In Los Angeles, Massive Payments to Retirees Don't Even Count as 'Pensions' Anymore
A heavily abused program breaks the limits of what the IRS allows, leaving taxpayers even further on the hook.
Los Angeles
L.A. City Councilman Wants to Force Movie Theaters to Sell Tofu Dogs
Creating more food waste to help the environment
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
L.A. County's New Blue-Wave Sheriff Is No Friend to Criminal Justice Reform
Alex Villanueva openly wants to get rid of constitutional policing advisors and to conceal names of bad deputies from prosecutors.
Rejoice, Angelenos! Your Bacon Dogs Will Soon Be Street Legal
After years of conflict and erratic enforcement, Los Angeles finally passes a formal plan to allow street vending.
Los Angeles NIMBY Lawsuit Succeeds in Killing Off Elon Musk's Futuristic Transit Tunnel
Neighborhood groups had sued to stop Musk's Boring Company from digging a tunnel underneath wealthy neighborhoods in West Los Angeles.
81 Percent of Homes in the San Francisco Metro Area Are Worth More Than $1 Million. That's Not Normal.
Restrictions on the supply of new housing are making California's cities increasingly unaffordable.
Los Angeles Owes Billions in Pension Debts. Now It's Asking Citizens for Permission to Run a Bank.
What could possibly go wrong?
New California Lawsuit Accuses Electric Scooter Companies of 'Negligence,' 'Abetting Assault,' and Inciting 'Civil Unrest'
The class action suit demands Bird and Lime cease operations in the state of California.
L.A. Mayor Says Gas Taxes Are Needed to Fix Roads While Standing in Front of Rail Station Funded By Gas Taxes
Opponents of reducing California's gasoline tax are talking out of both sides of their mouths.
L.A. Metro Starts Rolling Out TSA-Approved Scanners at Subway Stations
The new scanners will prove just as effective as TSA airport security.
L.A.'s New Police Chief Pretended To Retire and Got $1.27 Million for It
Cash-in on a controversial, costly program from city's new top cop.
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
L.A. Deputy Faked Evidence—but Was Still Used as a Witness in Criminal Cases for Years
Thanks to California's union-backed secrecy laws, prosecutors and defenders alike don't know about police misconduct.
L.A. Mayor's Warning About the Dangers of Fireworks Blows Up in His Face
The mayor of Los Angeles accidentally makes illegal fireworks look cool.
LAUSD's Fiscal Crisis Can't be Blamed on Charter Schools or Declining Enrollment
Rising benefits costs and a bloated administration is putting Los Angeles' schools deep in the red.
Pensions, Administrative Bloat, and the Success of Charter Schools Are Driving the Los Angeles Public School System Towards Insolvency
The school district points fingers at charter schools instead of trying to slim down and compete, a new report says.
L.A. Times Investigation Tells Sad Story of Attempts to Electrify the City's Bus Fleet
The paper found city officials have spent $330 million and don't have much to show for it.
Firefighter Earned $300K in Overtime by Working More Hours Than Actually Exist
Donn Thompson was paid for more than 9,200 hours of work last year. But there are only 8,760 hours in a year.
Los Angeles Is Ending Its War on Street Food
After years of treating the city's richest cultural resource like contraband, L.A. flirts with sensible street food policy.
Los Angeles Schools Facing $15 Billion Debt for Retiree Health Care
An unreleased analysis of the school district's post-employment benefits shows liabilities climbed from $13.5 billion in 2015 to $14.9 billion in 2017.
Los Angeles Spends More Than a Decade Trying to Turn a Vacant Lot Into 'Transit-Oriented Development'
There are no angels in this long-running turf war.
California Politicians Propose Government Boycotts of Companies that Do Business With the NRA
Corporations are being asked to take sides in a gun control debate that has very little to do with them.
Los Angeles Reverses Course on Police Body Camera Secrecy
A new plan would release footage in cases of officer-involved shootings and use of force.
L.A.'s New Trash Cartels Are Exactly the Dumpster Fire Critics Warned About
Exclusive city-mandated monopolies lead to sky-high prices and crappy service. Who could have predicted it?
It's Not Enough to Get Paid for Not Working: These L.A. Police and Firefighters Figured Out How to Double It
Meet the LAPD couple who made a cool $2 million off the city while hanging out at their condo in Cabo San Lucas.
L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Accused of Selling Drugs, Offering Protection to Dealers
Arrested by the FBI, the deputy will be suspended without pay during the criminal case.
Los Angeles Wants to Make Housing Affordable by Making it More Expensive
The city's new Linkage Fee law piles millions in new costs onto developers.
Mexican Radio in Los Angeles Crashes—And Down With It Comes An Anti-Immigrant Fable
It's a story of assimilation and plain old consumer choice.
Los Angeles Reserves the Right to Decide Who May Sell You Pot
Recreational marijuana arrives with a million strings attached.
Los Angeles Mulls Multi-Million-Dollar Hotel Subsidy
Payouts to developers are never a win for taxpayers.
L.A. Is Creating Traffic Jams to Push Commuters to Ride Bikes and Rail
Coming soon to a city near you: the misguided movement to force you out of your car and onto a bike or trolley.
LAPD Officers Recorded Themselves Apparently Planting Cocaine on a Suspect
The department has made it a policy not to release body camera footage. This is why they shouldn't get to decide.
Los Angeles, Seattle Want to Cut Down on Traffic by Cracking Down on Internal Combustion Engines
That is the definition of throwing the baby out with the bath water.
California's Six-Figure Pension Club Has 62,000 Members
And seven retirees in Los Angeles pulled down more than $1 million each in retirement benefits last year.
Let Police Operate Drones for Emergencies—but with Full Transparency
Activists fear secret surveillance. Push for firmly enforced rules instead of bans.
Five Cities That Got F*cked by Hosting the Olympics
Brazil, Russia, Greece, and China were all suckers in one of the oldest scams in sports
Los Angeles Just 'Won' the 2028 Summer Olympics. That Is SUCH Bad News.
Cities, countries, and taxpayers hosting the Olympics typically stumble away much poorer and worse off.
Los Angeles is Spending $16 Million on a Bridge That Was Supposed to be Free
The Atwater Bridge was supposed to be a free gift to the city from a philanthropic investor.
Reason Wins 5 Southern California Journalism Awards
Everything from best political/government reporting to best satire, plus 5 silver medals and 9 bronzes
L.A. Hotel Union Misleads About Airbnb, Hoping to Get Rid of Competition
Short-term rentals are not the source of what ails the city.
Teachers Unions Losing Long War Over Parental Choice
Choice advocates win in school board race in second largest district in country.
School Choice Advocates Take Control in Los Angeles
School board election winner wants to see lessons of successful charters replicated within district.
