A firefighter filling a trash can with pool water during the devastating 2025 Los Angeles fires tells a story more complex than mere water shortage. The crisis exposed how aging infrastructure, designed for a different […]

The devastating fires that struck Los Angeles in January 2025 echo a pattern of increasingly destructive wildfires reshaping California’s approach to fire safety. To understand our current challenges, we must examine how fire safety regulations […]

The recent Palisades and Altadena fires brought Los Angeles’ inherent contradictions into sharp focus as residents fled their homes in darkness, uncertain if they would ever see their cherished, often magical, properties again. Many were […]

The recent Palisades Fire is profoundly impacting the people of Los Angeles, displacing families, destroying property, and creating an enduring sense of loss and vulnerability. As the community comes together to heal, it is also […]

You know, sometimes you walk by a building and think, that place has some stories to tell. What if those stories weren’t just about the people who lived or worked there, but about the building […]

Since Giving Tuesday I’m sure you have been bombarded with appeals from countless organizations, local, national, or even international that are doing exceptionally valuable work that enhance the public good. It’s sometimes hard to select […]

The city is facing a financial crisis, the roots of which stretch back decades but have been made worse by the pandemic’s budgetary strains. Years of mismanagement, skyrocketing pension obligations, and over $220 million in […]

About nine years ago, a fifth-floor balcony in a Berkeley apartment building collapsed, tragically killing several students gathered on it and injuring others. Investigations suggested that poor construction and maintenance, especially problems with waterproofing that […]