Leslie Berestein Rojas

After all the recent rain, officials are predicting lots and lots of mosquitoes — and empty pools with standing rainwater are an ideal breeding ground. Here’s what to do about yours.

In the 1950s and ‘60s, the city evicted the mostly Black and Latino working-class residents of Section 14 and destroyed their homes. Now, survivors and their descendants seek reparations.

County officials have voted to rename the park "Gloria Molina Grand Park" in honor of the former L.A. County supervisor, who announced last week that she has terminal cancer.

Over the years, Molina fought forced sterilizations, a prison, and the Exide battery recycling plant. She also pushed for more hospital beds and made sure transit lines connected to the Eastside.

Molina was the first Latina elected to the California Legislature, the L.A. City Council, and the L.A. County Board of Supervisors.

Three progressive councilmembers want to protect the policies against changes by a future city administration.

We get a sneak peek at the preparations for September’s exhibit at Cal State San Bernardino, which will focus on the life and culture of the 2% of Mexico’s population who identify as Black or of Black descent.

Friday marks the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Some families who’ve made it to L.A. are putting down roots, while others feel like they’re in limbo.

While sidewalk vending was legalized four years ago, it remains banned in certain busy and lucrative areas, including Hollywood Boulevard. Street vendors want to force the city to lift these bans.

Since Jan. 2016, at least 30 stone fabricators in the Los Angeles area have been diagnosed with an accelerated form of silicosis, an incurable, and deadly, dust-related illness. The evidence suggests silica-rich synthetic stone is to blame.

The deadline is May 7, 2025, for U.S. citizens to show a federally approved document, such as a REAL ID or a passport, in order to board a domestic flight.

There's been much speculation that a proposed Trump administration residency rule would push immigrant families to drop out of public health, nutrition and other programs out of fear. Enrollment data suggests that it may have played a role.