Los Angeles

A plan under consideration by the Los Angeles Police Department would toss out warrants for homeless people who don't show up in court for minor offenses.

• By Max Ufberg

A tax incentive aimed at getting landowners to allow their unused lots to become urban farms has generated little interest in Los Angeles County.

• By Ludwig Hurtado

The Trump administration has directed funds originally intended to counter radicalization—including white nationalist violence—toward the targeted surveillance of Muslim communities.

• By Massoud Hayoun

A young protester takes part in a march against the separation of immigrant families on June 30th, 2018, outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Los Angeles, California.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Activists behind the movement say their ranks are swelling by the day with people opposed to the White House's raids and separation of immigrant families.

• By Massoud Hayoun

The old, yellow diesel monoliths have been largely unchanged in recent decades, despite evolutions among their public transit counterparts.

• By Sarah Holder

For generations, oil refineries brought jobs—and pollution—to the residents of Wilmington. Can a new generation of youthful activists make it a healthier place to grow up?

• By Mimi Kirk

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

• By Elena Gooray
• Member Exclusive

Recent reforms at UCLA demonstrate that it's possible for universities to implement just procedures to protect victims and oust abusers.

• By David M. Perry

A major hub of U.S. Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian communities grapple with poverty and a disproportionate number of cancer deaths, a new study shows.

• By Massoud Hayoun

Blame the lack of affordable housing options in the Los Angeles area.

• By Candace Butera

This week's raids were the latest in a standoff between the state of California and the Trump administration over the latter's efforts to crack down on undocumented immigrants.

• By Candace Butera

Numerous writers over the years have written at-length about the worst parts of the entertainment industry. So why have so many people missed it?

• By Billy J. Stratton

Jake Glaser, dressed as Santa Claus, skateboards at Venice Beach on December 13th, 2017, in Los Angeles, California.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

As Southern California's firestorm continues to grow and air quality plummets, what happens to one of the largest unsheltered homeless populations in the nation?

• By Kate Wheeling & John Upton

A firefighter cuts brush at the Thomas Fire on December 7th, 2017, near Fillmore, California.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Semanal Media bought the beloved paper and gutted it from the inside. For what?

• By Jack Denton

December is here, but warm temperatures are setting records nationwide.

• By Eric Holthaus

A conversation with Michael Ignatieff about the moral operating systems that allow our cities to function.

• By Ian Klaus

The founder of an L.A.-based private investigation firm offers his perspective on the producer's alleged detailed investigation of journalists and accusers.

• By Katie Kilkenny

Residents can get up to $75,000 to build a "granny flat"—if they open it up to a homeless family.

• By Linda Poon

A move to eliminate the state's re-development agencies in 2011 effectively wiped out billions in revenues that were earmarked for affordable housing. Now Jerry Brown is trying to amend that problem.

• By Anthony York

The raids will target teenagers who have traveled to the U.S. without guardians.

• By Morgan Baskin

The facility has been out of commission since 2015.

• By Francie Diep