Updates
Los Angeles-based Leonard Green & Partners and Berkshire Partners have announced the closing of the sale of SRS Distribution Inc. (SRS), a leading distributor of residential and commercial building products in the United States, to The Home Depot for $18.25 billion.
June 19, 2024
L.A. Influential
Danny J. Bakewell Sr. is a civil rights leader, a property developer, a business tycoon and owner of the Sentinel, Los Angeles’ legendary Black newspaper.
June 23, 2024
Food
If you’ve ever held a pastel-yellow box full of Cuban pastries in Los Angeles, you’ve most likely tasted the legacy of Raul Porto Sr. and his family’s Porto’s Bakery. He died this week at 92.
May 24, 2024
Sports
Joe D’Alessandris had been hospitalized earlier this month. He was an assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers before joining the Ravens.
Aug. 25, 2024
California
With Gov. Gavin Newsom pushing emergency regulations on hemp products that contain intoxicating levels of THC, some worry a zero-tolerance approach will imperil a burgeoning industry.
Sept. 21, 2024
Television
Johnny Hardwick, the actor who was most famous for voicing Dale Gribble in the series ‘King of the Hill,’ was found dead this week in Austin. He was 64.
Aug. 11, 2023
Robert Lang Sr., a former longtime In-N-Out Burger executive who officially put the Double-Double on the chain’s menu, has died at 87.
Dec. 1, 2023
An Oct. 8 auction features jewelry, art and political memorabilia owned by longtime California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died last year.
Sept. 13, 2024
Here’s the full text of John Leguizamo’s speech on Hollywood’s horrible track record of Latinx representation — and signs that the industry’s inclusion problem is finally starting to improve.
Sept. 15, 2024
A new Times investigation reveals a trail of neglect, deceit and minimal state oversight.
Sept. 12, 2024