How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Jordan Firstman
Making a comedy-music album based on secrets shared by internet strangers might not seem like an obvious step for Jordan Firstman, who stars in FX’s…
Inside RummiKlub, the L.A. club that’s making Rummikub chic
On a Saturday night in Beverly Hills, nearly 150 stylish people filter into a grandiose ballroom for an exclusive event. Martinis are flowing and skinny…
Rams’ NFL draft headquarters will be at L.A. Fire Air Operations
The Rams once again are on the move for the NFL draft.But for the first time in five years, coach Sean McVay and general manager…
What L.A. can learn about wildfires from Yosemite’s Rim fire recovery
Happy Thursday. I’m Corinne Purtill, a science and health reporter for The Times, filling in this week for the incomparable Sammy Roth.Last week my family…
The 26 best pilates studios in L.A.
While interned during World War I, a German-born physical trainer named Joseph Pilates developed a precise method for rehabilitation. It began as a series of…
L.A. County faces $2 billion in fire recovery costs, straining budget
Saddled with about $2 billion in fire recovery costs and the largest sex abuse settlement in U.S. history, the L.A. County government is facing about…
L.A. was forged by global commerce. Can it survive the Trump trade wars?
When Fang Chen was growing up in the wealthy city of San Marino in the 1980s, it was still a majority white community, one where…
At L.A. rally, Bernie Sanders says U.S. facing ‘extraordinary danger’
Channeling the rage and frustration of progressive Californians, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told tens of thousands of people in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday that…
How much did Bass talk to her acting mayor while she was in Ghana?
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Julia Wick and David Zahniser, giving you the latest on…
Galway Downs is no longer 2028 L.A. Olympics equestrian venue
Galway Downs was informed this week it won’t host equestrian events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the Temecula Valley organization announced Friday.The 242-acre site…
L.A. City Council backs huge trash fee hikes for residents
The Los Angeles City Council moved Friday to dramatically increase trash fees in a bid to raise money and close a billion-dollar budget deficit. On…
California Sen. Padilla hopes Fix Our Forests Act will prevent more L.A. fires
WASHINGTON — Months after wildfires ravaged Los Angeles County, California Sen. Alex Padilla is hoping his bill to overhaul forest management and prevent wildfires might be the…
Soboroff bows out as L.A. fire recovery czar, with some parting shots
In his last week as L.A.’s fire recovery czar, Steve Soboroff said he was shut out of high-level planning almost from the start, raising questions…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Amanda Gorman
Growing up in Westchester, Amanda Gorman’s Sundays were dedicated to one thing: church.“I went to a historically Black church and I feel like it’s always…
Federal immigration agents arrived, denied entry at L.A. schools
Federal agents were denied entrance to two elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District this week after they showed up unannounced and sought…
Rich L.A. neighborhood’s surveillance tech gift to LAPD sparks drama
When residents of a ritzy West L.A. neighborhood experienced an increase in burglaries last year, they decided to invest in technology to fight the problem.The…
These 34 hikes and picnic sites are reopening after the L.A. fires
Just over three months after the Eaton and Palisades fires ordered their closure, several trails have reopened throughout the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains.…
L.A. woman, a U.S.-Russia dual national, freed in a prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Moscow freed a Russian American convicted of treason in exchange for a Russian German man jailed on smuggling charges in the U.S.,…
L.A.’s photo booths are going high-tech — and Gen Z is obsessed
On a recent Saturday afternoon in the Arts District, a group of seven friends — plus a tiny dog — contorted and twisted their bodies…
L.A. looks to increase trash fees in each of the next five years
Faced with a nearly $1-billion budget shortfall, Los Angeles elected officials are returning to a tried-and-true formula for weathering difficult financial times: charging more for…