Getty-led L.A. Arts Community Fire Relief Fund gives first grants
Seven weeks after fires laid waste to neighborhoods in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena, the L.A. Arts Community Fire Relief Fund has given $14.3 million…
Max Christie returns to L.A. … as a visitor with the Mavericks
This wasn’t the first time Max Christie stood on this court, under the Lakers’ championship banners and its legendary players’ retired jerseys. It wasn’t the…
Join the L.A. Times on a winter hike in Elysian Park
Hi — I’m Deborah Vankin, a wellness writer for the L.A. Times. I’m not sure about you, but 2025 has been a whopper of a…
Despite rumors of massive immigration sweep in L.A., numbers don’t add up
For days, rumors that the federal government was planning a massive immigration enforcement sweep in Los Angeles County on Sunday had put officials on alert…
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’: L.A. arts and culture this week
About halfway through opening night of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” at the Pantages, I had an unsettling revelation: I had totally lost the…
L.A. recovery czar sounds off over working for free: “I was lied to”
Steve Soboroff, Mayor Karen Bass’ wildfire recovery czar, went public with his frustrations about doing the job for free, telling an audience he was “lied…
NHL players, celebrities take part in L.A. wildfires relief benefit
Justin Bieber and Steve Carell laced up their skates along with Hockey Hall of Famers Rob Blake, Mark Messier, Cammi Granato and Jeremy Roenick on…
How L.A. is ‘Suits LA’? Series creator breaks it down
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone waiting to see how quickly “Suits,” which was born and raised in New York, establishes its West…
Column: Bass fires the L.A. fire chief, but her own smoldering political crisis is far from over
Well, you could see that one coming.After Pacific Palisades was torched while a reservoir sat empty and fire hydrants ran dry, the fire chief didn’t…
Federal funding cuts could hamper L.A. River projects, lawmaker warns
Cyclists sped past on a trail overlooking the Los Angeles River near Dodger Stadium as a group of city officials and members of Congress walked…
ICE agents may be planning a major operation in L.A. What are your rights?
Within the first days of the Trump administration, the president signed an executive order that promoted aggressive sweeps to round up and deport people living…
L.A. fire chief Kristin Crowley responds to ouster by Bass
Ousted Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley struck a defensive tone Saturday, issuing her first statement since being demoted by Mayor Karen Bass for failing…
From Hong Kong to L.A., claypot rice’s snap, crackle and pop
The beauty of claypot rice, the comfort of chicken pot pie, Panda Inn’s orange chicken redo, a Grocery Goblin’s art discoveries, pie from a cake…
Arthur ‘King Bobalouie’ Moses dead: Led L.A. Bloods gang set, sang backup for Delfonics
Tired of having to scrap their way through the streets of West Compton in the early 1970s, A.C. Moses and his childhood friends banded together…
Karen Bass has faced tough questions. The city is making her answers hard to find
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, with an assist from my colleague Rebecca Ellis,…
Darcy Kuemper’s stellar L.A. comeback doesn’t surprise Kings
The first time Darcy Kuemper played for the Kings, he played well. He just didn’t play often.As the backup to Jonathan Quick, who became the…
Bass ousts L.A. Fire Chief Crowley, saying LAFD needs ‘new leadership’
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted Fire Chief Kristin Crowley over her handling of the Palisades fire Friday, adding to the turmoil that has enveloped…
Jessica Simpson leaves L.A. for Nashville, releases new music
Jessica Simpson, the pop singer turned fashion mogul, reality TV star and bestselling author, is returning to her musical roots.Simpson released “Use My Heart Against…
Top Trump aide says conditions on federal aid to L.A. will target California Coastal Commission
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to set conditions on federal disaster assistance to Los Angeles as it rebuilds from the Eaton and Palisades fires, a…
Newsom asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for L.A. wildfire relief
Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking Congress to approve an additional $39.7 billion in aid to help Los Angeles recover from the catastrophic damage wreaked by…