Underreporting in communities of color has left us with a distorted view of the pandemic’s true reach—and the lessons we’ll need for next time.

A new book explores whether rampant development can ease California’s housing shortage.

The hidden dynamic that’s transformed our politics—and will loom large in the 2020 election

In Santa Cruz, an unauthorized graduate student strike threatens to spill into its second week, with no clear resolution in sight.

A new history of the classic noir movie dissects L.A.’s creation myths.

Anna Wiener’s memoir captures the psychic burden of the tech worker.

Low pay, soaring rents, and cities littered with e-scooters. Welcome to the future.

Republican politicians don't think climate change is real. Democrats don't have that excuse.

California’s Katie Porter studied under Elizabeth Warren. Now she’s going viral by schooling Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Tech was meant to help us transcend our most intractable problems. What went wrong?

Climate change is accelerating the spread of lethal algal blooms in American waterways—with devastating results for humans and animals alike.

Why was the Golden State once chock-full of memorials to the Southern rebels?

California wants to require him to release his tax returns in order to appear on the 2020 ballot. His legal team has a convincing counterargument.

AB 5, a bill that would require companies like Uber and Lyft to classify drivers as employees, could provide meaningful labor protections.

More than 50,000 Americans unwittingly live within 650 feet of natural gas wells, which are poorly regulated and can leak or explode.

The HBO show’s second season feels bleaker and is harder on its characters.

For decades, the city used strict zoning laws to target the poor and people of color. Today, liberal NIMBYs are fighting to preserve them.

Kristy Frazier has spent most of her life in a nature-lover's paradise. She never imagined it would one day turn into hell.

Climate change is making weather more extreme, and these two veteran photojournalists were on the frontlines in 2018.

The Camp Fire's flames are spreading pollutants shown to affect human health—and climate change is likely to make that worse.