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Update: Metro's ridership numbers fell to its lowest numbers of the year in June after a 13.5% drop from May www.latimes.com/california/s...

Metro bus and rail ridership has dropped up to 15% since recent ICE raids. An incident this week at a Pasadena bus stop has brought new fear for riders who rely on public transit (w/ @hannahfry.bsky.social + Christopher Buchanan)

All of LA is not a 'war zone.' We separate facts from spin and disinformation amid immigration raids

The LAX/Metro transit center opens today, bringing LA one step closer to an airport rail connection. The station is about 2.5 miles from LAX. Travelers will take shuttles to and from until the people mover train opens next year www.latimes.com/california/s...

Metro moved forward on its $9.4 billion budget while uncertainties around future funding remain. Newsom's latest budget revision pulls $17.6 million from state's highway fund towards Olympics but ignores a $2 billion request for state agencies' transit operations.

And now taxis, but make them float. @cshalby.bsky.social on a water taxi that could ferry Olympic fans from San Pedro to Long Beach. www.latimes.com/california/s...

FEMA tasked Army Corps to clean up fire debris at private residences, some public buildings and places of worship — but not commercial properties. In Altadena, the business districts are still lined with rubble and the shells of gutted shops and restaurants. www.latimes.com/california/s...

A concrete recycling operation is going up in the middle of an Altadena neighborhood that largely survived the fire. Residents who expected to return soon have been told the work is safe but have seen no proof and fear the plans pose new danger. "We are just totally and utterly trapped."

Latest issue of the L.A. Times Guild Eagle: Our latest updates to you on the loss of even more irreplaceable staff and our owner's push to weave Artificial Intelligence into our work. latguild.com/news/2025/3/...

Whether Southern California Edison was responsible for sparking the Jan. 7 Eaton blaze remains to be seen, but company records uncovered by The Times show for the first time that Edison knew some of its towers at and near the likely ignition point were fire hazards.

2+ months after the Eaton fire tore through Altadena, questions persist for residents eager to get back -- how long will it take to rebuild once they're allowed to, what the process will require and whether they can manage the wait www.latimes.com/california/s...

As the Trump administration continues to threaten federal funding, Los Angeles is waiting for millions of allocated dollars to expand Metro’s rail lines and an answer to a multibillion dollar request for the 2028 Olympics www.latimes.com/california/s...

In Altadena, healthy trees that survived the fire have been at risk of removal. Some have already been cut down, tree care experts and residents say. A look at their mission to save the town's historic canopy

In the early 20th century, people could buy home kits from Sears catalogs, saving on time and money. Inspired by that model, local architects are mapping out a plan to help Altadena residents rebuild after the fire

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it won’t order soil testing at properties charred by the fires. This breaks with a long-standing safeguard to ensure no lingering contamination is left behind after fires, my colleague Tony Briscoe reports: www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com

Southern California Edison was warned in 2022 that an emergency shutdown could overload power lines that run through Eaton Canyon, increasing the risk of a wildfire, according to public records reviewed by The Times.

In Altadena, a community wrestles with its future and fights to preserve the sanctity of the town. "We're not going to get erased."

Stay or go? For Altadena residents, the decision to rebuild or sell their homes is not always an easy choice. “How do you rebuild a community like that? It’s not going to be done by people who want to build a homogeneous, monotonous world." by @cshalby.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

The Eaton fire destroyed thousands of homes. As the cleanup phase of recovery begins, Altadena residents are grappling with how to rebuild when questions about cost and timeline loom. Grateful to all who have shared their stories with me for @latimes.com

National Weather Service issued its most extreme version of a red flag warning. Areas of concern including Altadena and Malibu www.latimes.com/california/s...

We mapped the damages from the Eaton and Palisades fires @latimes.com @sean-greene.bsky.social @cshalby.bsky.social @nohaggerty.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Today's front page features a story I wrote w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social + @melissagomez.bsky.social about Altadena, my hometown, + @raineytime.bsky.social's story about his childhood home. For days, @latimes.com journalists have dispersed across the region to cover communities they know and love

I grew up in Altadena in my great-grandmother’s old home. The house is safe, but just a few blocks away is devastation. Childhood friends lost their homes. Places I knew my whole life are gone. I wrote about this special community with @brittnymejia.bsky.social + @melissagomez.bsky.social