Emily Elena Dugdale

One of the groups who won’t be getting a paycheck this week are federal prison workers. At a federal prison in Victorville, corrections officers say moral is low.

There's over 150 pit toilets in the park. Someone has to clean them while the government is shut down.

There's nothing corporate about this float.

The Rose Parade is just a few days away - and despite more corporate entries in recent years, there’s still a handful of floats built by community groups. Six, in fact.

LAUSD teachers might strike after winter break, but what does that mean for parents? Many LAUSD schools serve predominantly Latino and working class families who rely on schools to care for their children while they’re out earning a living.

It’s been almost a year since the Santa Ana riverbed homeless encampments in Orange County were cleared out. There’s been a lot of legal wrangling since then. But on Thursday, Anaheim is opening a temporary 200 bed homeless shelter near Angel’s stadium to get people indoors before the holidays - and the bad weather.

A test question on a final at Cal State Long Beach outraged students this week. Students were asked to pick the racial group of gangs least likely to do graffiti.

You may have heard about the plan to expand the aging LA convention center. The LA City Council voted Wednesday to give the developers a massive $100 million dollar tax break.

Some local homeless people say they'd rather stay on the street.

The test asked students to pick the racial group that is least likely to do graffiti.