Lakers newsletter: There’s no place like home for the Lakers
Hey everyone and welcome to the Times’ Lakers newsletter, a little something I’m able to write in between the continuous quarters of basketball that the…
Dodgers receive rock star welcome in Tokyo as opening day nears
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Wildflower season has arrived in Southern California
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Lakers newsletter: What’s going on with all the Lakers’ injuries?
Hey everyone, I’m Dan Woike and welcome to The Times’ latest Lakers Newsletter, a weekly reminder to our most loyal readers that I am not…
Mayor Karen Bass’ deleted text messages raise eyebrows and questions
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Lakers newsletter: LeBron James still shows no signs of dropping from the elite ranks
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How did Gene Hackman die? So far, more questions than answers
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Lakers newsletter: Some random thoughts about the team with the playoffs drawing closer
Hey everyone, I’m Dan Woike and welcome back to The Times’ Lakers Newsletter, a chance for me to escape from the monotony of writing about…
Lakers newsletter: Luka Doncic and the center of attention
Hey everyone, I’m Dan Woike and welcome to the Times’ Lakers Newsletter, my favorite email to write each week that doesn’t end with an apology…
‘Large scale’ ICE raid to hit L.A. soon, internal documents show
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Lakers newsletter: What the Lakers accomplished at the trade deadline
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Here are our rankings of the all-time Grammy winners
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Incarcerated firefighters offer aid battling L.A. blazes, find career
Editor’s note: Essential California will be off tomorrow for MLK day. We’ll be back in your inboxes Tuesday morning. Good morning, and welcome to the…
Lakers newsletter: What we think the Lakers are thinking
Hey everyone, I’m Dan Woike and welcome to The Times’ Lakers Newsletter, where this week I’ll answer questions posed to me on social media, but…
Sobering advice from two experts on how to prevent similiar fires
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Lakers newsletter: Are your fantasy Lakers trades actually good?
Hey everyone and welcome to the Times Lakers Newsletter. No clever opening this week. I hope all of you are safe from these awful fires.…
2024 was brutal for Los Angeles restaurant closures
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Have some down time? Check out the revamped L.A. Times games
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Tortoises are bouncing back thanks to Marine base conservation effort
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Lakers newsletter: Presenting the best defense of Rui Hachimura
Hey everyone and welcome to the Fa-la-la Lakers Newsletter, holiday edition. In honor of the season, I’ll be thinking about the Lakers solely in Claymation…