California is facing a housing crisis due to excessive regulation and restrictive land use policies, resulting in a lack of affordable housing and unaffordable home prices.
Trump's administration is launching a political attack on Harvard University, demanding ideological restructuring under threat of defunding, which is a dangerous and ironic turn for the American right, and would set a precedent for the government to control private institutions.
The Los Angeles Innocence Project has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, presenting new evidence that challenges the integrity of Scott Peterson's conviction for the murders of his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner.
Participatory defense, a grassroots movement founded by Silicon Valley De-Bug, has grown nationwide, producing tangible results such as shortened sentences, case dismissals, and strengthened communities, by empowering communities to take control of their own justice.
William J. Drummond is a renowned journalist who has interviewed Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King, and has been working for the Los Angeles Times since 1976, covering the Student Radical Movement and the Chicano Movement.