LAPD’s Rumbler hits the streets with a pulsating message
Last month, the L.A. Police Department’s Motor Transport Division hosted a demonstration of the Rumbler low-frequency alert system.…
Long Beach restrooms once served as ‘ground zero’ for sex stings
Every protest movement or significant historical undertaking had a moment that started at a public bathroom door. That’s…
What to know about online real estate scams in California
The last thing anyone needs while searching California’s tight, pricey real estate market for someplace to live is…
California’s delusional fight against the sea
During a morning jog on the Long Beach Peninsula this week, I stumbled upon a sight so absurd…
Where is L.A.’s homeless money going? $1.6 million over 2 years to shelter CEO offers a glimpse
Many of us who live in Los Angeles, San Francisco and other California cities encounter homeless people on…
California craft distillers face end of direct home deliveries this year amid lobbying fight
FOR SIX YEARS, Californians have been able to shake up a craft cocktail at home using alcohol delivered…
The L.A. River has taken a beating. Here’s why we should celebrate it
If you’ve been following the headlines, these past few months have been eventful for the Los Angeles River.…
Sonali Kolhatkar’s new book ‘Breaking ICE’ shows there’s reason for hope
Journalist Sonali Kolhatkar has chronicled the world through her progressive lens from Los Angeles since 2002, most famously…
My horrible L.A. commute became an unhinged game of Wordle that lasted 30 years
“Quick! Look up! Do you see what I see?” For most of the last 30 years, my daily…
Here’s why North Redondo Beach should be known as Little Brazil
Over the course of 39 days and 104 matches, locals in Los Angeles County donned their brightly colored…
Inglewood revolution: Living in the shadow of SoFi, the Forum, more
When my great-aunt Alena Cindy Giardina bought her house in Inglewood’s Morningside Park more than five decades ago,…
Celebrate a birthday with a delicious cake. We’ve got the best in L.A.
It’s funny to realize, but there is no piece of dessert, pastry or pie that elicits as many…