Commentary In an increasingly polarized United States, it can often be tempting to let states you feel have made poor decisions, depending on what side of the political spectrum you fall, to live with the mess they’ve created. This is especially true of California, a state that many outsiders—and residents—would describe as a hot mess….

Commentary Southern California counties, cities and jurisdictions need to provision for 1.5 million new homes throughout the next eight years. California’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) works with local jurisdictions, analyzing population growth, job growth and transportation infrastructure to develop mandates for how many new homes jurisdictions must plan for. The approach includes…

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped to 11.3 percent in March, down from a revised 11.5 percent in February, according to figures released today by the state Employment Development Department. The 11.3 percent rate was still well above the pre-pandemic rate of 5.4 percent in March 2020. In Orange County, where seasonally…