Google co-founder Sergey Brin spending more than $100 million fighting California wealth tax
The fight over a proposal to tax the assets of California billionaires to fund healthcare is getting more expensive. Google...
He was an ‘expert’ on the Tupac Shakur murder mystery. Now he’s on trial for killing rapper
For nearly three decades, a onetime Compton gang leader named Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been one of the most...
Inside David Ellison’s desperate fight for Warner Bros.
In less than a month, Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison has exhibited a dizzying range of emotions as the...
Zuckerberg lays out Meta’s new vision for AI: Personal intelligence for all
Mark Zuckerberg wants AI for all, not just a few. In the last month, there has been heated debate in...
As Americans bet on elections, L.A. officials weigh how to safeguard voters
Los Angeles County election officials are examining steps ahead of the November midterms to respond to the rising popularity of...
The not-so-big Lebowski: Why we’ve become so suspicious of people who lose weight
“Stunning!” “Shocking!” “Nearly unrecognizable!” “Unrecognisable!”(The British papers). When one of your favorite actors suddenly dominates your social media feed, it...
SAT scores are another way UC schools are closing their doors to diversity
In this last year, the University of California has been dismantling support systems that help underrepresented students succeed, while simultaneously...
How letting Dudamel be Dudamel led to unpredictable, wonderful L.A. music
In early April 2007, I was invited to a surreptitious dinner with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s music director Esa-Pekka Salonen...
Paul W. Downs fought for Megan Stalter to have pay parity on ‘Hacks’: ‘I don’t want to be paid more’
In 2021, when HBO Max’s “Hacks” first introduced us to fading Vegas comic Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), we briefly met...
Prosecutors seek death penalty for SoCal woman accused of fatally starving adopted daughter
San Diego prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a woman accused of starving and torturing her adopted 11-year-old daughter...
Dodgers’ Dalton Rushing provides promising update on his elbow injury
Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing went through the second-opinion carousel — “opinions on opinions,” as he put it — after his...
The ‘Anaheim Angels’ bill sails through the California legislature
In a push toward returning Anaheim to the name of his hometown Angels, Assemblyman Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) last March introduced...
Blake Snell has a stellar start and Dodgers get walk-off win over Royals
Manager Dave Roberts embraced Blake Snell on the dugout steps. Field coordinator Bob Geren applauded from beside him. Snell’s teammates...
Becerra, Hilton offer promises on AI, gas prices, healthcare — and starkly contrasting views
Sacramento — The two candidates for California governor came to Sacramento on Tuesday offering policy agendas that were both sweeping and vague...
John Gotti’s grandson kept trying to delay prison to donate kidney to mother. A judge said enough.
NEW YORK — Onetime mob boss John Gotti ’s reality TV star grandson reported to federal prison after trying to stave off...
