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Should Renters Earn a Piece of the Neighborhood Pie They Helped Bake?

Should Renters Earn a Piece of the Neighborhood Pie They Helped Bake?

Guest UserDecember 10, 2020housing, Los Angeles

The U.S. Child-Care Crisis Is Torturing Parents and the Economy

The U.S. Child-Care Crisis Is Torturing Parents and the Economy

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 10, 2020U.S.A., youth, economics

Where can I volunteer during the holidays?

Where can I volunteer during the holidays?

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 10, 2020civic engagement, Los Angeles

Tampa Has an Ambitious Road Mural Goal — and Even Bigger Plans If Funding Comes Through

Tampa Has an Ambitious Road Mural Goal — and Even Bigger Plans If Funding Comes Through

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 10, 2020cities, transportation, public art

Pantone Picks Two Colors of the Year for 2021

Pantone Picks Two Colors of the Year for 2021

Guest UserDecember 9, 2020art, design

COVID-19 hit Latinos hard. Now officials must build trust around vaccine in the community

COVID-19 hit Latinos hard. Now officials must build trust around vaccine in the community

Guest UserDecember 9, 2020public health, California

What seven ICU nurses want you to know about the battle against covid-19

What seven ICU nurses want you to know about the battle against covid-19

Guest UserDecember 7, 2020public health

Many aren’t buying public officials’ ‘stay-at-home’ message. Experts say there’s a better way

Many aren’t buying public officials’ ‘stay-at-home’ message. Experts say there’s a better way

Guest UserDecember 7, 2020public health, Los Angeles

Amid history of mistreatment, doctors struggle to sell Black Americans on coronavirus vaccine

Amid history of mistreatment, doctors struggle to sell Black Americans on coronavirus vaccine

Guest UserDecember 7, 2020public health, race

These photos reveal California’s harrowing 2020, month by month

These photos reveal California’s harrowing 2020, month by month

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 7, 2020California, Los Angeles, art

10 wildly festive phone and Zoom backgrounds by L.A. artists

10 wildly festive phone and Zoom backgrounds by L.A. artists

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 7, 2020art, artists, Los Angeles

California Water Futures Begin Trading Amid Fear of Scarcity

California Water Futures Begin Trading Amid Fear of Scarcity

Guest UserDecember 6, 2020environment, water, California

L.A. began 2020 with a clean-air streak but ended with its worst smog in decades

L.A. began 2020 with a clean-air streak but ended with its worst smog in decades

Guest UserDecember 6, 2020environment, Los Angeles

Joey Wat, CEO of China’s Largest Restaurant Company, Shares Lessons on Controlling COVID-19

Joey Wat, CEO of China’s Largest Restaurant Company, Shares Lessons on Controlling COVID-19

Guest UserDecember 6, 2020public health, leadership, women

How athletes built a voter-turnout machine for 2020 and beyond

How athletes built a voter-turnout machine for 2020 and beyond

Guest UserDecember 5, 2020voting, U.S.A.

Science Delivers the COVID-19 Vaccine. Too Bad Not Enough People Want It

Science Delivers the COVID-19 Vaccine. Too Bad Not Enough People Want It

Guest UserDecember 4, 2020public health

As stay-at-home restrictions rise, here are ways to cope

As stay-at-home restrictions rise, here are ways to cope

Guest UserDecember 2, 2020public health

This pandemic has exposed our nation’s broken caregiving system

This pandemic has exposed our nation’s broken caregiving system

Guest UserDecember 2, 2020U.S.A., youth

Low-Income Communities Need Park Funding Too

Low-Income Communities Need Park Funding Too

Guest UserDecember 2, 2020park, equity, public space, civic space