Erin Rode

Across Southern California, local governments are steering unhoused people into isolated areas surrounded by warehouses, freeways and toxic air.

The 'San Vicente Asterisk' is often crowned the worst intersection in Los Angeles

A sign in an industrial area of Fontana gives notice of planned construction on a building that will become a homeless shelter. Many cities are placing homeless shelters in heavy industrial zones that are heavily polluted. (Photo by Jeremy Lindenfeld)

High tides have forced the closure of a popular SoCal beach Point Dume is a promontory on the coast of Malibu, Calif., that juts out into the Pacific Ocean.

'San Diego will be gasping for water before we see any effect' An afternoon boating on Lake Havasu. Matthew Micah Wright/Getty Images

The roadway was previously protected by seawalls destroyed by the Palisades Fire.

An 8-mile hike leads to the ever-popular Santa Paula Punch Bowls A shallow pool of water along the Santa Paula Canyon Trail in Ventura County, Calif., on Aug. 15, 2026.

The Sept. 18 event will feature sessions on designing cooler cities and preparing for the human cost of rising temperatures.

Tenants and advocates are calling for an end to a utility billing practice that they say lacks transparency and causes them anxiety by making monthly bills unpredictable.

The city council on Wednesday approved a 45-day moratorium, citing water, power, and land-use concerns raised by residents and staff.