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Without writers, late-night talk shows are among the first programs leaving the airways. The same was true in the 100-day strike that took place in 2007. Here's how they handled it.

VA officials are running about four years behind on promises to create 1,200 homes for veterans at the campus. VA Secretary Denis McDonough told LAist he’s “completely unsatisfied” with the pace.

County supervisors agreed Tuesday to find more funding for the Office of Diversion and Reentry.

The departure of the interim chief comes less than two months after the Board of Supervisors fired Chief Probation Officer Adolfo Gonzalez amid mounting problems, including violence inside juvenile halls.

The reparations task force meets Saturday in Oakland. It may vote to recommend a state apology and payments to African Americans based on years living in state.

Amidst the distressing news that permeates the LGBTQ+ community, one journalist focuses on stories of joy.

“He is creating from a place of lack on so many levels — lack because of color, lack because of his queerness — but he almost takes that and makes that his superpower, at a time when that superpower also got people killed."

The new season of LAist Studios' WILD podcast is a fictional rom-com set in Southeast L.A. Diners play a big role in fostering conversation between the shows' two hosts this season. Here are host Erick Galindo's must-visit L.A. diners — whether you like breakfast or not.

Yes, there are moments of brightness. And LAist's new project, Queer LA is here to help share them — and help us find each other.

After working in fast food for close to 16 years, one worker says she’s now facing eviction.

1-833-8-NO-HATE is a non-emergency number for victims and witnesses to report hate incidents and crimes.

Plans to contract with a consultant who would have helped develop a reparations program for Black and Latino residents forcibly evicted from their homes in the 1950s and 1960s were nixed. City leaders will now seek a new contract focused solely on historical research — and say they’ll deal with reparations later.