Which Way, L.A.?

California voters will likely face two initiatives next year dealing with plastic bags. Both measures are creatures of the plastic bag industry in its fight with another special interest: grocery stores.  We hear how voters might be caught in the middle.

Drought has turned local forests into a massive tinderbox of dead trees, and the predicted El Niño is unlikely to bring them back to life. We hear about a high-tech aerial investigation that's turned up new challenges for fire control, erosion and water quality.

California voters will likely face two initiatives next year dealing with plastic bags. Both measures are creatures of the plastic bag industry in its fight with another special interest: grocery stores.  We hear how voters might be caught in the middle.

The LAPD admits that it misreported serious offenses for at least eight years -- which made it appear that the rate of crime was declining faster than it really was. And LA’s not the only place where misreporting goes on. It was good PR at the...

Medical marijuana's been legal in California for 20 years — without any statewide rules and regulations. A law signed by Governor Brown on Friday is supposed to bring order to chaos and provide a framework for recreational marijuana — just in...

The LAPD admits that it misreported serious offenses for at least eight years -- which made it appear that the rate of crime was declining faster than it really was. And LA’s not the only place where misreporting goes on. It was good PR at the time, but what has the revelation done to public confidence now and for the future?

Los Angeles was once America's economic success story, but its economy is now just 25th in the nation, while the San Francisco Bay Area is Number One. Why as San Francisco boomed while LA has bottomed out? We get several viewpoints.

Medical marijuana's been legal in California for 20 years — without any statewide rules and regulations. A law signed by Governor Brown on Friday is supposed to bring order to chaos and provide a framework for recreational marijuana — just in case voters legalize that, too. What's in store for growers, sellers, buyers, patients and possible new users?

The Coastal Commission has approved bigger tanks for 11 killer whales at a cost of $100 million. That sounds like a victory for Sea World in San Diego -- but the Commission rejected both a captive breeding program and the introduction of any new...

Los Angeles was once America's economic success story, but its economy is now just 25th in the nation, while the San Francisco Bay Area is Number One. Why as San Francisco boomed while LA has bottomed out? We get several viewpoints.