Rachel Uranga covers transportation and mobility for the Los Angeles Times. She previously reported for the Los Angeles Business Journal, Reuters in Mexico City and Southern California News Group, where she later served on its editorial board.
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A law gives Los Angeles cheap land under freeways to store RVs and feed homeless individuals. Mayor Karen Bass says it will help remove camps and get people housed.
Oct. 3, 2024
After Mayor Karen Bass called for a surge of law enforcement on the Metro system in May, she and other officials acknowledge that more must be done to improve safety.
Sept. 26, 2024
Metro is sued over a $730-million subway car order after labor advocates said the agency failed to implement its jobs program.
Sept. 16, 2024
Three large wildfires are still largely uncontrolled, but an incoming cold front and cloudy weather this weekend are expected to offer some reprieve, officials said Saturday.
Sept. 14, 2024
‘I am crossing my fingers, we are OK for now.’ Residents near Lake Elsinore wait out the flames as the Airport fire burns tens of thousands of acres.
Sept. 12, 2024
‘I am crossing my fingers, we are OK for now.’ Residents near Lake Elsinore wait out the flames as the Airport fire burns tens of thousands of acres.
Sept. 12, 2024
Los líderes de la ciudad han anunciado el primer paso hacia la eliminación de vehículos en un pequeño tramo de una de las calles más emblemáticas de Los Ángeles.
Aug. 24, 2024
Two measures were approved Friday by the Los Angeles City Council to enforce existing parking laws for RVs and other vehicles that homeless people use for shelter
Aug. 18, 2024
L.A. City Council looks at restricting RV parking. A refuge for some and bane for others. Tenants in the worst encampments dump trash and sewage on the street.
Aug. 15, 2024
‘This bus just got hijacked.’ Fight to make L.A. transit safer embroiled in infighting, lawsuit says
As ridership slumped and drug use became rampant, tensions rose between Metro’s CEO and head of security, a new lawsuit alleges.
Aug. 7, 2024