L.A. Trade-Tech’s student body resembles the blue-collar bloc that helped elect Obama.

California’s economy is booming, but the state’s poorest residents are falling further and further behind.

Los Angeles is the latest city where criminal justice reformers are running against traditional law-and-order incumbents.

Calvin Wongus has had no trouble finding employment in the tight labor market. But for the poorest workers like himself, the jobs have been low-paying and part-time.