In previous surges, the hardest-hit neighborhoods were lower income and more densely populated: East L.A., South L.A., the northeast San Fernando Valley. Los Angeles TimesAdvertisementThe shortage of seats for qualified students at most University of California campuses has worsened. STORIESBlack and Latino firefighters in Los Angeles are calling for a federal investigation of allegedly widespread racial bias in the city’s Fire Department. Los Angeles TimesAdvertisementSupport our journalism Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. CALIFORNIA CULTUREAn updated take on the 1965 Watts uprising, a watershed event in L.A. history, is essential reading, writes author Andrew Lewis.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 30, 2021 12:22 UTC