6 places in Southern California to try bikepacking
Growing up, Daniel Connell loved bicycling on streets near his home in Cheviot Hills. In college, he began…
Deadly confrontation at L.A. McDonald’s; widower sues fast food chain
Jose Juan Rangel and his wife, Maria Vargas Luna, pulled up to a McDonald’s drive-through nearly two years…
L.A. is awash in potholes after record rains, making commutes ever more treacherous
Jin Shin has come across some monster potholes over the last couple of weeks, including one in Koreatown…
Father blames mother for son’s death in road rage killing on OC freeway
Joanna Cloonan can’t get her son back, so now, more than anything she just wants peace. It’s been…
Lyft and Uber drivers protest Waymo robotaxis as California considers further regulations
Drivers for Lyft and Uber protested self-driving Waymo taxis in San Francisco on Friday, urging state regulators to…
LAPD isn’t supposed to shoot at cars. Recent cases show ICE still does
Two recent shootings by federal immigration agents have cast a fresh spotlight on incidents in which authorities open…
Newsom’s budget includes $200 million to make up for Trump’s canceled EV rebates, among other climate items
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday doubled down on California’s commitment to electric vehicles with proposed rebates intended to…
A deadly Minneapolis shooting puts the White House on defense
WASHINGTON — When a 37-year-old mother of three was fatally shot by an immigration agent Wednesday morning, driving in her…
L.A. clergy, protesters denounce ICE fatal shooting in Minneapolis
A day after a woman in Minneapolis was killed by an immigration federal agent, clergy leaders and advocates…
As tow truck steals cars from SoCal driveways, owners frustrated, mad
At 6 a.m. in early December, an unlabeled white tow truck cruised into Jesse Roller’s Chino neighborhood. Roller…
Hiltzik: Ridding the world of tech hype
It may come to your attention that we are inundated with technological hype. Self-driving cars, human-like robots and…
Auto shop class is thriving. Community college students basically fix your car for free
The workers’ uniforms are smudged with stains earned underneath a car, wrench in hand. Their repair garage teems…