LAPD cite activists for painting Westwood crosswalk to improve safety
Jonathan Hale and more than a dozen other activistss were halfway through painting a third crosswalk at an…
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…
Boise State will face off with Washington in LA Bowl
Mountain West Conference champion Boise State is extending the nation’s second-longest active bowl streak with a trip to…
No. 16 USC will face surprise opponent TCU in Alamo Bowl
For the 11th straight season and fourth time under coach Lincoln Riley, USC finished its season on the…
2026 Oscars power rankings: best actor
Can someone be “due” an Oscar if they haven’t hit 30 and their go-to hoodie is pink? What…
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…
Why it’s past time to elect Fernando Valenzuela to the Hall of Fame
In 2023, the Dodgers finally retired the number 34, worn with distinction by Fernando Valenzuela. It had been…
Pacific Palisades residents preserve community with block party
At the block party on Duende Lane, Elissa Atwood was delighted Saturday morning to greet neighbors she hadn’t…
Lakers star Luka Doncic might play Sunday after birth of second child
Luka Doncic was removed from the team’s status report entering Sunday’s game at Philadelphia after the Lakers superstar…
Man holding toddler is shot dead by sheriff’s deputies in Paramount
An armed man holding a two-year-old toddler has died after he was shot in a standoff with sheriff’s…
ABC News correspondent Mat Gutman heads to CBS
Matt Gutman, a longtime ABC News correspondent based in Los Angeles, is leaving the network for a high…