If a subway would work anywhere in modern Los Angeles, conventional wisdom said, it was along Wilshire Boulevard. Read full story Author: Jenny Jarvie
Arellano: Two winners, one loser in L.A. mayor’s debate
What’s shocking about Nithya Raman’s flop is that she should know how important it is to project well to a television audience, given that her husband is a screenwriter. Read …
Governor’s debate spawns another raucous clash: 5 explosive moments
Candidates for California governor face off in another televised debate hosted by LA TV stations NBC4 and Telemundo 52 as voting begins in the June 2 primary. Read full story …
Police think this contraption can bring high-speed chases to an end
A pursuing vehicle pulls within 5 feet of a motorist, a button is pressed, and a net from the front bumper wraps around the back tires or axle of the …
Bass, Raman and Pratt square off on Palisades fire, police hiring in bruising mayoral debate
At one point, Councilmember Nithya Raman accused Mayor Karen Bass and reality TV star Spencer Pratt of teaming up to attack her. Read full story Author: David Zahniser, Noah Goldberg
A shelter dog bit her 18 times. Now, Orange County is paying her a $450,000 settlement
A volunteer at an animal care facility in Tustin suffered wounds to her arms, legs, buttocks and neck. Read full story Author: Suhauna Hussain
Moorpark professor may avoid prison time in death of Jewish man at Thousand Oaks protest
A Moorpark professor and pro-Palestininian protester changed his plea to guilty in the death of a Jewish man at a protest in Thousand Oaks. As a result, he could avoid …
‘It still stings’: 18 people reveal how much they paid for LA28 Olympics tickets
If you’re hoping to nab tickets to the LA28 Olympics in the second drop coming in August, you might want to brace yourself. Read full story Author: Kailyn Brown
Sweeping California law on single-use plastic meets with outrage from all sides as it goes live
California’s long anticipated single-use plastic law is now in effect. Environmentalists and anti-waste activists are suing, saying loopholes make it toothless and even harmful. Read full story Author: Susanne Rust
Trees that survived L.A.’s wildfires are dying at alarming rate. Can they be saved?
A preliminary survey found 20% of street trees that survived the 2025 fires have gone missing in the past year. Local advocates blame a lack of watering and careless contractors. …
Hiltzik: Blame gas stations — and yourself — for the rise and fall of gas prices
Economists blame corner gas stations and consumer behavior for the rocket-and-feathers phenomenon in the rise and fall of gasoline prices. Read full story Author: Michael Hiltzik
Man fed teen Adderall, forced him to work then abandoned him on an L.A. freeway, prosecutors say
A Thousand Oaks man was charged in connection with labor trafficking a 14-year-old and alleging forcing him to sell hundreds of clothing online, according to authorities. Read full story Author: …
7-year-old boy missing in Santa Monica; police ask for help
Santa Monica police are asking for the public’s help locating a 7-year-old boy last seen Tuesday night. Read full story Author: Fedor Zarkhin
California county discovers trove of unopened ballots from last election in a locked box
The Humbolt County Office of Elections made an unnerving discovery Monday: a stack of 596 sealed ballots from the most recent election left at the bottom a locked voting drop …
He took a Molotov cocktail to an ICE protest. Now the SoCal man is going to prison.
A federal judge sentenced a man to more than two years in prison after he was arrested at a downtown L.A. protest with a Molotov cocktail. Read full story Author: …
Disney fans may soon get to order Disney-themed license plates that help children’s hospitals
Here’s how Disney enthusiasts can stay up to date and pre-order a Disney-themed California license plate. Read full story Author: Karen Garcia
Ahead of her 100th birthday, we’re still learning new things about Betye Saar
A new show at Roberts Projects lets us in on a different but equally foundational branch of Saar’s story: her costume design work. Read full story Author: Julissa James
An Armenian restaurant like L.A. has never seen — in a former doughnut shop in Glendale
At Yerord Mas, a second-generation son of the city takes the cooking of his people and turns it into something personal, deeply researched, modern in lightness and inspiringly delicious. His …
She’s written hits for everyone else. Now, at 61, Linda Perry is ready for herself
Linda Perry, former 4 Non Blondes front woman, has released her first solo album in three decades alongside a Tribeca-premiered documentary, both titled “Let It Die Here.” Read full story …
Medicaid Millionaires Are Hiding in Plain Sight
Fraud in government programs is often treated like an urban legend — something that happens in faraway blue cities run by corrupt political machines. But the truth is more unsettling: …