L.A. to bar landlords from evicting tenants for housing fire refugees

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to prohibit landlords from evicting tenants for allowing people…

This California city lost thousands of homes to fire. Santa Rosa’s rebuilding has lessons for L.A.

SANTA ROSA, Calif.  —  The sky above their newly built homes was clear, and the ground…

Amid fires, a fine line between work and well-being

When Brigitte Tran arrived Wednesday morning at the Rodeo Drive boutique where she works as a…

As L.A. fires raged, water drop videos became sweet revenge

Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Super Scooper water…

After my marriage failed, I was tired of red flags and Hollywood men

I was three years post-divorce, with a 12-year-old son and a newly adopted puppy, living in…

Lyft says San Francisco overcharged it $100 million in taxes

The ride-hailing company Lyft accused San Francisco of overcharging it $100 million in taxes over the…

LAPD, LAFD charge $2 million for working Dodgers’ World Series parade

The response was much like that of a father when handed the bill for his daughter’s…

Dickies to move HQ from Texas to Southern California

Dickies, one of the best-known workwear brands in the country, will move its headquarters from Fort…

L.A. hotel owners warn wage hike would scuttle Olympics room deal

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday postponed a vote on a major boost to wages…

Online vape retailers ignore rules protecting minors, study finds

Public health researchers at UC San Diego tested whether 78 online retailers complied with federal and…