California
A ‘Town Center’ is a must for thousands of veterans who will one day live on the VA’s 388-acre West Los Angeles campus. But there is scant agreement on what that entails: hundreds of housing units, or retail and social center for vets living far and wide.
Climate & Environment
As the Big Bear Alpine Zoo came under threat from the 39,000-acre Line fire, staffers evacuated most of its animals to sunny Palm Desert.
Sept. 18, 2024
Jim Clark secretly directed other attorneys to orchestrate a class-action lawsuit so that claims over a botched DWP billing system could be settled on terms favorable to the city, State Bar prosecutors allege.
Sept. 14, 2024
Food
Plus, one of L.A.’s favorite taco stands opens its first bricks-and-mortar, a new all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ contender launches with Wagyu, a punk-rock hot dog icon closes, and more.
Sept. 10, 2024
Fires could encroach on critical habitat for the endangered Southern California mountain yellow legged frog.
Sept. 15, 2024
Lifestyle
In ‘The Morrison Game Factory,’ Lauren Bello created an affecting, story-driven tabletop game about an abandoned board game factory — a tale of love and loss.
Sept. 19, 2024
Long Beach is rolling out a pilot program that will provide as many as 10 homeowners low- to zero-interest loans of up to $250,000 to build ADUs on their property. Those units would then be rented out to lower-income individuals or families.
Housing & Homelessness
Step Up On Second Street helped inspire California’s Project Homekey to convert hotels into housing; now it denies responsibility for missing money and failed projects.
Sept. 17, 2024
Television
In Screen Gab No. 148, we answer your most pressing questions about Hulu reality show ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,’ plus streaming recommendations for your weekend.
Sept. 13, 2024
The video, released by Cal Fire and the Riverside County Fire Department shows a lone woman holding up her long dress from the ground as she walks through the wind and sparks. Behind her, the fire swirls and burns through the brush.
Sept. 12, 2024