Joy Chen already survived one devastating wildfire. This year, as executive director of the Every Fire Survivor’s Network (EFSN), she got the chance to help shape who pays for the next one.
In the urban landscape of Compton is Alma Backyard Farms, where Dennis Meman tends vegetables and flowers and thinks about how the seeds he plants grow into food which feed families. It’s how he can use his hands to heal rather than harm.
Kevin Pobjoy and Megan Ramos never knew each other. Now they are bound together by a gift.
For 78-year-old Boyle Heights resident Vealicia Rivera, the June fire at the giant Lineage cold storage warehouse near her home has turned daily life into a struggle. But she has found respite at the community garden of Adventist Health White Memorial medical center in her neighborhood.
Los Angeles is a city that has been defined, for better and worse, by big visions. But in recent years, the story of this place has often been told through numbers: soaring housing costs, rising homelessness, widening inequality, shrinking trust in institutions. What’s too often missing are the voices behind those numbers — the Angelenos who live with the consequences of policy choices every day.
The Pacific Northwest is experiencing a series of fast-moving wildfires that have prompted widespread evacuations across parts of Washington, Oregon, and neighboring states. Several large fires have threatened homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure while producing hazardous smoke that has affected air quality across the region. Here's how to help.