LA Times

LAPD deals with 'unruly' crowds after Dodgers World Series victory

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:08:07 GMT

Crowds gathered across the city to celebrate, mostly peacefully. But in downtown L.A. and Echo Park, the situation got tense.

Latino immigrants who've survived electoral violence are anxious about Nov. 3

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:00:54 GMT

The presidential election is sparking traumatic flashbacks for Central America voters who fled civil wars and electoral violence. Their experiences carry warnings for Nov. 3

L.A. campuses unlikely to reopen until at least January, school board leaders say

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:00:40 GMT

For months, Los Angeles parents have held on to hope that public school campuses would reopen soon. It's unlikely to happen before January, officials say.

'Ripe for error': Ballot signature verification is flawed — and a big factor in the election

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:27:16 GMT

In an election marked by uncertainties, the signature verification process for mail-in ballots is riddled with vulnerabilities and has never been tested on such a massive scale.

A Latino enclave in Huntington Beach fights to preserve its heritage and raise its clout

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:00:57 GMT

Uncertainty looms over Huntington Beach's Oak View neighborhood as the COVID-19 pandemic has further choked a neighborhood struggling to survive.

How one South L.A. neighborhood got a new luxury tower — and rents starting at $3,100

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:00:56 GMT

The massive development at Jefferson and La Cienega boulevards got a big push from Councilman Herb Wesson.

Seven bodies, nothing stolen: Were killings at Riverside marijuana grow 'a message'?

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:00:49 GMT

A month after seven people were shot at an illegal marijuana cultivation site, Riverside County's worst mass killing in recent memory remains a mystery.

Racial inequity in California is real. But is Prop. 16 the answer?

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:00:46 GMT

Proposition 16: Is bringing back affirmative action what California needs now?

Column: How Latinos raised in Southern California are changing politics in small-town America

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:00:31 GMT

Latinos raised in California are slowly starting to gain positions of power and influence across small-town America.

Could Rohrabacher's old seat flip red in Orange County? Experts say it's a close call

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:00:07 GMT

O.C. coastal cities became the face of the resistance to California coronavirus orders. Does that presage their congressional seat going red?

Firefighters battle to save Orange County subdivisions as flames march closer

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:00:16 GMT

Together, the Silverado and Blue Ridge fires have consumed more than 27,000 acres, but destruction to property has been relatively light.

Dodgers' World Series win gives L.A. a joyous night in a year of such misery

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:49:09 GMT

Dodger fans took to the streets and provided Los Angeles with a hearty fireworks show as the team won its first World Series since 1988.

Santa Ana Zoo opens its doors for animals evacuated from Orange County Zoo

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:41:13 GMT

The Santa Ana Zoo welcomed 150 evacuated animals from the Orange County Zoo on Tuesday afternoon.

L.A. City Council set to consider new ban on homeless camping

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 01:31:08 GMT

The L.A. City Council is moving with unusual speed to vote Wednesday to vastly expand where people are prohibited from bedding down for the night, drawing the ire of activists and some members of the council.

Some O.C. ballot boxes shuttered by blazes, officials say

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 01:17:19 GMT

Four ballot drop boxes in Orange County were closed due to the Silverado and Blue Ridge fires. All the ballots are safe, officials said.

LAPD gets approval to begin recording, storing aerial footage of protests

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:53:00 GMT

Activists and privacy advocates denounced the move as unconstitutional surveillance, while the LAPD said it would expand its "operational readiness."

Southern California counties see surge in new coronavirus cases

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:46:32 GMT

The average numbers of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents in four counties — Imperial, San Bernardino, Riverside and Los Angeles — are currently among the highest in the state.

Firefighters battle brush fire in Glendale above Brand Park

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:35:14 GMT

At least eight acres had burned, and fire crews were battling the blaze on the ground and in the air.

Auditor slams California for Exide cleanup delays, says cost could reach $650 million

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:30:37 GMT

Auditor slams California regulators for Exide cleanup delays, says cost could top $650 million

Video: Watch wind-driven waves crash into Catalina Island tourist haven

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:13:33 GMT

Powerful waves — caused by the same winds that sparked fires on the mainland — crashed into Catalina Island's Avalon Harbor on Monday afternoon, battering the boardwalk and sending spray high into the air.