Was my favorite teacher gay? Maybe a belly dancer could find out
I feel compelled to confess. That belly dancer in my 9th grade history class in 1982 at my L.A. magnet? I hired her. My bad.
As Los Angeles plans to take less water, environmentalists celebrate a win for Mono Lake
Los Angeles officials plan to take less water from the Mono Basin than the city is entitled to. Environmentalists say it will help Mono Lake.
For some incarcerated women, getting ahold of menstrual products is a nightmare
One of the things Alissa Moore remembers clearly from her time in prison is how the guards taunted her when she asked for a tampon.
Extreme heat forecast for Western U.S. may kick off sweltering summer. Here’s the outlook
A powerful high-pressure ridge will bring unusually hot temperatures to the Golden State by the middle of this week, before spreading into the Pacific Northwest.
L.A. clears homeless encampment near Hollywood’s Sunset Sound recording studio
The longstanding encampment next to the Sunset Boulevard recording studio had become a flash point in the neighborhood.
Monaco billionaire strikes deal to grant public access to Big Sur property with breathtaking views
Monaco billionaire Patrice Pastor agreed to open the iconic Big Sur property to the public in exchange for the California Coastal Commission clearing construction violations made by the former owners.
L.A. city employee badly mauled by dog at Harbor animal shelter
The incident comes as the city’s shelters face a crisis of overcrowded conditions for dogs.
Detectives coerced him into a false murder confession with lies. It’s perfectly legal
Thomas Perez Jr. contacted police after his elderly father went missing. Soon after, he would be falsely accused of murder and locked in a psych ward, because police tricked him into believing he was a killer.
New COVID subvariants are rising: How bad will California get hit this summer?
Last summer’s COVID wave in California was big enough to cause significant disruptions. As a new family of subvariants takes hold, how bad will this year be?
Made it! California climbers use pioneering techniques to summit Mt. Everest
Graham Cooper and Adrian Ballinger, California mountaineers whose training for Mt. Everest included sleeping for months in hypoxic tents that mimic conditions at extreme altitude, reached the world’s highest summit this week.