Banned: California prisoners can’t read book by former inmate
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation maintains a list of books banned from circulation among the state’s…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Andy Garcia
When actor Andy Garcia arrived in Los Angeles, seeking a career in entertainment, he had no idea that…
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa dead: ‘Mortal Kombat’ star, martial artist was 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the Japanese American actor whose powerful glare and graceful menace made him a fixture of action…
Los Angeles Is On the Cusp of a Local News Boom
When civic leaders partnered in 2022 with the American Journalism Project to survey the state of Los Angeles…
California has less than a 2.0 GPA on upkeep. Here’s why
California needs to dramatically increase its focus and spending on roads, storm drains, the electrical grid and other…
Rebuilding in disaster-prone areas isn’t California’s housing solution
Dec. 4, 2025 5 AM PT To the editor: The answer to our housing problems doesn’t lie in…
The SoCal Sound is still rocking amid federal cuts to public radio
It’s another bright, sunny and promising Thursday morning in Los Angeles in early October, but things are not…
6 writers remember Joan Didion, L.A.’s literary prophet who ‘remains full of surprise’
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How the insurance crisis overtook California
Insurance Commissioner Lara’s 2023 regulatory overhaul promised to ease California’s insurance crisis but instead delivered major concessions to…
2025 World Series hero Miguel Rojas agrees to return to Dodgers
This past postseason, Miguel Rojas announced that 2026 would be the last year of his MLB career. On…
Protest at synagogue in Koreatown ends in arrests, hate accusations
Police arrested two people after a protest escalated into conflict at a Koreatown temple on Wednesday. The turmoil…
A gas pipeline would benefit the majority of California’s drivers
Dec. 3, 2025 10:24 AM PT To the editor: Should California get its first gas pipeline (“California could…