L.A. city officials use disappearing Google Chats. The city attorney is investigating
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office is conducting an internal review of city employees’ use of Google Chat messages that are automatically deleted after 24…
A taste of 1789 Japan
A meal out of history, babka love, Christmas Caesar, Kismet’s cheesy pickle-and-greens dip, ranking the best and worst chicken tenders, a Somni sneak peek, why…
Ho-ho-ho with ‘Die Hard,’ plus the week’s best films in L.A.
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.I attended Tuesday’s premiere screening of…
Reagan to Make Appeal to Soviets in L.A. Speech
President Reagan will make another plea for U.S.-Soviet cooperation in a speech here today and suggest new steps that the Soviets could take to signal…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Kyle Mooney
Now that he has a baby, Kyle Mooney doesn’t leave a certain L.A. radius much if he doesn’t have to. And he’s content with that.…
Meet the queer Gen Z women giving billiards a rebrand in L.A.
In the summer of 2023, Alix Max, new to town with a cigarette in their mouth, was shooting pool on the patio of 4100 Bar…
Darvin Ham says what he did with Lakers warranted extension, not firing
It’s been seven months since the Lakers fired Darvin Ham, and he’s still surprised he’s no longer coaching the team.Ham, who was 90-74 in two…
LAPD, LAFD charge $2 million for working Dodgers’ World Series parade
The response was much like that of a father when handed the bill for his daughter’s wedding reception. Joy trumps outrage every time. So, when…
FBI agents search home of L.A. deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat
FBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor as part of an investigation into a bomb threat made against City Hall, officials…
New Yankees closer Devin Williams thought he’d be traded to Dodgers
Closer extraordinaire Devin Williams had been told by the Milwaukee Brewers that he probably would be traded to the Dodgers. He went to the New…
L.A. County demands investigation into death of baby who died after being left in care of 11-year-old
Los Angeles County supervisors called Tuesday for an investigation into the death of Thyri Wood, a 1-year-old who died in July after the county’s child…
Zubin Mehta still champions Arnold Schoenberg at the L.A. Phil
It would be hard to come up with a more radically divisive major composer than Arnold Schoenberg, who was born in Vienna in 1874 and…
L.A. County gives probation chief emergency powers over workforce
L.A. County agreed to bestow new powers on its beleaguered probation chief, giving him temporary authority to redirect some of the county’s workforce as the…
Against the Broncos, Chargers will face a problem (Bo Nix) that L.A. created
Bo Nix isn’t the same quarterback the Chargers prepared for in Week 6. Jesse Minter knows he’s partially to blame.“We kind of sparked his run…
State agency fines L.A. more than $560,000 for dog attack at Harbor animal shelter
The state agency that oversees workplace safety has fined the city of Los Angeles $563,250 after finding that the severe mauling of a animal shelter…
No plans? This app will match you with a group of strangers for dinner
When David Brown moved from Chicago to Los Angeles this summer, one of the first things he did was download an app that aims to…
L.A. D.A. Hochman to fire Gascón’s police shootings prosecutor
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he intends to terminate the contract of a special prosecutor that George Gascón hired to reopen investigations…
5 Korean restaurants and bottle shops to try makgeolli in L.A
As the granddaughter of Korean rice farmers who brewed rich, viscous makgeolli to keep their six sons sated while planting in the fields, my journey…
Patrick Soon-Shiong’s controversial shakeup at the L.A. Times
Patrick Soon-Shiong had become accustomed to making the news.He was the doctor and medical technology innovator who built a fortune, the striving South African immigrant…
Mayor Karen Bass’ next pick for Metro’s board is being closely watched
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Dakota Smith, Rachel Uranga and David Zahniser at the helm.The…