Beers and hair braiding bring dads seeking deeper connections together
The challenges of fatherhood take several forms. For some men, the difficulties stem from not having had a…
In Long Beach, you don’t need ‘starchitects’ to make a mark
Prairie Avenue in Inglewood doesn’t have the name brand of Wilshire or Sunset or Rodeo. But head down…
The L.A. Zoo’s dilapidation crisis was seven decades in the making
In the 1950s, Los Angeles’ population was exploding. The decade brought a development boom as well as good…
A vital California highway is sliding into the sea. A $2.5-billion tunnel would go around it
There’s an eroding three-mile stretch of Highway 101 in California’s remote northwest corner that hugs fog-shrouded cliffs between…
Hockney created an L.A. to lust over. Not all of us could fit into it
I found my first David Hockney print leaning against a beat-up Volkswagen Rabbit at the edge of an…
California sues Shasta County — as expected — after voters approve measure to eliminate most mail-in voting
The painfully slow vote count after California’s June 2 primary attracted national headlines and baseless claims of cheating…
Still don’t have a Father’s Day gift? We have some ideas, including one of L.A.’s best cookies
Father’s Day is exactly one week away, and you are panicking because you haven’t shopped for a gift,…
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.…
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…