Leslie Berestein Rojas

A new billboard campaign highlights different Indigenous languages from Latin America — and the Angelenos who speak them.

Americans of Middle East and North African descent have tried for years to be counted as other than “white.” A California bill proposes a solution.

Trial is postponed as plaintiffs hope to reach a settlement with the city of Los Angeles over “no-vending” zones

The L.A. City Council has voted to eliminate “no-vending” zones, including on busy Hollywood Boulevard; the county Board of Supervisors also approved new plans for county health permits, and formal rules for street vendors in unincorporated areas.

The winner of District 2 will join a five-member board that oversees a county of about 10 million residents, more than the population of most states.

The winner of District 5 will join a five-member board that oversees a county of about 10 million residents, more than the population of most states.

With more unaccompanied minors arriving in L.A., the agency that contracts with the U.S. to provide child advocates for them says demand is so great, they’re seeking volunteers.

A forthcoming report from Cal State San Bernardino takes in hate crime data reported to law enforcement in the nation’s largest cities.

California has no official workplace safety rules for domestic workers, but this year the state did issue voluntary guidelines for best practices. Some domestic workers and their employers are coming up with their own safety agreements.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza as airstrikes continue is prompting grief, survivors’ guilt, and “bringing back a lot of baggage.” Seeing a need for support, a mosque and school in Garden Grove have incorporated mental health into their programming.

One hundred cases of the fatal lung disease have been documented among fabricators of artificial-stone countertops in the state. LAist partnered with Public Health Watch and Univision to break the news of the silicosis cluster in Los Angeles last year.

An online effort called “Project Menorah” asks people of all faiths to put menorahs in their windows for Hanukkah as a show of support for Jewish neighbors. It started in Los Angeles.