Biden is in L.A. for fundraiser at Israel supporter’s home
President Biden is scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles today for a campaign fundraiser at the home of Israeli American media mogul Haim Saban, possibly…
L.A. Congressional District 30 election candidates: The race to replace Schiff
The last time there was a competitive race for the congressional district now known as California’s 30th, Santana was topping the charts, Steve Jobs had…
L.A. Times columnists say why California is still a Golden State
California has been a beacon, a destination, a paradise and promised land ever since its headlong expansion in a rush of gold fever. It’s also…
Update on L.A. firefighters critically injured in truck explosion
Two members of the Los Angeles Fire Department are “making progress” after sustaining critical injuries while fighting a semi truck fire that led to an…
The restaurant impeached Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas loves
Garlic and nostalgia. Service fee confusion. And a guide to Chinese scallion “big pie.” I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with this…
Some L.A. politicians won’t state a position on Measure HLA
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Dakota Smith and David Zahniser at the helm, letting you…
L.A. OKs $3.8 million to clean up and secure Oceanwide Plaza
The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to allot nearly $4 million to remove graffiti and secure unfinished downtown Los Angeles skyscrapers that have been…
Measure HLA will cost the city $3.1 billion, new report says
With L.A.’s city election less than three weeks away, the top budget official at City Hall said Measure HLA, the ballot proposal to install hundreds…
L.A. city councilman’s former aide files retaliation claim
A former longtime aide to Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price alleges in a claim filed against the city that she was fired from her…
These four group bike rides will give you a new way to see L.A.
Editor’s note: The Wild is all about featuring a variety of exciting voices from SoCal’s outdoors scene. Currently that voice belongs to Michael Charboneau, a…
A slime museum is coming to L.A. this summer
When it comes to healing from grief, there’s often not a simple answer, but there are some recommended standbys. Therapy, of course, is essential, and…
Lionel Richie, Diana Ross reteam for Fool in Love Festival
And just like that, it’s the 1980s again! Lionel Richie and Diana Ross will co-headline the inaugural Fool in Love Festival at Hollywood Park in…
Brown Denies TV Report He Hosted Drug Parties : Politics: State Police officers tell of finding cocaine, pot in L.A. home owned by then-governor. The candidate questions accusers’ motives.
WASHINGTON — Former California Gov. Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown Jr. on Thursday denied a report by a television network that he had hosted parties in his…
Mayorkas interview: DHS head talks about impeachment, border and growing up in L.A.
At Homeland Security headquarters, Mayorkas told The Times about his Los Angeles upbringing, his thoughts on the impeachment vote and the challenges before him. Source…
Sondheimer: Contreras High soccer team is a true L.A. story
If you want inspiration to think about how far you’ve come and where you want to go, seeing the glistening lights of L.A.’s tallest skyscrapers…
One last meal at Bicyclette before it closes forever
My favorite place to dine at Bicyclette, Margarita and Walter Manzke’s soon-to-close Pico-Robertson bistro, was along the bar — a nine-seat stretch of polished wood…
With Oceanwide Plaza, L.A. joins cities with dead high-rises
There’s nothing like a week that includes both a monster California storm and Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s ability to run for dictator, I mean…
Unions, real estate interests spend big in L.A. elections
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, catching you up on the events of the…
Downtown L.A. hotel housing homeless people prompts lawsuit
All across the Academy of Media Arts, there are signs of an active campus life. School projects are still plastered on the walls; books are…
L.A. should pay $6.4 million for slow action on cleaning homeless camps, judge is told
Alleging more than a year of foot-dragging by Los Angeles officials, lawyers for a group of businesses and residents are asking a federal judge to…