California lawmakers approve $2.5 billion in wildfire aid for L.A.
California lawmakers approved a pair of bills Thursday providing $2.5 billion in state aid in response to the wildfires that have decimated neighborhoods, destroyed schools…
Inside the DWP’s battle to keep water flowing as fire exploded
As wildfire tore through the canyons of Pacific Palisades, firefighters waged a desperate battle to save homes and lives.Seventeen miles east in downtown L.A., dozens…
Altadena couple loses two homes in one night in the Eaton fire
It reads like a home seller’s worst nightmare: While moving into your newly purchased house and preparing your beloved current abode for market, fire sweeps…
How fighting housing nearly bankrupted one of America’s richest towns
PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif. — On a Sunday afternoon a few years ago, about a dozen neighbors held a meeting with Craig Hughes, who was then the…
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.…
The secrets behind ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’s’ suburban At Attin
This story contains spoilers for “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” Episode 3.There’s more to At Attin than meets the eye.The peaceful and orderly planet introduced in…
It’s hard to admit you voted for Trump in ‘the Mexican Beverly Hills’
A surge of migrants at the border. President Biden’s debate performance. High interest rates. Phillip can tick off the reasons he voted for President-elect Donald…
Once strongly liberal, Pico-Robertson surged for Trump in 2024. Why?
In 2020, the Jewish haven of Pico-Robertson voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, taking its place among the large swath of liberal Westside communities.But…
8 shot, 3 fatally, in Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood
Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Eight people were shot, including three fatally, Monday afternoon at a social gathering in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood, authorities said. The…
Crenshaw’s Robert Garrett becomes City Section’s winningest football coach
Crenshaw High‘s Robert Garrett is now the winningest football coach in City Section history, according to CalHiSports.com.He has 290 victories, passing former Carson coach Gene…
Los Angeles rezoning plan won’t spur enough new housing, report finds
A soon-to-be-voted-on plan to rezone the city of Los Angeles will fall far short of its homebuilding goal, according to a new analysis from UCLA…
In Kamala Harris’ L.A. neighborhood, low-key quiet and cautious optimism
It was Tuesday afternoon, just a few hours before polls were to begin closing on the East Coast, and Kamala Harris’ L.A. neighborhood was a…
15 cool gifts in L.A. for people who love repping their neighborhood
For a celebrity-approved tribute to the beachy enclave of Malibu, look no further than Nati Boutique. With two stores in Malibu and one in Venice…
A guide to Echo Park, Los Angeles: What to do, see and eat
For as long as downtown L.A. has been a bustling center for American business and trade, Echo Park has been its nearest escape. A slow…
Kevin de León aide played a role in “F— the police” controversy
In a room full of students at Cal State L.A. last week, a young man told Los Angeles City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado that he…
Cut the palm trees and Hollywood sign. For the 2028 Olympics, what’s the real L.A.?
Los Angeles is well-versed in deception. Bring water to the desert, and everything will turn green. Build miles of freeway, and no place will be…
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…
Column: By MacArthur Park, the lights are out and residents are tired of empty promises
Andrew Wolff stood in darkness, looking down Alvarado Street and conducting a visual inventory of broken streetlights on the eastern border of MacArthur Park.“There are…
Venice guide: The best things to do, see and eat
The casual observer might find a disconnect between Venice’s two most defining elements: a network of European-style urban canals with quaint arched bridges and paddling…
Column: Langer’s closing? Mayor Bass comes for lunch and vows to “respond urgently” to neighborhood problems
Norm Langer, owner of the iconic MacArthur Park deli with his name on the sign, got a phone call just after 8 a.m. Tuesday.L.A. Mayor…