Has ash from the L.A. area fires ruined the soil and garden veggies?

• Unlike ash from vegetation fires, ash from burning buildings usually contains many toxins from melted…

Elderly and cash-strapped, a couple considers selling their home

Dear Liz: I’m 80 years old and my wife is 76. Our only retirement income is…

Altadena artists, devastated by Eaton fire, vow to rebuild

A week after the devastating Eaton fire tore through Altadena, killing 17, with 24 people missing…

Receipts of home renovations are lost. Is the tax break gone too?

Dear Liz: I have sold my family home recently after almost 50 years. I had done…

Workers turn to van life amid Eastern Sierra housing crunch

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif.  —  Emily Markstein, a sinewy rock climber and skier who has spent seven…

Mini art galleries pop in Long Beach, San Pedro and beyond

Two years ago, Long Beach artist Dave Clark exhibited a small sculpture of his called “Together.…

Hiltzik: The new conservative meltdown over Harris

That fetid gust of hot air you may have detected wafting from Republican and conservative social…

After my best friend died, I started to have feelings for her husband

At 77, I had given up. After two failed marriages and years of unsuccessful dating, I…