How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Jack Quaid
After starring in several back-to-back projects over the past six months, Jack Quaid has been eager to finally settle in for a bit. “It’s amazing…
Can a more confident DeShaun Foster deliver UCLA a winning season?
LAS VEGAS — It’s easier for everything to go according to script when you have one.As DeShaun Foster strode across the stage inside a convention center here…
Chris Newman is at the center of the immigration fight — again
Chris Newman was carrying two bags when we recently sat down for breakfast at Homegirl Café in downtown Los Angeles.One was a newish satchel holding…
The Altons share the sound of East L.A. worldwide, despite ICE raids
It’s a summery, late-afternoon Saturday on the backyard lawn of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, with the kind of warmth and variety of sounds,…
Take yourself on these 12 ‘Artist’s Way’ dates in L.A.
Compound in Long Beach is hard to pigeonhole into any category because it’s so many things at once, and at the same time, is a…
Children’s Hospital L.A. ends transgender program despite state law
When Children’s Hospital Los Angeles first told thousands of patients it was shuttering its pediatric gender clinic last month, Jesse Thorn was distraught but confident…
Top L.A. federal prosecutor struggles to secure protester indictments
To bystanders at the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, it sounded as though U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli would not take no for an answer.…
Former Disney boss to run L.A. 2028 Olympics ceremonies
Former 21st Century Fox and Walt Disney Co. executive Peter Rice has been named head of ceremonies and content for the 2028 Summer Olympics and…
A.G. Rob Bonta will move to take control of L.A. County juvenile halls
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said Wednesday he will ask a judge to allow the state to take control of L.A. County’s juvenile halls. The…
ICE raids put a chill on L.A. high school football teams
On the day immigration agents swooped through MacArthur Park in armored vehicles, wearing tactical gear and riding on horseback, Contreras Learning Center football coach Manuel…
James Stark Bennett, former CBS and Disney TV executive, dies at 78
Television executive James Stark Bennett II, known for developing talk show “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee,” has died at 78.Bennett, who went by Jamie,…
After six months under Trump, California and L.A. are battlegrounds. Who benefits?
Six months into President Trump’s second term, his predilection for picking on California has never been on fuller display, turning the state broadly and Los…
The passion and wild herbs of a Tuscan chef
A meal in Tuscany’s Valdichiana. Plus, L.A.’s best new Armenian restaurant. Avner Levi’s cherry-topped hamachi crudo. The chicken Caesar wrap comeback. And the best wedding…
It’s a bureaucratic whodunit: Who killed Measure J?
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Rebecca Ellis, with an assist from Julia Wick and Noah…
Jury orders L.A. to pay nearly $50 million to man hit by city sanitation truck
The city of Los Angeles must pay nearly $50 million to a man who has been in a coma since he was hit by a…
Why artists loved Cole’s French Dip: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
Artists are formed by the spaces they spend time in — and in the case of countless Los Angeles artists, writers and musicians, that place…
Best chicken Caesar wraps at L.A. sandwich shops
In the 1990s, chicken Caesar wraps dominated lunchtime menus. Aside from the comforting hit of nostalgia for a simpler time, I don’t remember them fondly.…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Marlee Matlin
Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, Marlee Matlin always looked forward to Sundays. It was her father’s only day off, so her family made…
Conspiracy theories thwart rebuilding plan after L.A. County wildfires
This week, reality TV show star Spencer Pratt posted multiple videos on social media savaging a proposed state bill on wildfire rebuilding. In one, Pratt…
National Guard came to L.A. to fight unrest. Troops ended up fighting boredom
They were deployed by the Trump administration to combat “violent, insurrectionist mobs” in and around Los Angeles, but in recent days the only thing many…