Jessica Simpson marked eight years since she gave up drinking alcohol with a candid reflection on how sobriety has changed her life for the better.

The Little Tokyo Service Center has transformed the site on Towne Avenue into The Umeya, a 175-unit affordable and permanent supportive housing complex that opened this fall. About 130 units of the ...

The old factory site of a beloved Japanese cracker brand has found new life as supportive housing for Angelenos rebuilding their lives. The Umeya aims to be a bridge between Little Tokyo and Skid Row.