L.A. TV stations deal with layoffs, dwindling revenue
Most of my journalism career has been community-based, covering high school sports, local elections, school boards and crime.…
The race to drop César Chávez’s name has begun. These experts have advice
Ten days since sexual abuse allegations were disclosed in a chilling New York Times investigation against farmworkers rights…
Two L.A. institutions set to disappear
A confluence of circumstances made 2025 a brutal year for the restaurants in Los Angeles and many other…
A rebuttal to L.A.’s long hate-affair with public transit
I took a ride on the Los Angeles Metro’s A-line train last weekend and it was remarkable both…
Meet the (sorta) Fantastic 10 running for California governor
There’s been plenty of kvetching about the lowish profile of the candidates for governor of California — the…
LA28 Olympic design: a ‘super bloom’ of color, with grittier lettering
A team of 20 designers turned to the exuberant, ephemeral natural world and to the grittier L.A. street…
California moves to erase Cesar Chavez’s name in light of abuse claims
It’s been nearly a week since a New York Times investigation reported explosive allegations that Cesar Chavez sexually…
Everything is expensive except these places to visit for less than $20
So much seems to cost too much nowadays. The expensive nature of everything is a popular topic on…
Taking an Uber, Lyft to LAX is going to become more expensive soon
The board that runs the Los Angeles International Airport wants us to use public transit getting to and…
Voting that could’ve fixed California governor election train wreck
That quiet whimpering you hear is the sound of Democrats, astonished at the notion that two Republicans just…
L.A. apartments that felt like ‘jail’ seeing better days
Perhaps few places captured California’s notorious housing shortage and its effect on older folks quite like Cathay Manor.…
Oakland celebrates Academy Award for Ryan Coogler
If you thought the crowd at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood loved “Sinners” at Sunday’s Academy Awards, you…