Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Californians are deeply skeptical.
Alcatraz the penitentiary shut down in 1963, but Alcatraz the idea has lived on, a part of the American mythology, a symbol of unforgiving incarceration.
Los Angeles brims with wildlife. But fires make it harder to survive
Besides burning thousands of homes and displacing residents, the January fires, like earlier ones, upended the natural environment.
After L.A. fires, even scorched lots are boasting hefty price tags
ALTADENA, Calif. — Hugo Dalinger knew he couldn’t go back. Not after a wall of flames swallowed his bright-white Altadena home during the January firestorm...
What it feels like to live in a city on fire
“The city’s been down,” said Josh Williams, 35. “But everyone who has to live their life, even with the fire, they’re still going to continue...
Amid roadkill epidemic, California builds world’s largest wildlife bridge
This stretch of Highway 101 is known as the “highway from hell,” the infamous host of the nation’s worst commutes. It's downright disastrous for wildlife.
How a laid-back beach town became California’s MAGA stronghold VIEW
Huntington Beach has long been associated with conservative beliefs, but its evolution shows how the polarization of politics has crept into municipal matters.
Tiny homes meant for displaced Maui fire survivors are sitting empty VIEW
Fire survivors are now suffering from Maui's notoriously long permitting process and a thicket of regulations that have stalled island projects for decades.
With VHS and video stores, ‘tapeheads’ are fueling an analog revival
Self-described "tapeheads" are rewinding time to an age before on-demand, and they are bringing the VHS and the video store back to life.
Inside one man’s harrowing fight out of the Maui fires
When the wildfires trapped Shaun ‘Buge’ Saribay, he picked up a garden hose and promised his family: Don’t worry. Dad’s going to come home.