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City Council Advances Sidewalk Repair Plan After Years of Delay

Reporting from Boyle Heights and the Unified School District on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Marisol Vega · September 15, 2026 · 3 min read

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A Bus Line Rewritten: Riders Weigh Metro's New Eastside Route

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Daniel Okafor · September 7, 2026 · 3 min read

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Water Bills Climb as Aging Pipes Force a Reckoning

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Priya Raman · August 30, 2026 · 3 min read

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Inside the Fire Station That Answers 12,000 Calls a Year

Reporting from Highland Park and the Community College District on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Thomas Ballard · August 22, 2026 · 3 min read

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School Enrollment Falls Again, and Campuses Brace for Consolidation

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Ines Cardoso · August 14, 2026 · 3 min read

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Street Vendors Win Permit Reforms, but the Paperwork Remains

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Andre Whitfield · August 6, 2026 · 3 min read

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The Quiet Fight Over a Single Block of Public Parking

Reporting from San Pedro and the County Board of Supervisors on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Hana Sato · July 29, 2026 · 3 min read

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Libraries Become Cooling Centers as Summer Extends Into October

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Gabriel Duarte · July 21, 2026 · 3 min read

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Homelessness Count Shows Shelters Full and Streets Unchanged

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Ruth Feldman · July 13, 2026 · 3 min read

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A Neighborhood Council Learns the Limits of Its Own Power

Reporting from Van Nuys and the Department of Water and Power on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Omar Haddad · July 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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Coyotes, Cameras and the Hillside Neighborhood Keeping Watch

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Claire Devereux · June 27, 2026 · 3 min read

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Potholes, Petitions and the Anatomy of a City Service Request

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Wesley Kim · June 19, 2026 · 3 min read

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After the Storm: Which Drains Failed and Why

Reporting from Boyle Heights and the County Department of Public Health on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Marisol Vega · June 11, 2026 · 3 min read

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Small Business Owners Say Construction Detours Cost Them Customers

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Daniel Okafor · June 3, 2026 · 3 min read

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The Volunteers Who Map Every Tree on Their Street

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Priya Raman · May 26, 2026 · 3 min read