As the campaign for the 2006 Democratic gubernatorial primary gets underway, the issue that most divides candidates Steve Westly and Phil Angelides is proving to be tax policy. Read more...

From the gymnasium of South Los Angeles’ Accelerated School on Tuesday night, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa used his first State of the City Address to deliver his most complete and resounding overture yet for taking over the city’s public schools. Read more...

Where did you first learn about the Civil Rights Movement or Native Americans? The answer for many of us is similar. We learned history in schools and from our textbooks. Read more...

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As April is Sexually Transmitted Diseases Awareness Month, more attention is being drawn to the prevention and treatment of STDs. An estimated 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections occur each year, with almost half of them among people ages 15 to 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site. Read more...

For more than 11,000 Skid Row inhabitants, the area bounded by 3rd, 7th, Main and Alameda streets ““ where transients may be arrested for sitting, sleeping, or lying on public sidewalks ““ is the closest thing they have to home. Read more...

Bobby McCue said he often finds homeless people sleeping in the doorway of his Westwood bookstore, effectively blocking him from entering. “This isn’t every day, but it does end up happening … at least once a week,” said McCue, manager of Mystery Bookstore. Read more...