City officials want to fund immigration defense. The budget crisis makes it hard
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Noah Goldberg, with…
Home Depots across L.A. tense become battleground in new phase of ICE raids
There is a new reality emerging in the parking lots of one of America’s biggest home improvement stores,…
Classic and new Japanese restaurants in Gardena and Torrance
On bustling Western Avenue in the heart of Gardena, Sakura-Ya and Chikara Mochi sit about 250 feet away…
Contributor: How many kids must die before L.A. makes streets safer?
Two weeks ago, fourth-grader Nadir Gavarrete was crossing the intersection at New Hampshire Avenue and 4th Street in…
Sociologists are concerned about L.A. citizens during a year of unrest
Aug. 14, 2025 3 AM PT Share via Close extra sharing options Citizens in L.A have witnessed a…
What is the ‘Save Our Services’ campaign?
When Marni Lustig saw a flier for the Save Our Services campaign, she didn’t immediately grasp what she…
Trump’s huge Brazil tariff hits small business in L.A. County
In the heady circles where global economists and academics offer their opinions, President Trump’s whopping 50% tariff on…
Can Blue Note become the new hot spot for L.A. jazz?
Danny Bensusan opened the Blue Note in Greenwich Village in 1981 and helped it quickly became home to…
Letters to the Editor: From transportation to Trump, the L.A. Olympics face too many obstacles
Aug. 10, 2025 7 AM PT To the editor: I have long thought that, while initially a visionary…
L.A. passed a $30 hotel minimum wage. Then came the ballot measure fight
It’s the summer of the burn-it-down ballot measure in Los Angeles. For the past three months, labor unions…