County of Los Angeles, CA

Families circulate California ballot petitions to hold fentanyl dealers accountable

By Sarah Downey | Monday, Jan 22, 2024 @ 5:55pm

Signature gathering is underway for a new ballot measure that would make fentanyl dealers accountable for their crimes while saving people from a drug that has become a leading cause of overdose deaths.
With smaller homes, lawmakers hope for big impact on California housing crisis

By Sarah Downey | Wednesday, Nov 15, 2023 @ 12:14pm

With recent data showing even higher hurdles to home ownership in California, a spate of new laws were passed this session to help produce more Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), which are smaller scale units that share the lot of a single family home.