World & Nation
The U.S. Navy appears to have learned its lesson after cramming too much technology onto ships, and rushing them into production.
Feb. 26, 2023
Real Estate
At just over 5,000 square feet, this postwar residence by Richard Neutra is among the largest homes designed by the modernist architect in the U.S.
Feb. 9, 2019
Named for its original owner, shipbuilder John Rados, the striking two-story surveys the Port of Los Angeles from its hillside vantage in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Feb. 7, 2019
California
The future USNS Harvey Milk, being built by General Dynamics NASSCO, has value and symbolism beyond its deckplates, advocates say.
Dec. 14, 2019
Years after the death of its newspaper, Richmond’s primary source of local news is a website funded by Chevron, the oil giant whose refinery looms over the city’s horizon.
July 24, 2024
After shutdown, Portsmouth will no longer be the center of an industry that helped turn a small island into a global conqueror.
Dec. 3, 2013
L.A. Influential
Mark Suster didn’t become the face of L.A.’s venture capital scene for his day-to-day investing. He got there by throwing a party: the Upfront Summit.
June 16, 2024
In China, shipbuilders languish after bubble bursts
Aug. 3, 2012
Business
The Coast Guard said it would temporarily stop its review and suspend its pursuit of a $96.1-million refund for faulty ships built by Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. pending a Justice Department investigation.
May 28, 2008
Federal safety regulators cited Avondale Industries for hundreds of alleged workplace safety violations, the most serious involving inadequate protection to keep workers from taking potentially deadly falls.
April 6, 1999