More LA Residents In Poverty Amid Recession
A new record was set in 2009 for the number of Americans living at or below the poverty level, and more than ever in Los Angeles and the nation are seeking government benefits to offset their troubles.
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A new record was set in 2009 for the number of Americans living at or below the poverty level, and more than ever in Los Angeles and the nation are seeking government benefits to offset their troubles.
Distressed properties continue to decimate the Inland Empire, with about 1 in 109 homes at some stage of foreclosure activity.
The "happiest place on earth" just got a bit pricier.
Classrooms would have been off-limits, but under the proposed plan, students would have seen advertising in libraries, hallways and even cafeterias.
The good news: regions in Southern California were the only ones to show net job increases so far. The bad news: jobs are more scarce in the rest of the state.
As the fall campaign to replace him kicks into high gear and his popularity at a new low, Governor Schwarzenegger is set to leave the Golden State behind.
Officials say the federal grants will help "reverse the effects" of widespread foreclosures on Inland Empire communities.
In an apparent push for more cash, L.A. officials say drivers can now get ticketed for parking at busted spots.
The economic future of 150,00 state workers is at stake as California is set to defend its decision.
Citing Sacramento's recent failure to pass a new budget, Supervisor Mike Antonovich says it's time for drastic measures.
The Youth Promise Act would dole out money to organizations promising to hire gang members, but Republicans are unlikely to approve of another spending initiative.
Federal agriculture inspectors at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have found a destructive pest in a shipment of pineapples that's never been seen before in the United States.
As millions of Southland college students get set to head back to school, the heads of all three California school systems have issued a dire warning.
Even the megaproject designed by famed architect Frank Gehry has been stalled by lingering fears of a double-dip recession.
Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer is defending her party's big-spending approach to attacking the recession, even as the latest economic data suggest a sputtering recovery.
