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Scott Schmerelson was unanimously elected Tuesday to lead the LAUSD board after defeating a well-funded challenger in November’s election.

California has an aggressive mandate for zero-emission trucks, which are powered by electricity or hydrogen. But trucking companies face big obstacles — and people are still breathing dangerous diesel exhaust.

LAist's newest podcast Nobody Knows Anything is fun, funny, and educational (if nothing else, your Letterboxd Watchlist is about to get an upgrade).

Digital compact cameras are showing up on wish lists this holiday season. Here's what to look for when buying one.

The California E-Bike Incentive Project aims to expand access to electric bikes.

A red flag warning for the Inland Empire, Orange county last until Wednesday morning.

Crews have been making steady progress on the Franklin Fire in Malibu Canyon since the red flag conditions subsided.

The news comes days before a Dec. 12 deadline to move more than 200 incarcerated youths out of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, where a state board found insufficient staffing.

These organizations offer great gifts that also help someone else.

The nation’s most linguistically diverse state has a tortured history with bilingual education in public schools. The Education Department can’t — and the Legislature won’t — do what it takes to repair the damage.

One reason food insecurity rates are high, researchers say, is because of the high cost of living.

Concentration in low-paying industries and lack of education and career training mean Latinas earn 44% of what white men are paid.