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L.A. just changed its entire approach to homelessness. Does it place politics above need?

L.A. just changed its entire approach to homelessness. Does it place politics above need?

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 3, 2021housing, politics, Los Angeles

Letter from Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee about The Post’s Jan. 6 investigation

Letter from Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee about The Post’s Jan. 6 investigation

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 31, 2021politics, U.S.A., government

A Farewell to Readers, With Hope

A Farewell to Readers, With Hope

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 28, 2021media

Poor neighborhoods bear the brunt of extreme heat, ‘legacies of racist decision-making’

Poor neighborhoods bear the brunt of extreme heat, ‘legacies of racist decision-making’

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 28, 2021environment, cities, Los Angeles

Newsom, Buttigieg announce $5 billion in loans for California’s clogged ports

Newsom, Buttigieg announce $5 billion in loans for California’s clogged ports

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 28, 2021California, economics

Los Angeles is launching the US' biggest guaranteed income pilot. The scheme will pay $1,000 a month to 3,000 families.

Los Angeles is launching the US' biggest guaranteed income pilot. The scheme will pay $1,000 a month to 3,000 families.

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 27, 2021equity, Los Angeles, economics

These 8 Black Women Run Some of the Biggest U.S. Cities

These 8 Black Women Run Some of the Biggest U.S. Cities

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 27, 2021women, cities, equity

The World's Top Business Cities are Still Failing Working Women

The World's Top Business Cities are Still Failing Working Women

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 26, 2021workforce, women, cities

The Metaverse is About to Change Everything

The Metaverse is About to Change Everything

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 22, 2021technology

‘Bring me a boat tomorrow’: Inside the pandemic yacht boom

‘Bring me a boat tomorrow’: Inside the pandemic yacht boom

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 22, 2021housing, Los Angeles

TV Shows Filmed in L.A. Are Finally Starting to Look Familiar

TV Shows Filmed in L.A. Are Finally Starting to Look Familiar

Guest UserOctober 22, 2021culture, Los Angeles

The animals that may exist in a million years, imagined by biologists

The animals that may exist in a million years, imagined by biologists

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 20, 2021environment

VA says it will house homeless veterans who are camped around its West L.A. campus

VA says it will house homeless veterans who are camped around its West L.A. campus

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 20, 2021housing, Los Angeles

Using new law, L.A. City Council bans homeless encampments at 54 spots

Using new law, L.A. City Council bans homeless encampments at 54 spots

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 20, 2021housing, Los Angeles

What Is Trauma-Informed Design?

What Is Trauma-Informed Design?

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 20, 2021design, urban design, housing

Will homeless veterans ever get housing on land set aside for them?

Will homeless veterans ever get housing on land set aside for them?

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 18, 2021housing, Los Angeles

Once a Bus That Transported Incarcerated People Around Rikers, Now a Gorgeous Work of Community Art

Once a Bus That Transported Incarcerated People Around Rikers, Now a Gorgeous Work of Community Art

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 18, 2021voting, public art

California records driest year in a century

California records driest year in a century

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 18, 2021environment, water, California

Despite a Punishing Drought, San Diego Has Water. It Wasn’t Easy.

Despite a Punishing Drought, San Diego Has Water. It Wasn’t Easy.

Cynthia HirschhornOctober 17, 2021water, California