Sharon McNary

LADWP is offering $500 to low-income households to help with utility and other bills, while other non-city utilities are ramping up debt forgiveness programs.

Latino voters helped Trump hold Florida and helped Biden flip Arizona, proof that this diverse and growing group of voters has increasing influence nationwide. Their growth is fueled by young people in states like California, Arizona and Texas.

The City Council voted this week to give away $50 million to qualifying households to help pay utility bills and other expenses.

Southern California Edison’s public safety power shutoffs can leave homes without power for a day or more.

The internet company Starry is offering free wi-fi for six months in four subsidized housing communities in L.A., with continuing service priced at $15 per month. So, what's the catch?

Nearly 1 million Angelenos don't have access to affordable, reliable internet service, but residents of four public housing communities will soon have service at $15 a month, with the first six months free.

It's taken the pandemic to really make it happen, but fire officials are using all kinds of social media and technology now to get information out

Fire agencies had already been experimenting with putting more communications online, but the pandemic pushed them to go all-in with social media and video briefings directly to the public.

The classic car caravan, the boat parade, the fireworks, and all the opening hubbub will happen online for the Gerald Desmond Replacement Bridge in Long Beach — no invites for the public.

A Southern California Edison power line near Cogswell Dam had a momentary outage minutes after fire-spotting cameras recorded smoke rising from the area — the location of the Bobcat fire.