California
UC police are asking for pepper balls, sponge rounds, launchers, drones and other weapons in their annual requests. UC says they are mostly for training.
Sept. 19, 2024
Sports
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani doesn’t have his 50-50 home run ball. Neither do these Marlins fans who got their hands on it. It may be worth $500,000 or more.
Sept. 21, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Sara Porkalob stars in “Dragon Lady” at Geffen Playhouse, a solo show about her grandmother, a lounge singer who escaped a gangster-controlled nightclub in Manila before coming to the United States.
Sept. 14, 2024
Climate & Environment
Gen Z has been heralded as being more invested in environmental issues. But a discussion with ‘green’ youths suggests the plastic habit may be hard to break.
Sept. 13, 2024
Watch L.A.
Sept. 17, 2024
Travel & Experiences
Hidden in an upstairs nook of a sports bar, Squirrelor’s Tavern is an invitation to escape into a fantasy world.
Sept. 4, 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.
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.
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.