Unhoused parents want to preserve childhood for their kids: 'I want to give her everything'
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Stories
Detained and facing deportation: A father leaves his 4-year-old son back in LA
Axel Pecero, who's been in the U.S. since he was 3 years old, was detained amid the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign. After months of detention, he felt as if he had little choice but to voluntarily depart, leaving his 4-year-old son behind.
'Being here breaks people': Inside solitary confinement at Adelanto
ICE detention centers are placing more people in solitary confinement. Some detainees say they’ve been put in isolation for asking for essentials.
California invested billions into a new grade for 4-year-olds — without a plan to evaluate it
California spent billions implementing a new grade for 4-year-olds in public schools called transitional kindergarten — but the state hasn’t set aside money to evaluate how it’s going.
How an overloaded homelessness system left this LA family living in their car
Following up on my story revealing how homelessness among children and families was rising, I spoke to one local family who had to live in their car. After the story published, readers were able to help the family secure housing.
Toxic soil lingers at Pasadena Unified schools — and removal hasn't started at many
Seven months after the Eaton Fire, Pasadena Unified School District still hasn't removed toxic soil as school begins in a week.
Homelessness is down in the LA region — but not for children and families
LA County and city officials touted the 2025 homeless count as a win -- that it showed homelessness was down two years in a row. But an LAist review found homelessness among children and families was rising.
Rural Georgia residents are hit hard by local hospital closure
Stewart-Webster Hospital, in Richland, Georgia, is one of about 80 hospitals that have closed across the country since 2010, according to the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Disability Advocates Fear Impact Of Medicaid Cuts In GOP Health Plan
Congressional cuts to Medicaid can affect people with disabilities.
