Letters to the Editor
Think $20 billion is too much to spend on ending homelessness? Look at how much is spent on glitzy arenas and football stadiums.
Sept. 19, 2024
Grupo Firme’s seven record-breaking L.A. concerts in 2021 highlight Southern California’s influential place in the globally ascending música Mexicana genre.
Olympics
Organizers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics have used the excitement around the Paris Games to attract much-needed corporate sponsors.
Dance clubs, studios and other venues across the U.S. are partnering with social media Latino influencers to reel in a new generation of música Mexicana dancers.
California
California’s surgeon general unveiled a new initiative Tuesday aimed at reducing maternal mortality, setting a goal of halving the statewide rate of deaths related to pregnancy and birth by December 2026.
Sept. 17, 2024
Business
Sean Kirkpatrick ran the government’s investigation into UFOs, so he knows a lot about how misinformation and disinformation become grist for Congress and an unthinking news media
Sept. 20, 2024
Compton business owners said their parking lot was overrun by cars and chaos the day Kendrick Lamar filmed his music video for “Not Like Us,” forcing them to shut operations and lose money.
Sept. 14, 2024
Politics
Former President Trump is scheduled to head fundraisers in Los Angeles and Woodside next week. The latter is hosted by relatives of the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Sept. 6, 2024
Angels
A home run by Mickey Moniak isn’t enough to help the Angels overcome rookie pitcher Samuel Aldegheri’s early struggles in a 5-3 loss to the Houston Astros.
Sept. 13, 2024
Television
The Peacock limited series with an all-star ensemble focuses on an infamous crime that took place on the same night as Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight in Atlanta.
Sept. 4, 2024