LLos Angeles Read More Will Los Angeles tilt left or center in mayoral race?April 2, 2026 San Franciscans signaled they had way more than their fill of homeless encampments and brazen street crime in…
CCalifornia Read More The books that created the César Chávez myth — and those that brought him downApril 1, 2026 Covered marquees. Downed statues. Painted-over murals. A canceled holiday. California has effectively exorcised César Chávez from the public…
CCalifornia Read More The 101 is L.A.’s neglected mother road. It deserves more than an astroturf and security gate makeoverMarch 31, 2026 It’s not a stately town square or Instagrammable tourist attraction. But the subterranean stretch of the 101 Freeway…
LLos Angeles Read More How Luka Doncic stacks up against NBA’s other MVP contendersMarch 31, 2026 Welcome back to this week’s Lakers newsletter, where the vibes are immaculate. The Lakers have won 15 of…
CCalifornia Read More Life after California: People find dramatically lower costs, buy homes, new research showsMarch 31, 2026 For decades, it’s been an alluring fantasy of many Californians. Cash out. Leave the Golden State for somewhere…
CCalifornia Read More Riverside County sheriff seized more ballots in CaliforniaMarch 30, 2026 The election denialism movement is rearing its head in California, and the key players include a Republican sheriff…
LLos Angeles Read More L.A. TV stations deal with layoffs, dwindling revenueMarch 29, 2026 Most of my journalism career has been community-based, covering high school sports, local elections, school boards and crime.…
CCalifornia Read More The race to drop César Chávez’s name has begun. These experts have adviceMarch 28, 2026 Ten days since sexual abuse allegations were disclosed in a chilling New York Times investigation against farmworkers rights…
LLos Angeles Read More Two L.A. institutions set to disappearMarch 27, 2026 A confluence of circumstances made 2025 a brutal year for the restaurants in Los Angeles and many other…
CCalifornia Read More A rebuttal to L.A.’s long hate-affair with public transitMarch 26, 2026 I took a ride on the Los Angeles Metro’s A-line train last weekend and it was remarkable both…
LLos Angeles Read More Meet the (sorta) Fantastic 10 running for California governorMarch 25, 2026 There’s been plenty of kvetching about the lowish profile of the candidates for governor of California — the…
CCalifornia Read More LA28 Olympic design: a ‘super bloom’ of color, with grittier letteringMarch 24, 2026 A team of 20 designers turned to the exuberant, ephemeral natural world and to the grittier L.A. street…