Broken water fountains. Bathrooms out of service. Tagged walls. Desks scratched up or jiggling from missing parts. These were some conditions of public schools attended by Cal State LA students interviewed...

A rent control measure returns to the ballot this November, allowing voters to weigh in on the future of California’s housing market. California cities currently have limits on how much a landlord...

San Pedro Resident Isaiah Hicks’ apartment is plagued with the kind of infrastructure issues that state Proposition 5 could potentially help address: Aging pipes, chipped paint, cracks in the stairs. “The...

Should California spend $10 billion from the state’s general funds to combat climate change? That’s the question raised by Prop. 4, which will appear on the statewide ballot this November. It would...

Like many opponents of ballot measure ME to raise funds for El Monte schools, Michael Murro worries the funds won’t be used well. He said increasing school funding, especially any money that taxpayers...

Proposition 6, a state ballot measure that would prohibit California from using forced labor in prison, is supported by groups representing teachers, workers and civil and voting rights advocates. A...

Potholes. The common enemy of cars on the road and people driving them. They cause tire damage, blowouts, and huge bills for drivers. That’s why the City of El Monte wants to fix the problem with...

Wooden crates, tables, chairs, University Times newspaper boxes and more barricade the front of the University Gym at Cal State LA. Graffiti covers the gym wall with words like “Free Palestine.” Billie...

Earlier this month, Cal State LA Pan-African Studies professor and co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter, Melina Abdullah, was announced as the running mate of independent presidential...

I was excited to attend my first neighborhood council meeting this fall, a finance and outreach meeting in Hermon. As I walked around, I didn’t see any signs. Some people were in the church across...