Carla Javier

‘How can we afford this?’ The answer is: how can we afford not to,' the superintendent said.

The director of L.A. Public Health explains what you need to bring and who you need to talk to.

Los Angeles County is limiting first dose appointments at the vaccination sites it runs to deliver “guaranteed” second doses.

There are things you can do even if you’re not a medical professional.

Here's your guide to completing the series.

Hi. I'm the new "community engagement reporter" for LAist. What does that mean exactly? Well, I’m glad you asked...

The role is part of 'engagement journalism.' To clarify: that means 'engaged' with the public during reporting, not posts about your cousin getting 'engaged' to that dude.

Here are some tools for your mental health utility belt.

The planned cut to the LAUSD police budget, which passed a school board vote 4-3 in June, includes “redirecting funds” to schools with more Black students.

'Clean schools, proper health protocols and COVID-19 testing for all at schools make a difference but they don’t provide immunity to the virus,' Superintendent Austin Beutner said.

Meanwhile, negotiations between United Teachers Los Angeles and LAUSD continue over the details of in-person hybrid learning.

L.A. schools can’t reopen fully yet, but the deadline for parents to commit to a learning model is Sunday, Dec. 6.