Which of these 10 ex-Dodgers has best shot at winning World Series?
Trea Turner was a Dodgers star for a year and a half. Trey Sweeney was a Dodgers farmhand for a little more than an eyeblink.Both…
Big Santa Anita Canyon is open. Here’s how to hike the L.A. oasis
Four years after the Bobcat fire and subsequent floods tore through Angeles National Forest, the pristine mountain wonderland of Big Santa Anita Canyon near Sierra…
L.A. Unified School District 5 election: Griego vs. Ortiz voter guide
The District 5 race is a contest between candidates with valuable but different professional backgrounds in education. The district’s two most powerful unions are also…
State attorney general wants L.A. to redraw council districts, document says
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has begun pressing Los Angeles political leaders to sign a legal agreement that would force them to draw new boundaries…
Union and L.A. County reach agreement to avert strike
Los Angeles County and SEIU 721 officials announced Tuesday that they had averted a looming strike that could have affected county services.SEIU 721, which represents…
Best new restaurants and bars to try in Los Angeles this October
As the end of the year barrels toward us, L.A.’s restaurant scene is showing no signs of slowing down. In a recent report, Food General…
After L.A. Times investigation, Newsom signs bill on child welfare
A new state law cracks down on accountability for providers of parenting classes that are often court-ordered in child abuse and neglect cases but have…
31 spooky things to do in L.A. this Halloween season
The best thing about Halloween season is that you don’t even have to love spooky things — or being scared or dressing up in an…
The L.A. Times’ top 25 high school football rankings
A look at the Los Angeles Times’ top 25 high school football teams in the Southland heading into Week 6.Rk. SCHOOL (Rec.); Result; Next game;…
He might be Italy’s best sandwich maker. His kitchen? Closet-sized
Sandwich heaven in L.A. and Italy. Masa game changer. Fruit in your salsa. Wes Avila’s new-style steakhouse. Pumpkin spice latte or PSL goes indie. And…
How L.A. drives Rachel Kushner, author of ‘Creation Lake’
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar.This week we speak with novelist and Los…
L.A. may not be a ‘sanctuary city’ after all
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Dakota Smith at the helm, with help from David Zahniser.…
LA Librería in West Adams celebrates its largest space yet
Inside LA Librería’s new West Adams location, a hush falls over the thick crowd of multigenerational families. Angelica Sauceda, a librarian at Anaheim Public Libraries,…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Sasheer Zamata
Here’s a shortlist of American cities Sasheer Zamata has called home: Brooklyn, N.Y.; Charlottesville, Va.; Indianapolis; Lexington, Ky.; San Antonio; and Riverside. The actor, comedian…
Best pumpkin spice lattes to try from Los Angeles coffee shops
Call it basic, or call it one of the most brilliant marketing ploys the coffee world has ever seen. Heralding fall with the same gusto…
Sex abuse in L.A. County juvenile halls in spotlight at Senate hearing
WASHINGTON — Testifying Wednesday before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee, Breane Wingfield said she was 14 when, in 2005, she was sexually assaulted in a van by…
L.A. has to rezone. Why are officials protecting single-family areas?
The city of Los Angeles is on the verge of redrafting blueprints for its neighborhoods to accommodate more than 250,000 new homes. But under a…
L.A. County calls on Yelp, Google to ‘deplatform’ illegal dispensaries
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to “deplatform” illegal cannabis dispensaries, seeking their removal from Google, Yelp and other online…
Best sandwiches to try in Los Angeles and Orange County
Los Angeles may be a relatively young city, but it’s steeped in sandwich history. It lays claim to the French dip, with downtown dens Cole’s…
How to plan a dreamy winter Amtrak trip from L.A. to New Mexico
It was early morning in mid-December when I awoke to the sounds of steady rumbling while lying in the top bunk in my 9-by-5-foot family…