Top donor in L.A. mayor’s race is hedge fund honcho backing Raman
A hedge fund manager who supports expanding the city’s bicycle lane network is now the biggest single contributor…
Oakland explores plan to bring first HBCU to California
A task force is working to expand higher education offerings in Oakland by bringing a historically Black college…
Mayor Bass loses another spokesperson amid heavy turnover
A top spokesperson for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass left her administration Monday after a brief tenure, joining…
Traditional Hollywood is investing big in internet stories. Here’s why
Last month, veteran Hollywood producer Roy Lee got three calls in a single day from executives at three…
Artworks at Los Angeles museums that question American identity
The Autry’s current exhibition, “Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles” is an excellent show that takes a deep regional…
Restaurants are paying influencers for promotional posts. How messy can it get?
It started with $500 and a comped meal at Hollywood Thai. That’s what the family-run Thai Town restaurant…
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee hints she’s running again
The Brief In a social media post, Lee said she’d like to continue “building on the progress” she’s…
Find some of L.A.’s best new poke in a parking lot
For the last five years Kelsey Sachi Lee sold seafood to some of the city’s top restaurants. Now…
Dodgers’ Dalton Rushing downplays incident with Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee
SAN FRANCISCO — The Dodgers concluded a peaceful if unsuccessful game here Tuesday, and then the waves hit: On social…
L.A. City Council panel seeks to ban e-bikes from city hiking and equestrian trails
A Los Angeles City Council panel is pushing to ban electric bikes from most city recreational trails, saying…
’56 Days’ review: Erotic thriller at times forgets it’s a thriller
Based on a 2021 novel by Catherine Ryan Howard, “56 Days,” premiering Wednesday on Prime Video, is billed…
Thousands of apartments set to take over empty office buildings with new L.A. ordinance
Los Angeles officials just made it easier to convert empty commercial buildings to housing, opening the door to…