At a time when L.A. residents are demanding more from their local government's safety net, their city has significantly less money to help.

Earth Day's 50th anniversary reminds us of how far we've come, and how far we need to go in protecting the environment from its biggest threat: us.

Don't hate Bolinas, California for having the means to undertake a mass testing program. Thank them for doing the rest of us a favor.

In tandem with some charities in the area, L.A. Unified is essentially running a collection of food banks.

The crazy quilt of closures and the ad hoc reopenings we're seeing are not going to work for California.

In America, the healthiest are by no coincidence also the wealthiest. The poor, the disabled and people of color get the short end of the stick.

California suspended its pioneering plastic bag ban because of coronavirus fears about reusable bags. That can't be a permanent backslide.

A federal appeals court rules that a state's failure to teach kids their ABCs denies students their rights under the U.S. Constitution.

Egged on by Mitch McConnell, Trump has floated the idea of letting states go bankrupt in response to the COVID-19 cash crunch. It's a really bad idea.

'Exciting' vice presidential selections have sometimes been a disaster.

The resonant truth of the coronavirus crisis is that none are safe and all are affected, even if only by nagging doubts and dark uncertainties.

Meat processing plants have shut down as COVID-19 cases turned up among workers and inspectors. Trump's solution? Force the shuttered plants to reopen.

Reader reaction was strong to Thursday's front-page photo of a mortally wounded J.

A memo to the newsroom from Editor Davan Maharaj and Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin: We're delighted to announce that Mark Porubcansky, a mainstay of the foreign desk for the last 14 years, is the new foreign editor of the Los Angeles Times.

The Los Angeles Times' Editorial Awards for 2012 were presented in a ceremony Thursday night, honoring the newsroom's best work from the past year.

A memo to the newsroom from Times Editor Davan Maharaj: As we embark on a new year, I want to take a moment to review the exceptional work you produced in 2013, and offer my heartfelt thanks for it.

Announcing a promotion and two recent additions to The Times' staff: Stacey Leasca has been named social media editor.

A memo to the newsroom from Times Editor Davan Maharaj and Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin: We're pleased to announce that Kimi Yoshino is the new Business editor of the Los Angeles Times.

The Times' Editorial Awards for 2013, handed out in a ceremony Thursday night, honored both accountability journalism and what Editor Davan Maharaj called "the ever-growing types of journalism we produce in this Digital Age."

Dear Readers, As we embark on a new year, I want to take a moment to thank you for reading and to look back at the highlights of 2014.

Times Editor Davan Maharaj and Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin have announced that Angel Rodriguez is The Times' new sports editor.

The Los Angeles Times' Editorial Awards for 2014 were presented Wednesday evening in a ceremony that honored the newsroom's commitment to excellence and to the search for truth.

Carolyn Kellogg, who has been covering books for The Times since 2008, has been named books editor. 

Allison Wisk (@allisonwisk), an experienced political editor with an eye for accountability journalism and innovation, is joining The Times as California politics editor.

Dan Beucke has joined the Los Angeles Times as deputy Business editor.

Ben Muessig has been named technology editor of the Los Angeles Times.

Three editors are joining The Times, and some veterans are taking on new roles in a revamped Calendar department.

In an expansion of The Times' storytelling efforts, the newsroom has added two video editors.  

Tanya Erlach is joining the Los Angeles Times as the newsroom's director of editorial events.

Marques Harper has been appointed fashion editor for the Los Angeles Times.

Assistant Managing Editor John Corrigan is leaving The Times to become an editor at the Wall Street Journal, Times Editor/Publisher Davan Maharaj announced. 

Mary McNamara, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2015 for her television criticism, has been named The Times' assistant managing editor for arts and entertainment. 

Matt Doig is joining the Los Angeles Times as assistant managing editor, investigations.

Geoff Berkshire is joining the Los Angeles Times entertainment team as film editor.

A former LAUSD teacher says that realities of sanitation in the district made closing schools absolutely necessary.

It isn't for lack of trying by teachers that some students aren't able to fully access the LAUSD's online learning curriculum.

Coronavirus closures are giving school districts an opportunity to evaluate their online learning efforts and how important teachers are to those programs.

Hotels need to take in homeless people if they don't want the coronavirus to spread.

Accusations of sexual impropriety by powerful men should be taken seriously.

Despite their "essential" status during the coronavirus lockdown, frontline retail and delivery workers are among the least paid and least protected.

It's a relief for many that the governor didn't order all state beaches and parks closed, as expected. But we're still waiting for a smart, comprehensive approach for Californians to safely enjoy the state's abundant natural resources.

Some antibody tests for COVID-19 have unacceptably high rates of false positives.

Voluntary response rates to the 2020 census reveal social inequality — and spotlight how crucial an accurate count is to Los Angeles and California.

Los Angeles County supervisors seem to enjoy their low-tech world where the coronavirus emergency is an excuse to keep the public quiet.

Several medical trade groups are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom for extraordinary immunity for their triage decisions.

California starts to reopen from coronavirus lockdown. But if we relax vigilance now, we could go back to shutdowns again.

Congress decided that all new health insurance policies should cover preventive care. The ability to deny one type -- birth control for women -- on religious grounds should be a rare exception.

Wildlife scientists say we can bring our new delight in nature to the other side of the pandemic, if we're willing to keep the romance alive.

If colleges have to pay out millions in tuition refunds because of coronavirus, it could mean higher tuition and reduced financial aid in coming years.

If the messages from anti-lockdown protests sound familiar, that's because the same people who protested a law to tighten vaccine laws in California are organizing the marches on Sacramento.