomination. While Cruz did not have the...
View ArticleMayor Garcetti, elected officials weigh in on homelessness
The Los Angeles City Council voted today to place a bond measure on the city’s November ballot aimed at raising money to address the city’s homeless problem. At last count, there were more than 27,000...
View ArticleEmbracing Ann Coulter, hating Hillary Clinton: A visit with the California...
California may have the largest contingent at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. But Californians who are there don’t feel very big, or important. The delegation is staying at a...
View ArticleProposition HHH: What your money would pay for
There are 47,000 homeless people living on the streets of Los Angeles County, and more than half of them live in the city of LA. Critics say local leaders have been unable to effectively address the...
View ArticleDemocrats, Republicans split over Trump administration threat to California
State Democrats are preparing for the worst. State Republicans are optimistic their voices — and those of their constituents — will finally be heard. Sacramento is split over how to prepare for the...
View ArticleMeasure H: Will voters tax themselves – again – to fight homelessness?
It was just last November when Los Angeles city voters approved a property tax increase to fund new housing construction for the homeless. Now it is the County of L.A.’s turn to decide if it will...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about LA traffic
For the third year in a row, Los Angeles was named the most congested city in the United States. It’s a distinction that L.A. drivers know all too well, but have little control over. A new project...
View ArticleLA Jewish center threats have community on edge
Alexis Keiner never thought she would send her children to a religious school, let alone a Jewish community center. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Mid-City, Los Angeles and is not...
View ArticleGustavo Arellano out at OC Weekly
Gustavo Arellano, the editor of the O.C. Weekly and a regular contributor to KCRW, announced his resignation on Friday from the paper. Arellano says he decided to step down after the paper’s publisher,...
View ArticleRemembering Schoolhouse Rock! musical director Bob Dorough
You may not know the name Bob Dorough, but there is a very good chance you know his music. The jazz musician and composer, who passed away this week at the age of 94, is perhaps best-known for his...
View ArticleSnap is leaving Venice, but its imprint remains
Social media giant Snap Inc. is moving out of Venice, the city that presided over its now $3 billion success story. The news comes as a relief to many in the neighborhood, who have long complained...
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