The L.A. Zoo’s dilapidation crisis was seven decades in the making
In the 1950s, Los Angeles’ population was exploding. The decade brought a development boom as well as good…
A vital California highway is sliding into the sea. A $2.5-billion tunnel would go around it
There’s an eroding three-mile stretch of Highway 101 in California’s remote northwest corner that hugs fog-shrouded cliffs between…
Hockney created an L.A. to lust over. Not all of us could fit into it
I found my first David Hockney print leaning against a beat-up Volkswagen Rabbit at the edge of an…
California sues Shasta County — as expected — after voters approve measure to eliminate most mail-in voting
The painfully slow vote count after California’s June 2 primary attracted national headlines and baseless claims of cheating…
Still don’t have a Father’s Day gift? We have some ideas, including one of L.A.’s best cookies
Father’s Day is exactly one week away, and you are panicking because you haven’t shopped for a gift,…
Flesh-eating screwworms threaten cattle (and your burger prices)
The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, is making an unwelcome comeback this summer, 60 years after it…
A demographic shift in South L.A. is reflected in the District 9 race
While the mayor’s race has understandably received a lot of nationwide buzz, another local election deserves just as…
Hollywood Boulevard is struggling. It needs to rediscover old ‘Hollywierd’
After months of AI-generated disaster porn on the sad state of Los Angeles, something decidedly more gentle took…
Races for California governor, L.A. mayor tighten as votes are counted
It’s been nearly a week since Californians fanned out across the state to vote in the primary election.…
This gay rights activist sought to create a refuge in Alpine County
The audacious plan by gay civil rights activists to take over a snowy, sparsely populated county in the…
Why do we have a housing shortage while the population falls? Just look at my crummy first L.A. apartment
My first apartment building in Los Angeles was a crowded, cockroach-infested dump. It was an eight-unit building on…
Can we speed up California’s vote count already?
Why the heck does it take California so long to count ballots? That’s a question Kim Alexander, president…