Someone is hacking agave plants throughout Torrance
While touring Torrance in November for a newsletter on the South Bay suburb, I noticed an alien-like plant…
‘Feast On Your Life’ is a book of sage food writing to read before 2026 really kicks in
The first of January arrived on a Thursday this year, and maybe you were able to eke out…
Six L.A. political stories we’ll be tracking in 2026
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, dishing…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Pete Holmes
Pete Holmes understands the art of conversation — especially the way to get people to open up about…
Storm headed to Southern California for New Year’s celebrations, evacuation warnings in place
After rainfall soaked Southern California on Christmas, another storm will hit the region this week, beginning on New…
Letters to the Editor: Think the potholes in L.A. haven’t gotten worse? Try riding a bike
Dec. 30, 2025 8 AM PT To the editor: I’m glad someone finally said it. Los Angeles hasn’t…
Southern California has an unlikely AI mecca: the very industrial Vernon
The Prime data center in Vernon with the L.A. skyline in the background. (Myung J. Chun / Los…
Alicia Piller’s sculptural jewelry is otherworldly
“Oooh, look at this trash!” Alicia Piller was giddily flitting around her Inglewood live-work studio holding up resin-coated…
It might rain on the 2026 Rose Parade
If you’re planning to camp out along Colorado Boulevard to grab a prime viewing spot for the Rose…
Best fried chicken and sparkling wine pairings in Los Angeles
Have you made New Year’s Eve plans yet? Some of the city’s best restaurants are releasing limited prix-fixe…
To Transportation Secretary Duffy: All our readers want is to fly comfortably
This is one of the busiest travel weeks of the year and many of you, I’m sure, are…
Christmas brings respite from heaviest downpour, but flooding, mudslide risks persist
The heaviest part of a storm system that pummeled the Los Angeles area and other parts of the…