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‘Godzilla next door’: How California developers gained new leverage to build more homes

A new interpretation of an old law gives homebuilders leverage over California cities and their zoning codes. They’re using it to push through thousands of new apartments around the state.

经过 本·克里斯托弗 • 6 月 5, 2023

加州分水岭

Tourism workers seek $25 minimum wage before Olympics, World Cup in Los Angeles

An L.A. City Councilmember proposes upping the minimum wage for airport and hotel workers to $25 an hour and raising it each year until it reaches $30 in 2028. Businesses are balking.

经过 亚历杭德拉·雷耶斯-维拉德 • 6 月 1, 2023

水

L.A. has taken water from iconic Mono Lake for 82 years. Will California stop it?

Environmentalists say it's past time for California water officials to halt Los Angeles' diversion of Mono Lake's tributaries. But L.A. officials insist that water is a tiny but vital part of the city's water supply.

经过 阿拉斯泰尔·布兰德 • 5 月 30, 2023

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What Californians can learn from the Hollywood writers’ strike and the lack of urgency to end it

The difference in how politicians responded to the recent Los Angeles Unified School District strike and the ongoing writers' strike in Hollywood speaks to their respective places in L.A.'s political and cultural landscape. The writers' strike could ultimately cost Los Angeles billions of dollars and eliminate thousands of jobs, but the impact won't be felt for a while.

经过 Jim Newton • 5 月 18, 2023

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Los Angeles mayors try to avoid public school issues. Easier said than done

Los Angeles mayors have historically taken different approaches to their involvement with education issues. Even though Karen Bass has prioritized homelessness and public safety and tried to sidestep a recent strike at L.A. Unified, issues affecting children and families are difficult for mayors to avoid.

经过 Jim Newton • 5 月 4, 2023

K-12 教育

Veteran teachers: Why some stay in tough classrooms

Students at high-poverty schools pose challenges that can cause many newer teachers to leave. But some teachers with decades of experience stay at those schools because they believe they can make a difference in students' lives.

经过 Joe Hong • 5 月 2, 2023

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What former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan’s failed bid for state office said about him and California politics

Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan died Wednesday night at 92. CalMatters contributor Jim Newton reflects on a man he covered closely for years, and what his failed gubernatorial bid in 2001 revealed about California politics.

经过 Jim Newton • 4 月 20, 2023

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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ police budget proposal reveals how politics can clash with reality

Karen Bass was considered the more liberal candidate in the Los Angeles mayoral race, but as all mayors quickly discover, there's no liberal or conservative way to fill potholes. Problems are simply problems. Her proposal to increase the police budget reveals how she has adjusted to the realities of city government.

经过 Jim Newton • 4 月 20, 2023

正义

A California law forced police to release shooting footage. Now videos follow the same script

California law requires law enforcement agencies to release body cam footage of police shootings. Many departments shape those images into stories they want to tell.

经过 杜赞奇 • 4 月 10, 2023

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‘We own this’: California homelessness strategy hinges on L.A. encampments

California politicians need to show visible results in order to justify ongoing spending on homelessness. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom agree that clearing encampments is key. But making homelessness invisible fails to solve the root problems. As Bass emphasizes permanent solutions, will small gains be enough?

经过 Jim Newton • 4 月 6, 2023