O.C.’s most overlooked city weathers chemical crisis
Wearing scuffed brown shoes, wrinkled slacks and a polo shirt dotted with sailboats, Stanton City Councilmember Donald Torres looked like...
‘We need answers.’ Politicians demand accountability from GKN Aerospace after hazmat crisis
In the aftermath of a six-day chemical crisis that displaced tens of thousands of Orange County residents, elected leaders are...
Aerospace company behind Garden Grove chemical leak scare faces court cases, supply disruption
Even as authorities lifted all evacuation orders related to last weekend’s Orange County chemical leak scare, the company behind the...
For an affordable housing future, expanding access isn’t enough
Homeownership is still widely treated as the clearest route to the American Dream — a path to stability, savings and...
This Kyoto restaurant is perfecting Wagyu katsu in L.A.
There is a specific expression of longing and mild despair that plagues the face of someone waiting for a table...
Bondi is set to face questions about the Epstein files. It isn’t clear how much she will say
WASHINGTON — Former Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi is scheduled to meet with the House Oversight Committee on Friday to discuss the Justice...
A bitter slugfest in Central Valley exposes divisions in the Democratic Party
BAKERSFIELD — The southern Central Valley is home to one of California’s few remaining congressional battlegrounds, where Democrats are itching to oust...
Follow along as L.A. Phil’s new music director arrives in L.A., beginning with In-N-Out, the Dodgers and a traffic jam
Newly announced Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Daniel Harding got a Sunny California welcome Tuesday. Fresh off a flight from...
Netflix isn’t airing the World Cup. But it still has big World Cup programming plans
Netflix’s latest worldwide wager is a menu of programming designed to feed the building fútbol frenzy that will explode in...
The Republican assault on Obamacare has created a healthcare bloodbath, with worse yet to come
Since the Affordable Care Act’s enactment in 2010, the Republican mantra about the law has been “repeal and replace.” On...
Die Walkure, Gustavo Dudamel and Frank Gehry attempt Wagner history at Disney Hall
Richard Wagner’s “The Ring of the Nibelung” has been probing the morality of power and possession for a century and...
Use designated money to cool California schools, not to enrich utilities
Los Angeles hit 100 degrees in March — in the winter. California is getting hotter, and the 2026 “Super El...
Enough navel-gazing, Democrats. Focus on the future
Could there be a better metaphor for the plight of the out-of-power Democratic Party than the fact that it’s now...
SoCal teen is graduating from high school. And college. And another college
As she walked home two weeks ago, Hailey Contreras carried in a plastic grocery bag all the accolades and graduation...
Kiké Hernández’s oblique shows ‘significant tear’ as utility man returns to IL
Dodgers utility man Kiké Hernández’s said he was hoping for “somewhat good news tomorrow” after leaving Tuesday’s game with an...
