Greater LA

Table setting is one of the most exciting competitions at the Ventura County Fair. Newly elected LA City Councilman John Lee shares his plans around homelessness and transportation. And San Pedro residents want to honor Charles Bukowski with a new statue.

The City of LA wants to create more housing by encouraging Angelenos to build "accessory dwelling units." But at the same time, officials are making it tougher for people to live in their vehicles. Also, should LAUSD be rating its own schools?

Rock musician Cody Marks and her band have been playing at California prisons for more than a decade as part of the nonprofit Jail Guitar Doors, which offers music workshops as a form of rehabilitation. Also, will a huge salt dome in Utah help Southern California go green? And will LA extend its bar hours to 4 am?

For a monthly fee, the Santa Monica startup Carenote connects lonely Americans with a person in the Philippines who calls regularly to chat. We meet a Tennessee woman who's bonded with her so-called Care Pal over owning pet birds.

Last week's mass shooting in El Paso has been particularly painful for Angelenos, because so many have close ties to that city. Also, about 800,000 Guatemalan nationals live in greater LA. And if they register, they're eligible to vote in that country's presidential election this Sunday.  

This week, LA County Board of Supervisors approved a new sustainability plan that includes making parks and public lands more accessible, going fossil fuel-free in 25 years, and diverting nearly all of the county’s waste from landfills.

LA Metro is considering plans for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, which aims to build public transit options that would connect the San Fernando Valley to the Westside in a 15-minute rail ride. Metro is currently entertaining four ideas, which include two subway lines and two aerial-subway line combinations. 

Three shootings in the span of one week in California, Texas, and Ohio have community members and political leaders speaking out against gun violence and hateful rhetoric toward the immigrant community. What can you do to help? 

Restaurants across LA are accepting credit and debit cards only because cash can be a liability for businesses and consumers. However, 22% of U.S. households are unbanked, so this trend could isolate some customers. 

LA’s City Council voted on Tuesday to renew rules that restrict where people living in their vehicles may park. Community activists say these rules criminalize homelessness. City leaders say they must balance the needs of homeowners and car dwellers.