Sonja Sharp

For the first time since World War II, there will be no Rose Parade in Pasadena on New Year’s morning. Among other things, that means there will be no performance by the Los Angeles Unified School District’s All City Honor Band, which exists for one reason, and one reason only: to play each year in the Rose Parade.

Having a child in the hospital is agony for any family, but having one stuck there for Christmas can be especially hard. This Christmas posed challenges to Santa, but hospitals managed to find ways to get him in, virtually or in person.

After months of delays and pandemic upheaval, officials have released the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care, a blueprint to remodel California’s Byzantine child-care system.

Karen and Tai Carter teach kindergarten from a Highland Park school. These days they teach together from home.

Hanging around outside in Southern California for Thanksgiving or other holidays? Your stay-warm strategy shouldn’t be ski jackets and layering. Focus on your ears, feet and tush.

A season of disappointment and depression as COVID-19 rages

Deaf Americans are picking a new name for President-elect Joe Biden, but some complain that it looks like a gang sign.

California voting system gets mostly rave reviews from voters, many of whom are calling it their ‘best voting experience ever.’

An American Academy of Pediatrics study shows providers who cared for young children in the pandemic’s first wave were no more likely to get the coronavirus than those who stayed home.

As the state continues to reopen its economy with a tiered strategy launched just more than a month ago, some counties have seen an uptick in coronavirus cases.