The small city of 54,000 in Los Angeles County is known for how its residents and officials worked in the 1980s to transform their hometown from a blighted community to one that gained national awards.

A series of isolated, heated clashes in Los Angeles prompted a historic response from the Trump administration that risks broadening anti-ICE protests into a wider law enforcement challenge.

President Trump has sent the National Guard into Los Angeles, claiming the city is in chaos and rioters have taken over. Meanwhile, Angelenos continue to brunch.

Democrats in California and across the country have been beating themselves up since the election, looking for a new identity. Is it helpful, or just more navel-gazing from a party that should focus on Trump?