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President Donald Trump, a man with light skin tone wearing a dark suit and red tie, is sitting at a desk in the oval office and looks and points in one direction as he's speaking to someone off camera.

Housing & Homelessness

Why Trump’s plan to ban investor home-buying might not help California affordability

The president says large investors are killing the dream of homeownership. But in the Golden State, few homes are owned by such institutional buyers.

Large office building has the words: Orange County Courthouse in letters at the top

Civics & Democracy

OC judge to resign as part of plea deal for workers comp fraud

Israel Claustro was a long-time prosecutor who won election to Orange County Superior Court in 2022.

A view from the sidewalk of a city street lined with RVs and parked cars. The RVs are in various states of disrepair, including discolored paint.

Housing & Homelessness

West LA coalition challenges city's rollout of new RV law

The CD 11 Coalition for Human Rights argues the city is moving ahead with a pilot program it doesn't have the authority to implement.

Flames from a fire come out of a building.

News

Rabbi of Pasadena synagogue that burned in Eaton Fire: 'We're no strangers to crisis'

The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center burned in the Eaton Fire. The senior rabbi gives an update on his congregation a year later.

Health

RFK Jr's new food pyramid puts meat, cheese and vegetables at the top

New dietary guidelines for Americans focus on promoting whole foods, healthy proteins and fats. RFK Jr. says he's "declared war" on sugar.

Black posters with photos of Palisades Fire victims are arranged in a row near the shell of a building that burned.

Climate & Environment

Survivors mark one-year anniversary of Eaton and Palisades fires with memorials and demands

In the Palisades, a bell was rung 12 times for the 12 people who died in the fire. In Altadena, people call on Edison and insurance companies to provide more support.

Climate & Environment

After the LA fires, false narratives on social media impacted state policy

Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media had an impact on California policy.

An arial view of blocks of empty lots, charred trees, and some homes under construction spread out. There are mountains in the background.

Housing & Homelessness

After devastating fires, LA made one part of rebuilding easy. There’s much more to do

While few victims of last year’s fires are back in their homes, that’s not unusual following natural disasters; permitting changes appear to be helping.

Director Rob Reiner, a man with light skin tone, bald head and white beard, smiles as he stands in between and hugs his wife, Michele Singer, a woman with light skin tone, wearing a black dress and sunglasses, and son, Nick Reiner, a man with light skin tone, short goatee, wearing a dark-colored flannel. They pose for a photograph with Rob Reiner and Michele Singer look at the camera, while Nick Reiner looks away.

Criminal Justice

High-profile attorney withdraws from Reiner case; arraignment postponed

Reiner, 32, was expected to be arraigned Wednesday in connection with the deaths of his parents, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, last month.