Aaron Mendelson

The incident drew international attention, but for weeks the circumstances have been unclear. Now, Long Beach Police have provided an explanation.

Qualifying households will see up to $2,000 in rent relief, with a maximum of $1,000 per month. That money will flow directly to landlords.

Besides the lack of inspections, the state auditor found there are no written policies for selecting which parks should be inspected.

Police in Los Angeles County use force on Black people far out of their proportion of the population, state data shows.

Police in Los Angeles County and across California use force on Black people far out of their proportion of the population, according to a KPCC/LAist analysis.

Should we tax tens of thousands of vacant properties in the city?

Los Angeles is in a housing crisis, yet up to 100,000 units, many of them luxury apartments, sit empty. Could a vacancy tax help?

As unemployment rates soar, so too does the number of applications to live in L.A.'s public housing.

Applications to live in Los Angeles public housing surged last month, a sign of the pressure Angelenos are feeling.

At a press conference this morning, Long Beach's Mayor and Chief of Police addressed the shooting of KPCC/LAist reporter Adolfo Guzman-Lopez by an officer…

The alarm has been raised by Governor Gavin Newsom, whose budget includes pledges about “guarding against private sector actors buying up distressed assets,” and L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis.

California politicians are worried Wall Street will swoop in and buy up single-family housing -- in a repeat of the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.