The cookies that unite California’s politicians, no matter their party
Fox 11 anchor Elex Michaelson is one of the nice guys in L.A. media. His tough-but-fair-and-especially-polite lines of…
A moment of truth in the Erewhon check-out
This was not going to be an ordinary trip to the market. When I pulled up to the…
The aftershocks of L.A.’s summer of ICE will live on
After the 1994 Northridge earthquake, parks across the San Fernando Valley filled with families left homeless by the…
A climate-saving lithium mine could doom an endangered desert flower
Two scenes. Two storytellers. Two visions for a climate-altered American West. On an overcast spring morning, I hopped…
Intel 4004 to NVIDIA Blackwell: 50 Years of 217M-Fold Computing Leap
In 1971, a fingernail-sized chip with 2,300 transistors revolutionized technology. Today, NVIDIA’s Blackwell AI GPU houses 208 billion…
With canine massages and ‘pawdicures,’ L.A. dogs get 5-star treatment
It’s no secret. Los Angeles loves dogs. Everywhere you go is crawling with dogs, and they are living…
In-N-Out’s eastward move left Southern Californians with a sour taste
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Why everybody refuses to believe crime is falling, even though it is
Homicides in Los Angeles are on track to hit a nearly 60-year low. Property crime across California dipped…
Air and Space Center features slides, revealing view of space shuttle
Along with the stars on Hollywood Boulevard and the Universal Studios theme park, a new celestial attraction is…
L.A.’s daily life feels remade by President Trump’s ICE raids
It might be hard for outsiders to realize how pervasive the Trump administration’s immigration raids feel here in…