One year since my childhood home burned
When we went around the table at Thanksgiving, our close ones laid out their myriad plans and wishes…
A survey finds fire survivors struggling, one year later
New year. Fresh start. Moving on. Right? Not so much for most of the thousands of people displaced…
Lakers’ Jake LaRavia reminds everyone who No. 12 is
Welcome back to The Times’ Lakers newsletter, where we’re trying to star in our role. With one of…
Someone is hacking agave plants throughout Torrance
While touring Torrance in November for a newsletter on the South Bay suburb, I noticed an alien-like plant…
Here are some of the key Hollywood storylines to watch in 2026
It’s been a turbulent year in Hollywood, to say the least. 2025 began with the devastating fires in…
It might rain on the 2026 Rose Parade
If you’re planning to camp out along Colorado Boulevard to grab a prime viewing spot for the Rose…
Local Orgs. Unite Against Housing Crisis
By Joe W. Bowers Jr., California Black Media Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) represents California’s 61st Assembly District. As…
Oakland Group Seeks to Aid Pregnant Residents After Encampment Closure
By Zack Haber A recent closure of a homeless encampment near the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and 106th…
To Transportation Secretary Duffy: All our readers want is to fly comfortably
This is one of the busiest travel weeks of the year and many of you, I’m sure, are…
An Orange County mega-church comes to LA’s skid row
When Union Rescue Mission started 135 years ago, horse-drawn wagons scooped up wayward souls around downtown Los Angeles…
A litany of driving complaints from our car-crazy state
It’s been a year of devastating fires, immigration raids and political fury. Yet the topic that most provoked…
AI, production woes and the next 100 years for background actors
The year was 1923, and thousands of people a month were flooding into Los Angeles in hopes of…