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Long Beach residents near companies that use methyl bromide are angry that air quality officials didn’t notify them for years and haven’t assessed their health risks. Now officials say more facilities are operating in San Pedro and Compton.

The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.

The president said federal student loans would move to the Small Business Administration, and hinted that the Department of Health and Human Services would take over special education oversight.

White House communication has caused confusion over the fate of the country's newest national monuments in California.

San Bernardino flying squirrels nicknamed Fiona and Fast Freddie have made regular cameos on Jackie and Shadow's nest cam feed. A spinoff, anyone?

With cuts to nearly all the staff at the Department of Education's primary data agency, low-income and rural schools may not get the federal funds they rely on in coming years.

The suit also alleges that UC officials discriminated against pro-Palestinian supporters and failed to protect members of the encampment from the attackers.

Friday's hearing over the merits of the judge's temporary restraining order came as the case has become a flashpoint between the judiciary and executive branches.

Five years later, nearly all students have computers and the internet; other challenges defy easy fixes.

Two LAist colleagues attend iftar to break the Ramadan fast together with a Palestinian family in Rowland Heights.

L.A. County valleys will reach around 80 degrees today. Next week, temperatures could hit 90 in some areas.

Revenue alone is projected to be $315 million below the city’s four-year projected outlook, according to the city administrative officer.