On Tuesday, California State Senator Scott Wiener is reintroducing legislation to encourage high density housing development around transit and job centers. This is Wiener’s third attempt to pass a version of the bill.

A new Berkeley law requiring restaurants and coffee shops to charge 25 cents per disposable cup is now in effect as of Jan. 1. City officials have reported that the city’s residents throw out about 40 million disposable cups in a year.

What will watching TV be like in the 2020s? Amid new gadgets and glitz, the CES tech show in Las Vegas aims to offer some answers, many of which boil down to more streaming and more efforts to glue you to your phone.

Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside of Iran, and with it, a diverse range of ethnic and religious perspectives.

Conceptual artist John Baldessari helped build the art scene in Los Angeles.

AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the major headlines you might’ve missed in politics news over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come.

Black drivers in California face more traffic stops and searches by police than other drivers, according to the state’s most recent analysis.

Goodwill, the Salvation Army, and others got a flood of contributions from people seeking to get under the wire before the Dec. 31 tax contribution deadline.

The VA has eliminated the designated smoking areas at its hospitals, clinics, and other buildings. It's a difficult transition for some patients, visitors, and VA workers.

They say you’re more likely to be hit by lightning than be in a plane crash — but like every rule, there's an exception. We sent KPCC’s Ari Saperstein to the sleepy town of Upland, just outside of LA, to hear about a unique problem they face.