James Rainey

IN THE PALISADES, families are waiting to see whether L.A. will waive permitting fees to reconstruct. When we went around the table at Thanksgiving, our close ones laid out their myriad plans and wishes for the coming year: writing projects, work goals, f... See more

MEL MELCON Los Angeles Times BORN in 1868, the News-Press had withered away before shutting down in 2023. When we think about resources in short supply across California, our minds turn to things such as housing, water, and day care. But we also should th... See more

ERNEST FENNER, left, prays with volunteers Steve and Olivia Button. (JULIANA YAMADA Los Angeles Times) Today the mission on San Pedro Street in downtown Los Angeles fights to bring a measure of relief in the midst of what’s believed to be the biggest en... See more

SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR Daniel Lurie, pictured Nov. 10 at Union Square, has given some residents hope that a turnaround has begun. Photographs by KIMBERLY WHITE Getty Images With a downtown sagging beneath homeless encampments, sidewalks piled with garbage an... See more