L.A. has long had rent control. The newcomers are pricing others out
Nov. 14, 2025 6:30 AM PT To the editor: Councilmember Nithya Ramen was quoted in the last paragraph…
I started catching feelings for my building superintendent
I still think about the night before I left Los Angeles — the way Matt and I finally…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Martin Starr
When it comes to knowing his way around Los Angeles, actor Martin Starr is an expert. Born in…
Southern California braces for weekend of severe weather
Southern California will be under a severe weather threat Saturday, with the most powerful wave of an incoming…
10 spots to relive L.A.’s bohemian past like Eve Babitz did
L.A. is a harmony of contradictions: It’s a bankrupt skyscraper covered in graffiti, a Mercedes-Benz G-class SUV with…
Los Angeles limits rent hikes in historic vote
For the first time in decades, the Los Angeles city council overhauled its rent control rules on Wednesday,…
Waymo taxis are coming to Los Angeles and Bay Area freeways
Nearly one year after Waymo launched its autonomous ride-hailing service in Los Angeles, the company is ready to…
When immigration agents picked up a 15-year-old white teen
Jimmy Rhoades was spraying pesticide on orange trees in San Juan Capistrano on Aug. 28 when a yell…
Can L.A. get its own Zohran Mamdani? Two Latina mayors are paving the way
Following the historic victory of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election, many Los…
A new low in L.A. fire failures: Firefighters raised alarms, and the system ignored them
The January Los Angeles firestorms, which leveled communities on a scale few thought was possible, have left pointed…
The SNAP-funding mess makes L.A.’s food-insecurity crisis clear
A strange scene unfolded at the Adams/Vermont farmers market near USC last week. The pomegranates, squash and apples…
What to do with teens in L.A.: Cool shops, restaurants and activities
We live in Pasadena with our two teen boys, 14 and 17. We moved from the East Coast…