2026
Hospital visits for smoke inhalation spiked during Boyle Heights warehouse fire
The weeklong Lineage warehouse fire coincided with a surge in hospital visits from Angelenos concerned about throat pain and breathing problems, The Times has learned.
L.A. homeless agency sues the Trump administration to stop cutoff of federal funds
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has asked a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order halting HUD’s effort to suspend federal funding.
What you should know about the $351.7 billion state budget Newsom just signed
Gov. Gavin Newsom extolled free school meals, universal transitional kindergarten and other accomplishments in his tenure in California, a period marked by over $100 billion in increased spending.
California leaders cheer Supreme Court ballot ruling while eyeing other ways to speed count
California officials cheered a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to continue counting mail ballots postmarked by election day but received after, even as they work to find their own ways to speed vote counts.
Europe’s record heat is overwhelming Paris mortuaries
A record-breaking heat wave has overwhelmed mortuaries in Paris, leaving funeral directors struggling to find space for bodies
Supreme Court allows late-arriving mail ballots, leaving California’s system unaffected
The 5-4 majority rejected Republicans’ bid to restrict balloting by mail.
California pushes for affordable housing while Trump plays games
California pushes for affordable housing while Trump plays games
As an L.A. councilmember fights his ethics fine, the city gets hit with new legal bills
The City Council hired a law firm to represent the Ethics Commission as it defends its decision to fine Councilmember John Lee over gifts he allegedly accepted in Las Vegas.
Water from Boyle Heights warehouse fire carries foam into L.A. River, sparks testing
The copious water needed to put out the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights over a week is now running into the LA River.
L.A. finally reaches a deal for recovering its Olympic costs
The talks played out over the last year as critics became increasingly vocal about the potential for taxpayers to be saddled with the bill if the Games lose money.