How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to John C. Reilly
You might not think of John C. Reilly as a romantic — he’s best known for starring in…
Looking to boost housing construction, lawmakers seek to overhaul L.A.’s ‘mansion tax’
Lawmakers in Sacramento unveiled a proposal this week to overhaul Measure ULA, the so-called “mansion tax” in Los…
First onshore wave energy project in the U.S. launches in Los Angeles
Along a rocky wharf at the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday, seven blue steel structures bobbed in…
Parched California looks to water recycling, desalination and more
In the more than four decades since I started at the L.A. Times, we’ve never had a reporter…
East L.A. College selected as site for Garfield-Roosevelt game on Oct. 24
The East L.A. Classic, matching high school football rivals Garfield and Roosevelt, is returning to East Los Angeles…
Japan’s ‘Tuna King’ opens first U.S. sushi bar in L.A.’s Koreatown
Sushi Zanmai Japan’s prolific sushi restaurateur known as the “Tuna King” has debuted his first restaurant in the…
L.A. buys Griffith Park Carousel, beloved by Walt Disney, for $1M
The Griffith Park carousel — a “crown jewel” of the park, where Walt Disney first dreamed up Disneyland…
Are palm trees a tired cliché or monuments to L.A.’s culture?
Sept. 7, 2025 7 AM PT To the editor: It would be unfair to compare a palm tree’s…
L.A.’s best new Japanese tea shop. Beautiful matcha lattes and more
If you consume tea with any sort of interest, maybe you’ve been hearing about the worldwide matcha shortage…
Immigrants caught one of L.A.’s most notorious serial killers. Lessons from the barrio 40 years later.
On a toasty summer Sunday 40 years ago, Richard Ramirez was the nation’s most wanted man. The Nightstalker…