Beth Pratt-Bergstrom

A Malibu mansion and a humble home in Ventura have something in common: Their carbon emissions are net-zero. Is this the next trend in home building?

Inglewood school officials blame closures on declining student enrollment and aging facilities. But distraught community members suspect financial motives.

Construction has begun in Agoura Hills on the world’s largest wildlife road crossing. How do you get animals to cross over the busy 101 freeway?

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is recommending that cannabis be rescheduled as a less dangerous drug. California is preparing for the changes.

Expansions of The Broad museum and the Colburn School represent investments in the arts on Grand Ave. Neither design is oriented toward drivers or parking.

Authors Carl Safina and Jennifer Ackerman talk owls: from their extraordinary vision, hearing, and flight to the mystery and folklore that has surrounded them for centuries.

You fall in love, move in, adopt a dog, and then? You break up. So who gets the dog? Dividing up the pets can be as contentious as a child custody battle.

Residents want a nearby landfill — where a chemical reaction is happening underneath — to shut down to preserve their health. Months later, it’s still operating.