Jessica P. Ogilvie

Since well before the pandemic, L.A. has been struggling with an epic housing crisis — one that’s left many residents without a place to live.

Among the myriad issues highlighted in 2020 was America’s profound inequities in medical care. Last year’s focus was, of course, largely on the coronavirus, but the disparities permeate all realms of wellness – including pregnancy and newborn care.

Amid many other concerns about the coronavirus vaccine rollout in L.A. and California, watchdog groups are becoming increasingly concerned that the inoculations aren’t reaching all residents equally.

On Sunday, public health officials announced that the second case of a COVID-19 variant, first discovered in the U.K., had been confirmed in L.A. County.

Today’s update brings the total number of cases to more than 1.1 million, and total deaths to 16,770.

Many Angelenos and Californians have faced severe financial hardship over the past year, resulting in hundreds of thousands of individuals and families living in fear that they could be kicked out of their homes at any moment.

Raymond Magana, 40, pled guilty to fraudulently submitting applications for federal Paycheck Protection Program loans for nearly $1 million.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the state would lift its stay-at-home order, handing reopening control back to the leadership of California’s 58 counties.

After a four-year-old was killed on her way to preschool, the city still failed to act.

In early December, the National Weather Service warned that SoCal’s dryness was comparable to the conditions that caused the 2017 Thomas Fire.