Can a new commission remedy California’s public defender crisis? – Los Angeles Times

Three small houses take shape at 3120 Atwater Ave.  Urbanize LA

Watch live coverage from outside the gates of Columbia University, as pro-Palestinian activists occupy Hamilton Hall on Tuesday 30 April, escalating a battle with administrators who have begun suspending students for refusing to dismantle tents set up on the campus.

Eggnog in LA  LAist