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This month, as we celebrate Juneteenth and Pride, it's worth remembering the power of a collective saying "no."

No more excuses for delaying the construction of Venice Dell homeless housing, Mayor Bass

I was skeptical of bringing artificial intelligence into the exam room, but it promised to reduce my screen time and shift the focus back to the patients.

The lifeguard so upset by the presence of an LGBTQ+ Pride flag that he's suing L.A. County might want to find another line of work.

A flat fee of $24.15 on most utility customers. Reduced per-kilowatt hour rates. How is this supposed to encourage power conservation?

Electric bills are rising. Here are ways to reduce the burden without slowing the shift to home and vehicle electrification to meet our climate goals.

I feel compelled to confess. That belly dancer in my 9th grade history class in 1982 at my L.A. magnet? I hired her. My bad.

Would anyone reasonably question the impartiality of Justices Alito and Thomas? Without a doubt.

Voters care only about prices. Biden might as well be speaking another language when he tells them that the economy is improving.

A reader says L.A.'s short-term rental law didn't stop a party house in his quiet neighborhood from causing problems.

Contracting with multiple police agencies isn't working for Metro. The transit system needs its own security fully under its command.

Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles, fiction and nonfiction, to consider for your June reading list.

Immediately wondering what a felony conviction will do to Trump's poll numbers is the wrong way to cover something so important.

A reader cites Winston Churchill: "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."

This month, as we celebrate Juneteenth and Pride, it's worth remembering the power of a collective saying "no."

Rachel Somerstein's "Invisible Labor" examines the history of the C-section, the medicalization of birth, and racism and misogyny in the U.S. healthcare system.

The same week that he became a felon, the former president was rumored to be forming an unholy alliance with Elon Musk. Be afraid.

This Sunday's election in Mexico will probably yield a first: a woman president. But the nation's electoral machinery is struggling to deliver free and fair elections.

It's a relief that California voters won't have to face the discriminatory anti-transgender initiative on the November ballot. But the debate isn't over yet.

The lack of testing sites in the Bay Area means some students will miss out on admission and scholarship opportunities to colleges and programs that require test scores.

Shortages of homes and apartments across the country have driven more dogs and cats into shelters — and spurred a movement for pet-inclusive rental policies.

A Navy veteran and political science professor says Alito, a former Army officer, should know how extreme it is to fly an upside-down flag.

Maxim Loskutoff's second novel is an attempt to sort through Kaczynski's contradictions, to acknowledge his foresight while stressing that he was a sociopath.

The belief that our bodies will resurrect shouldn't hold states back from legalizing human composting as a burial option.

A reader who grew up in San Diego County in similar circumstances as Bill Walton says the basketball legend's death hit him hard.

The guilty verdict, on 34 felonies that few can fully explain, is already boosting campaign contributions and energizing Republicans.

A jury convicted the former president and presumptive Republican nominee on all counts in the New York hush money trial, a remarkable victory for the rule of law.

"No, former President Trump, the trial wasn't rigged," says a reader. "It followed procedures for giving attention to actual facts."

It shouldn't take a criminal conviction to convince conscientious voters of Trump's epic unfitness. But those who support him must now reckon with the fact that their candidate is a convicted felon.

When states ban donations to their underfunded election offices, they aren't protecting your right to vote, they're undermining it.