California
Police responded to a 7:15 a.m. call Thursday of a male suspect setting fires in the 10100 block of Wilshire Boulevard with a torch.
Sept. 19, 2024
Opinion
His music kept the Black community’s spirits lifted in an era when nearly 1 in 7 Americans had plunged into poverty, crack was appearing in major cities and the U.S. divorce rate was at its peak.
Sept. 13, 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.
Sept. 17, 2024
Music
Frankie Beverly, the lead vocalist and co-founder of the soul-funk band Maze, has died at 77, his family said Wednesday on social media.
Sept. 11, 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.
Books
Jacquie Walters’ debut, ‘Dearest,’ is a horror novel about new motherhood, including the demands of a breastfeeding infant, as well as how postpartum hormones affect a woman’s psyche.
Sept. 16, 2024
World & Nation
Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
Sept. 14, 2024
Business
Workers represented by Unite Here Local 11 launched a boycott of the Cameo Hotel and Marriott Beverly Hills hotels in August.
Sept. 5, 2024