LA County public health officials issued a bacteria warning at several beaches as a potentially record-breaking heat wave ...

When countless people had no choice but to rely on charity for toilet paper, we called it a public health crisis. So why is it normal for people to rely on food banks and nonprofits for pads and ...

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Los Angeles, California - Plans for a $1 million public restroom are raising a stink in Los Angeles, where locals say the cash-strapped city is flushing money down the drain. Officials last year ...

Los Angeles officials on Thursday installed a nearly $1 million taxpayer-funded, two-stall public restroom, drawing fresh criticism from voters over the high cost of yet another facility. The Democrat ...