Zev Yaroslavsky

A thank you note

Afternoon rush hour speeds haven’t changed much but the worst traffic may be ending sooner. Afternoon rush hour speeds on the… [Read more]

Health

Learning lessons in healthcare

For years, teachers at Sun Valley Middle School used a 1.8-acre dirt expanse on campus to teach students the finer points of horticulture. But… [Read more]

Arts & Culture

Framing the future of L.A. art

It’s been dubbed L.A.’s living room, and the coming transformation of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art promises that, artistically speaking,…[Read more]

Environment

Progress is in the bag at the beach

A wedding gown, a polar bear suit, even a fake human skull — volunteers have turned up all sorts of discarded items on Coastal Cleanup Day… [Read more]

Public Safety

D.A. sees new day for mentally ill

When Jackie Lacey won election as district attorney in 2012, no one expected the county’s chief prosecutor to become a crusader for taking… [Read more]

The Insider

Around the Third District

With more than 2 million constituents, the Third District is the most economically, ethnically and geographically diverse of Los Angeles County’s five electoral districts. It spans eastward from the Pacific, across the Santa Monica Mountains and into Los Angeles’ Westside, San Fernando Valley and parts of Hollywood. Zev has represented the district since 1994.