1+ day, 26+ min ago   (1701+ words) Why it matters: Only 25% of Torrance classrooms have air conditioning. And while 90% of Long Beach schools have air conditioning, the ones without units have to bear the heat until the end of 2027, when new AC systems will be in all…...

23+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1764+ words) Why it matters: The back-and-forth has some California voters likely wondering whether they’ll be able to vote by mail in this upcoming election. And if so, should they? Read on for the state of play. Ballots are going out in…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1731+ words) Why it matters: These are first-person accounts from one of L.A.’s most diverse immigrant communities. The archive makes them free and publicly accessible. Why now: The K-Town Archive launched Wednesday as the first sister site of UCLA’s Archive of Healing....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1729+ words) Why it matters: The program has a social mission: to strengthen the bonds between those with Mexican heritage in the U.S. and Mexico. The backstory: The contest was created last year by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Culture Secretary to counter the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1722+ words) The backstory: In the mid-1800s, the U.S. was expanding West and close to civil war. But the military had a hard time getting supplies across the new territories’ arid lands. The camel solution: Camel Corps, as they were called, were already in…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1690+ words) Why? The goal is to reduce the number of illegal bikes on the road, and give parents an incentive to get dangerous vehicles out of kids’ hands. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is hosting a buyback event Sunday where…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (241+ words) 9/11 Remembrance CeremonyFire Station 71, 301 N. First St., AlhambraSept. 11, 9 a.m. 25th Anniversary 9/11 TributeCarson City Hall, 701 Carson St., CarsonSept. 11, 4 – 6 p.m. LAFD 9/11 Remembrance CeremonyFrank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center, 1700 Stadium Way, Los AngelesSept. 11, 9 – 10 a.m. 25th Anniversary 9/11 Commemoration CeremonyCity Hall Complex, 1700 W. 162nd St., GardenaSept. 11, 9 a.m. 9/11 Remembrance Wreath Laying…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1693+ words) Background: Voters in 2018 approved a 1.5% sales tax increase — dubbed Measure X. The tax is set to decrease to 1% in 2029 before going away by 2039. The city is asking voters to make the tax permanent to avoid deeper cuts to city services…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (701+ words) Voters in November will decide whether to make a sales tax increase, geared toward funding public safety, maintenance and youth programs, permanent. In 2018, voters approved a 1.5% sales tax increase — dubbed Measure X. That rate was designed to decrease to 1% in…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (608+ words) Long Beach will make a slew of parking tickets more expensive and charge higher cannabis taxes to avoid cutting library hours and some specialized police officers. The last-minute change, proposed hours before a City Council vote, reversed a controversial plan…...