Food
Chipotle debuts “Autocado,” an avocado-peeling robot and an automated bowl assembly line
Sept. 19, 2024
California
All eight passengers in a firefighting vehicle that overturned were evacuated by helicopter, with six sustaining severe injuries.
David Lin, 68, had received a life sentence for contract fraud related to his fundraising to build a church in China. His family and the State Department denied the charge.
Sept. 17, 2024
Some O.C. communities are under evacuation orders due to the Airport fire, but many residents are staying for now, hoping firefighters can keep the flames away from their neighborhoods.
Sept. 10, 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.
Chance Crawford, 6, died Tuesday after prosecutors allege he was brutally beaten with a piece of lumber and tortured by a man who was babysitting him.
Sept. 5, 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
Fifteen women filed a civil lawsuit this week alleging that Dr. John Hoefs coerced them to expose their breasts under the guise of legitimate medical treatment and in several instances groped them while examining them for conditions related to their liver.
Aug. 31, 2024