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California
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, 80, announced she will not seek reelection as her heavily Latino district could be virtually eliminated in California’s redistricting process.
Dec. 20, 2021
Mayor Karen Bass recently replaced retired attorney Diane Middleton on the city’s harbor commission, drawing sharp criticism from residents near the Port of Los Angeles.
Aug. 31, 2024
Two buildings in San Pedro’s Japanese American village have remained for decades. Former residents and supporters are mobilizing to protect the last vestiges of their history there.
Aug. 22, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Actor Carole Cook, who was Lucille Ball’s protégé and played Grandma Helen in ‘Sixteen Candles,’ has died in Beverly Hills three days before her 99th birthday.
Jan. 11, 2023
Zicam inventor Charles Hensley is charged with bilking investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by fraudulently using the ‘Desilu’ brand.
Aug. 12, 2022
Awards
The actor turns director in making the documentary ‘Lucy and Desi,’ which includes the couple’s personal audiotapes and a look at their later years.
June 17, 2022
Politics
May 6, 2016
Movies
Times writers Mary McNamara and Meredith Blake take a deep dive into Aaron Sorkin’s dramatization of Lucy and Desi’s iconic showbiz relationship.
Dec. 22, 2021
The first trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos” gives fans (and skeptics) a fleeting glimpse of Nicole Kidman as comedy icon Lucille Ball.
Oct. 19, 2021
Kidman admits to having been disheartened by the public backlash to her casting. But her director’s faith in her helped her through it.
Jan. 25, 2022