Archive - L.A. Reported

Penny Wise, Pothole Foolish

What’s the real cause of L.A.'s crumbling roads? The city's broken budgeting process.

May 31

The bullet train is off-track again

The rail authority’s inspector general warns that design changes violate state law.

May 17

The burn of living near abandoned property

Private houses can become a public fire hazard when squatters take over.

May 10

April 2026

Karen Bass walks through fire. And gets burned.

By Robert Greene

Apr 26

Do you know why we didn't pull you over?

It's never been easier to get away with speeding or running a light in Los Angeles. Drivers and pedestrians are paying a deadly price.

Apr 15

March 2026

The bullet train to … Gilroy

California voted for high-speed rail to connect Los Angeles to San Francisco. That’s not what it looks like in the latest reports.

Mar 17

Juan Galicia spent a year asking the city to act on the abandoned house next door. Last week, a fire answered instead.

Mar 15

Unsafe for any species

Automobiles are killing more animals in L.A. than ever before

Mar 1

February 2026

L.A.'s trash vigilantes

When the city doesn't keep up with ever-mounting piles of garbage, these residents step in.

Feb 22

Piles of trash, sitting in warehouses

Too much of L.A.’s plastic waste never gets recycled.

Feb 15

Take the D train

Will Metro’s Wilshire Boulevard line be our public-transit turning point?

Feb 8

Whacking L.A. trees in a mistaken effort to reduce crime

Feb 1