Anita Chabria
Los Angeles Times
California, United States
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Time to panic? The home insurance market in California is collapsing because of climate change
Even as insurers flee California, lawmakers couldn't hammer out a deal to fix the collapsing market. Inaction will only make disasters more expensive. → Read More
Column: Can California cops be fired for racism? The answer is surprising even to police
Racism within the ranks of law enforcement has long been a contentious issue. But a new California law may force departments to clean house when clear bias is proved. → Read More
Column: Sorry, San Francisco is not the crime-ridden hellhole the far right claims it is
The far-right loves to paint San Francisco as a crime-ridden 'hellhole.' The celebration of an iconic transgender club is a reminder of what the city is really about. → Read More
Column: A father shot his daughters. A mom wants to know why her warning was ignored
David Mora shot and killed his three daughters and a chaperone during a supervised visit last year. The children's mother warned the courts he was dangerous, but no one listened. → Read More
Column: Mike Lindell is helping a California county dump voting machines. You should worry
In Northern California's Shasta County, where hard-right politicians are in control, the damage from lies about the trustworthiness of voting machines is playing out with real-world consequences. → Read More
San Francisco synagogue confronts shooting, hate crime
Dmitri Mishin is accused of firing blanks inside an orthodox synagogue in San Francisco. The congregants are left to grapple with a shattered sense of safety and a fear that no one cares. → Read More
A school threat. Do you send your child or keep them home?
We are living in the age of gun trauma, when no one is free of the stress of mass shootings in classrooms, grocery stores or movie theaters. → Read More
A farmworker town destroyed by floods fights to recover
The Central Valley farm town of Planada was hit hard by recent flooding, displacing many families. Now, as the rest of California dries out, the residents are hoping they won't be forgotten. → Read More
He died on the streets. Can California CARE Courts do better?
CARE Court, California's plan for helping those with severe mental illness, is under attack by civil rights groups. But families fighting to help their loved ones say compassion demands intervention. → Read More
California storm: Homeless on island confront climate change
With storms battering Northern California, the dozens who live in tents on Bannon Island are among the most at risk. → Read More
Overdose prevention reaches a crossroad in San Francisco
San Francisco opened a semi-legal safe drug consumption site in 2022 only to shut it months later with no real plans for another. Meanwhile, dozens of people continue to overdose and die in public, and the fentanyl crisis is growing. → Read More
Hate grows, L.A. politics go berserk and Gen Z saves democracy: Columnists dissect 2022
As a tumultuous 2022 wraps up, L.A. Times columnists Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria parse the good, the bad and the shocking — and offer predictions for 2023. → Read More
Column: Newsom talked tough with mayors and supervisors on homelessness. Did it work?
Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected every homeless action plan in the state, demanding better progress on moving people off of streets. Did the move make any real progress? → Read More
Column: New York will treat more mentally ill people against their will. Should California follow?
Gov. Gavin Newsom has pushed local elected officials to raise their ambition when it comes to homelessness. But New York is showing that the real path to success is about mental illness. → Read More
Column: California takes the lead on hate. That's a good thing. Someone has to
With hate crimes against vulnerable groups skyrocketing nationwide, including the recent shooting in Colorado targeting the LBGTQ community, California is taking the lead on fighting violence. → Read More
Column: Three years after being shot at school, this teen has made our survival her fight
Mia Tretta was 15 years old when she was shot by a gunman at Saugus High in Santa Clarita. Three years later, she reflects on a never-ending stream of gun violence → Read More
Column: Newsom and mayors meet to discuss homelessness. Have we hit rock bottom?
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently rejected every homelessness action plan in the state, demanding that cities and counties do more. Friday, local elected officials will meet with the governor to hear exactly what he wants. → Read More
Column: The bravery of Jennifer Siebel Newsom facing Harvey Weinstein — and facing us all
California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom took the stand Monday in the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein, putting herself in a position no woman asks for -- and helping all women in the process. → Read More
Column: Twitter's in flames when we need it most. Thanks, Elon
Twitter owner Elon Musk banned impersonators, posted Nazi imagery and counseled followers to vote Republican, ending any hopes that the powerful social media platform would uphold standards of impartiality and fairness in upcoming elections. → Read More
Column: Newsom rejects every local homeless plan in state, demanding more ambition
Gov. Gavin Newsom will announce that he is rejecting local homeless action plans from all 75 state applicants seeking hundreds of millions in funding, demanding higher goals to reduce the number of unsheltered people, and those finding permanent housing. → Read More