Metro Special Reports, Projects & Investigations
Review the in-depth reporting from The Times' Metro staff.
COMMUNITY
In a long-troubled pocket of South Los Angeles, gang violence is declining, a wave of construction is underway and social services are expanding. But police and residents know the tide could turn at any time. Can the neighborhood finally recover from the ruinous onslaught of drugs and violence in the 1980s and 90s?
Stories by Scott Gold. |
EDUCATION
Examining California public school districts' effectiveness in removing teachers and other educators who harm or poorly serve their students.
Stories by Jason Song. |
POLICE SHOOTINGS
A Times investigation shows that the problem of Inglewood police officers shooting unarmed suspects isn't new.
Stories by Jack Leonard and Victoria Kim. |
TRAIN CRASH
Full coverage of the deadly collision between Metrolink train 111 and a Union Pacific freight train, its aftermath and investigation.
Stories by Times staff writers. |
FIRES
The Times explores the growth and cost of wildfires.
Stories by Bettina Boxall and Julie Cart. |
INCARCERATION
A thoughtful, successful Omaha woman leads what seems a normal life. But long ago she forged a lasting bond in California with a man from a different universe: the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang.
Three-part series by Joe Mozingo. |
LABOR
A Times investigation finds questionable dealings plague the Los Angeles chapter of the Service Employees International Union.
Stories by Paul Pringle. |
DRUG VIOLENCE
The war between drug cartels and Mexican troops that has left at least 4,100 people dead.
Stories by The Times foreign, national and metro staffs. |
SCIENCE
DNA matches in criminal cases aren't always a lock.
Stories by Maura Dolan and Jason Felch. |
HISTORY
The Gangster Squad was formed in 1946 to keep East Coast Mafia out of L.A. Its 'anything goes' approach endured through the 1950s in an era when justice was found far from the courthouse.
Stories by Paul Lieberman. |
ART WORLD
A scholar's journey leads through war, addiction and injury to arrest.
Stories by Jason Felch. |
SEX OFFENDER LAW
A law intended to crack down on sex offenders has proved a bonanza for some private psychologists and psychiatrists. Meanwhile, some offenders have slipped through the cracks.
Stories by Charles Piller and Lee Romney. |
TRAFFIC
A look at how your neighbors, in the next lane, juggle their lives and drives. And how we got here.
Stories by Christopher Goffard, Dan Weikel and Jeffrey L. Rabin. |
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PRIVACY
Medical records improperly accessed at hospitals.
Stories by Charles Ornstein. |
IMMIGRATION
A series on the lives of illegal immigrants in Southern California.
Stories by the staff of the Times. |
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POLITICS
How California elected officials and their donors get around campaign contribution limits.
Stories by the staff of the Times Sacramento bureau. |
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SOUTHLAND STORIES
Scott Gold chronicles Southern California, one block at a time.
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BRUSH FIRES
Full coverage of the 2007 brush fires, including ongoing recovery efforts.
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HEALTH
At least 33 infants were infected in the 1980s by HIV-tainted transfusions at Cedars-Sinai.
Stories by Charles Ornstein. |
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DEVELOPMENT
How the development boom in downtown, the Westside, Valley and other parts of L.A. is dramatically changing the city.
Stories by Sharon Bernstein, Cara Mia DiMassa, and other Times staff writers. |
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MENTAL HEALTH
Inside the California's mental health system.
Stories by Scott Gold, Lee Romney and other Times staff writers. |
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PUBLIC SAFETY
An examination of vulnerable 911 emergency system
Stories by Rich Connell and Robert J. Lopez. |
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