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New recruits in war on flu
This year, federal officials are recommending nasal flu mist for most children aged 2 to 8. It’s a scary, potentially deadly communicable disease, and it could be coming soon to your neighborhood,...
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Democracy gets a facelift
The county's proposed touch-screen voting machine would print out paper ballots with voter choices. Envisioning a future that would make the founding fathers proud, Los Angeles County is investing...
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Help isn’t just a text away (yet)
The ability to text 911—and to send videos and photos—may be coming to a street corner near you. “Make a voice call to 911 for help; text to 911 is not available.” That automated message isn’t what you...
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Framing the future of L.A. art
LACMA's new building will curve over Wilshire Boulevard. Image/Atelier Peter Zumthor and Partner It’s been dubbed L.A.’s living room, and the coming transformation of the Los Angeles County Museum of...
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Progress is in the bag at the beach
This year's coastal cleanup turned up plenty of garbage, but fewer plastic bags. A wedding gown, a polar bear suit, even a fake human skull — volunteers have turned up all sorts of discarded items on...
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D.A. sees new day for mentally ill
District Atty. Jackie Lacey tells the Board of Supervisors that jail diversion is “right within my mission.” When Jackie Lacey won election as district attorney in 2012, no one expected the county’s...
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Learning lessons in healthcare
Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky has pioneered school-based health centers like the one at Monroe High. For years, teachers at Sun Valley Middle School used a 1.8-acre dirt expanse on campus to teach...
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Helping homeless families heal
At Via Avanta, once homeless moms like Gabriele Gonzalez are putting their lives back together. Gabriele Gonzalez was living a hard life last winter. She was homeless and addicted to methamphetamine,...
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Making tracks for a better future
Ceremonial shovels and hard hats await their big moment, beside LACMA's "Urban Light." Los Angeles’ subway is turning out to be the engine that could. A little more than 20 years after the first riders...
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A thank you note
The Yaroslavsky family: Barbara, Zev, Mina and David. This week marks the end of my 40-year career as an elected official in the City and County of Los Angeles. Twenty years ago this month, I was sworn...
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