Flesh-eating screwworms threaten cattle (and your burger prices)
The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, is making an unwelcome comeback this summer, 60 years after it…
A demographic shift in South L.A. is reflected in the District 9 race
While the mayor’s race has understandably received a lot of nationwide buzz, another local election deserves just as…
Hollywood Boulevard is struggling. It needs to rediscover old ‘Hollywierd’
After months of AI-generated disaster porn on the sad state of Los Angeles, something decidedly more gentle took…
Races for California governor, L.A. mayor tighten as votes are counted
It’s been nearly a week since Californians fanned out across the state to vote in the primary election.…
California Mortgage Servicer Settles for $4.6M Over Pandemic Foreclosure Violations
A California mortgage servicer is paying $4.6 million to settle allegations it violated mortgage servicing and debt collection…
This gay rights activist sought to create a refuge in Alpine County
The audacious plan by gay civil rights activists to take over a snowy, sparsely populated county in the…
Why do we have a housing shortage while the population falls? Just look at my crummy first L.A. apartment
My first apartment building in Los Angeles was a crowded, cockroach-infested dump. It was an eight-unit building on…
Can we speed up California’s vote count already?
Why the heck does it take California so long to count ballots? That’s a question Kim Alexander, president…
Amazon’s AI boss on the primacy of humans in a changing Hollywood
At the AI on the Lot media conference last week in Culver City, speakers laid out a view…
A last-minute voter guide to California’s 2026 primary election
With the California primary just one day away, much of the attention has been centered on the race…
Your last-minute guide to the L.A. mayor’s race
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This is how the L.A. mayor’s race will end up. Trust me, I know
Faced with a big story, journalists like me love to offer our readers something we call “sweep.” It’s…