Trump must end National Guard deployment in L.A., judge rules
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration must end the deployment of the National Guard in…
Carl Stone brings his laptop from Tokyo for a performance at JACCC
TOKYO — The Suidōbashi metro station was packed with Tokyo rockers on the last Saturday in October for an Oasis…
The best of Los Angeles’ classical music scene in 2025
No one needs reminding that 2025 began in an L.A. aflame. Musicians didn’t escape the fires, especially in…
Former politician Katie Hill now serves the homeless
It’s been six years since a batch of nude pictures ended the meteoric political rise of Katie Hill,…
I called it a piece of junk. But it was a Frank Gehry L.A. masterpiece
The early 1980s Los Angeles of my childhood always felt like a place where you could brush against…
In ‘Out of Plain Sight,’ disaster lurks off Southern California
Layers of blue hug the coast of California, a postcard shoreline recognizable at a glance. But Rosanna Xia…
Joan Didion’s words after the 1988 writers’ strike still ring true
Dec. 7, 2025 7 AM PT To the editor: Because none of your literary commentators on Joan Didion…
Meet the candidates, for now, in California’s gubernatorial primary
Dec. 7, 2025 6:30 AM PT Californians have crossed the sixth-month threshold for the June 2 primary election…
L.A. County’s effort to unmask ICE is on a collision course with feds
Los Angeles County is gearing up for another fight with the Trump administration. This year has given the…
Coming this week: 2025’s 101 Best Restaurants in L.A.
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Residents say Belmont Shore is unsafe due to crime, drunkeness, busking
I first visited Legends Sports Bar at Long Beach’s iconic Belmont Shore about 15 years ago. The place…
11 fascinating Frank Gehry buildings in Los Angeles
Long before the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Walt Disney Concert Hall made him a global celebrity, L.A. served…