Aaron Mendelson

The California Lottery's sales have plunged amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A real estate developer will plead guilty in connection with a scheme to bribe public officials — including a member of the Los Angeles City Council — to smooth the passage of real estate projects.

There will be no eviction protections at all for publicly traded and multinational commercial tenants.

Supervisors voted to explore a pathway for renters and community groups to buy properties facing default -- an effort designed to halt real estate speculation.

The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles, an outside nonprofit, has assumed a major role in the city's response to the coronavirus pandemic. The charity has raised $42 million in just a few weeks.

In order to build out a picture of who has been giving, and how much, LAist reviewed Garcetti's briefings to build a database.

Councilmembers passed two motions aimed at helping renters who are struggling through a pandemic and an economic crisis.

So far, only adults in L.A. County have been killed by COVID-19. We compared the county's reported death rate for victims by race and ethnicity to each group's adult-only population to get a clearer picture.

So far, LA County's COVID-19 victims have been adults -- but we've been comparing the death rate in communities of color to their general population. We looked at the impacts of the pandemic among just adults in several communities, and here's what we found.

Whether you're a renter or a landlord, you might be confused by the patchwork of laws and measures meant to prevent evictions during the COVID-19 crisis.