los angeles Judge orders L.A. to build shelter for Skid Row homeless within 180 days Jess Sabine

bad ideas Michigan man calls in bomb threat to delay his flight to LA (the plan backfires) Carla Sinclair

politics How mutual aid groups are leading both pandemic and climate emergency responses Jennifer Sandlin

elephants are amazing Alert circle: San Diego Zoo elephants show off their earthquake defense superpowers Jennifer Sandlin

california California is home to five micronations Jason Weisberger

florida Mystery tar balls wash ashore in Florida Rob Beschizza

crime California cops got caught being naughty with their database privileges 7,000+ times in one year Ellsworth Toohey

california Stunning: 2 men and their dog stuck at home surrounded by Los Angeles fire (video) Carla Sinclair

Technology Watch Duty: the free wildfire alert app saving lives in California Ellsworth Toohey

monkeys Baby spider monkey in a onesie discovered in a Rolls Royce during a DUI stop Thom Dunn

cats Avian-flu contaminated raw pet food recalled after indoor cat dies Jennifer Sandlin

cats Two more cats die from bird flu after drinking tainted raw milk Jennifer Sandlin

los angeles Meet Gnatalie, Los Angeles' new fossilized green dinosaur Jason Weisberger

crime Award-winning photojournalist murdered by his 19-year-old son on Los Angeles hiking trail, say police Carla Sinclair

vote Voting by mail is easy and convenient Jason Weisberger

snakes Forget goat yoga, now you can ssssstretch with pythons Allan Rose Hill

california crimes Violent road-raging Tesla driver up for parole after serving less than one-year of a five-year sentence Mark Frauenfelder

Harbinger of doom emerged from the sea off the California coast days before earthquakes Allan Rose Hill

los angeles Cop punches woman in face, then arrests her to justify it Rob Beschizza

politics Los Angeles mayor wants ban on masks at protests Rob Beschizza