Oct. 11—According to the "broken window" theory, if a neighborhood ignores a broken window — if it goes unrepaired — it sends a signal that care and concern for the neighborhood has faded or died, and ...

The annual blooming jacaranda mimosifolia, the trees with the bright violet-colored, trumpet-shaped flowers familiar to Southern Californians in May and June, seem to be back to their pretty, ...

The jacaranda trees are blooming. Currently, it’s hard to drive anywhere in Southern California and not spot these towering explosions of lavender haze. Like many of our ostentatious plant life, these ...