Sadie Engelhardt fends off challenges to break Arcadia Invitational record
Sadie Engelhardt found herself in an unfamiliar position — second — with one lap to go in the one-mile race on Saturday night at the…
‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ wins weekend box office
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” smashed its box-office competition this weekend, soaring past expectations with estimated domestic ticket sales of $80 million and delivering…
I’ll take Sophy’s jerky over your Wagyu steak anyplace else
Pepper-smeared strips of beef jerky fueled countless late-night study sessions in my college dorm room. I enjoyed the leathery, stringy belts I ate on road…
In Central Valley, right-wing voter-fraud cospiracies take over
STOCKTON — As the polls closed in California on Super Tuesday, Jim Hicks stood watch in the parking lot of a community center while election…
Brokers are buying up precious tee times at L.A. city golf courses. Golfers are desperate and outraged
Golfers at Los Angeles municipal courses have complained for years that it is nearly impossible to score a tee time. Many have long suspected that…
UCLA’s Laiatu Latu grateful for his ‘surreal as hell’ pro day
Laiatu Latu knelt down on the turf at the starting line of the 40-yard dash in a position he had seen so many NFL stars…
Oakland seeks answers to street crime after police misconduct
OAKLAND, Calif. — Along gracious, leafy College Avenue, you can luxuriate with a traditional Thai massage, slip into an artisanal cocktail at an Italian spot or…
New high-speed rail from Las Vegas to SoCal: Will it work?
MIAMI — When Simon Akinwolere, a 27-year-old cruise director, needed to commute from Orlando to Miami, he sorted through his travel options. He could drive the…
Democratic Party chair Rusty Hicks assailed as outsider in bid for North Coast Assembly seat
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — At first glance, the Sonoma County Democratic Party’s 36th annual Crab Feed seemed the political schmoozefest it has been for nearly four…
Birmingham defeats Westchester for City Section girls’ Open Division title
In a matchup that was every bit as good as advertised, Birmingham and Westchester battled on even terms until the final minute, but the top-seeded…
The most romantic restaurants in L.A. for a special occasion
Jon Yao’s cooking begins with nostalgia — for the Taiwanese American food made by his mother and grandmother, for his coming of age in the…
Space shuttle Endeavour points toward stars, in place at museum
The final journey for the last space shuttle ever built is complete. Set against the black backdrop of the night sky, a crane hoisted a…
The greatest trees of Los Angeles
There is a sycamore in the front yard of my grandparents’ house, the house where my father grew up. It is a giant, towering over…
The ultimate guide to ice climbing in California
Thwack! Thwack! Thud! Oh, thank god, my whole body exclaimed. After a few swings, the razor-sharp pick I clutched lodged firmly into a cascading frozen…
Producer Hit-Boy helms debut of his father, released from prison
Snoop Dogg’s private, self-branded Doggyland casino resides in an unmarked building in Inglewood, and on a mid-January on Monday, its paisley print blackjack table and…
Meet the Netflix executive responsible for your recommendations
LOS GATOS, Calif. — There’s no red carpet for people who make sure Netflix provides an appealing user experience; no Emmy or Oscar for an…
Ali: Here’s what it’s like to live through a big earthquake
Walls bend. Refrigerators walk. Televisions fly. I learned all this and more 30 years ago today, when I was jolted awake at 4:31 a.m. by…
This California family found a political haven in Iowa
The Barbies lived in California, of course. On summer days, as Sara O’Neil pranced her dolls along the muddy stream that ran through her family’s…
How he makes L.A. concert-hopping work using a wheelchair
Saptarshi Majumdar likes to say he always has the best seat in the house. Sometimes it’s next to the DJ booth at Koreatown’s Kiss Kiss…
Benny Safdie’s obsession with realism and reality TV are core to ‘The Curse’
It has been a big year for actor-director-producer Benny Safdie, who starred in “Oppenheimer” and “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” and co-created and…