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…

Hollywood workers rebel at affordable housing complex

Dozens of tenants at an affordable housing complex for arts and entertainment workers are in rebellion…

Cities collect personal data. Long Beach is being open about it

Rain was falling steadily as the group huddled underneath umbrellas outside the Mark Twain Neighborhood Library…

Carmel-by-the-Sea, a town with no addresses, will add house numbers

After decades of resistance, Carmel-by-the-Sea is about to address some of its residents’ biggest frustrations. Quite…