‘Rebel Architects’ revisits norm-busting Venice Beach art scene
On a wide, empty stretch of Venice Beach in 1980, seven Los Angeles architects — Frank Gehry, Thom Mayne, Eric Owen Moss, Coy Howard, Craig…
L.A. jazz legend Bobby Bradford lost his Altadena home to wildfire. At 91, music is ‘all I have left’
Fifty years ago, L.A. free-jazz titan Bobby Bradford moved into a rambling, verdant house in Altadena. The cornet and trumpet virtuoso, who performed in Ornette…
Rams vs. Cowboys five things to watch: Rookies in spotlight
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> Receiver Konata Mumpfield made multiple plays. So did running back Jarquez Hunter and other Rams rookies during training camp and a joint practice…
Cheech Marin to receive 2025 Hispanic Heritage Foundation award
Stoner comedy legend, actor and Chicano art curator collector Cheech Marin will be honored this year at the 38th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards.The Hispanic Heritage…
California cannabis firm raided by ICE unveils big labor changes
One of California’s largest legal cannabis companies announced Monday that it would radically revamp its labor practices in the wake of a massive immigration raid…
Loni Anderson dead: Star of hit TV show ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ was 79
Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th…
Kamala Harris move leaves one door open while closing another
By closing one door, Kamala Harris has left another ajar.Running for California governor in 2026, which she ruled out Wednesday, would almost certainly have precluded…
Rams open training camp: Analyzing their biggest concerns
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> Sean McVay has led the Rams to two Super Bowl appearances, one championship and six playoff appearances. Now, as he prepares for his…
With gavel in hand, Trump chisels away at the power of a compliant Congress
WASHINGTON — “Mr. President, this is the gavel used to enact the ‘big, beautiful bill,’” House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a White House signing ceremony on…
Republicans can’t stop talking about Joe Biden. That may be a problem
ATLANTA — It’s been six months since Joe Biden left the Oval Office. Republicans, including President Trump, can’t stop talking about him.The House has launched investigations asserting…
Giant pandas and the ugly fight to control the San Francisco Zoo
Molting peacocks squawked in the distance and a Pacific breeze whispered through the eucalyptus as flamingo keeper Liz Gibbons tidied her station at the San…
Contributor: Trump’s MAGA spell is broken. Even his base knows he is a lame duck
For an entire decade now, Donald Trump has been immune to alienating his supporters — a base so loyal they’d drink bleach if he told…
Quarterback Luke Fahey of Mission Viejo is separating himself
Luke Fahey looked right, then passed left. He looked left, then passed right. Defensive backs told to read a quarterback’s eyes might have trouble with…
Trump accuses Schiff of mortgage fraud. Schiff calls it false ‘political retaliation’
President Trump on Tuesday accused Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) of committing mortgage fraud by intentionally misleading lenders about his primary residence being in the suburbs…
New college sports agency is rejecting some athlete NIL deals
The new agency in charge of regulating name, image, likeness deals in college sports sent a letter to schools Thursday saying it had rejected deals…
Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20-million claim against Trump administration
NEW YORK — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent…
L.A. must remove 9,800 encampments. But are homeless people getting housed?
Musician Dennis Henriquez woke up in a doorway in East Hollywood last month, hidden behind cardboard and sheltered by a tarp.When he peered outside, half…
L.A. activist indicted after giving face shields to anti-ICE protesters
A local activist who handed out protective face shields to protesters last month during demonstrations against the Trump administration’s chaotic immigration raids was indicted by…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail
WASHINGTON — Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported…
L.A. County firefighters to receive Pat Tillman Award at ESPYs
In January, as wildfires tore through greater Los Angeles, more than 7,500 emergency personnel mobilized — confronting searing heat and extreme winds, trying to contain…