USC interim president is ‘optimistic’ despite unprecedented financial crisis – Los Angeles Times

The inspiring, infuriating, even comic tale of how we defeated L.A.’s smog and why we may have to again  Los Angeles Times

Latino residents slam ‘trust fund hipsters’ in L.A. gentrification battle that is getting personal  Los Angeles Times

Supervisors demand jail safety plan, timeline for Men’s Central closure after surge in deaths  San Gabriel Valley Tribune