L.A. Influential
Cash is the currency of power. Deep pockets give these people their juice.
June 16, 2024
California agricultural barons the Resnicks have directed hundreds of millions of dollars toward climate change research.
Books
Rebel Wilson and team opt to keep parts of her book ‘Rebel Rising’ from hitting some shelves — to avoid legal backlash from former co-star Sacha Baron Cohen.
April 25, 2024
Movies
Publication of Rebel Wilson’s memoir ‘Rebel Rising’ has been delayed in Australia and the U.K. because of Sacha Baron Cohen harassment allegations.
April 4, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have called it quits after 13 years of marriage, they announced Friday. They jointly filed to end their union last year.
April 5, 2024
Sacha Baron Cohen responded to Rebel Wilson’s claims from the set of ‘The Brothers Grimsby.’ The ‘Borat’ star inspires a chapter in Wilson’s new memoir.
March 25, 2024
Letters to the Editor
Over-pumping groundwater has caused land to sink and infrastructure to be damaged in the San Joaquin Valley. It’s time for California regulators to step in.
Jan. 5, 2024
Climate & Environment
The farm barons of Tulare Lake Basin want to continue pumping groundwater at volumes collapsing the San Joaquin Valley. That puts the region at greater risk of damaging floods — and in greater need of taxpayer bailouts.
Dec. 27, 2023
Martin Baron will discuss “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos and The Washington Post” with Los Angeles Times Executive Editor Kevin Merida.
Oct. 11, 2023
Land barons seized control of the Tulare Lake Basin generations ago. This year’s destructive flooding left troubling questions about the power they wield.
Sept. 28, 2023