World & Nation
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s speech to Democrats in Raleigh, N.C., included little mention of President Biden’s reelection bid, amid mounting pressure on him to end it.
July 20, 2024
Music
Stein’s Sire label was home to iconic punk and new wave acts the Ramones, Talking Heads and the Pretenders, and, most famously, to pop singer Madonna.
April 3, 2023
Entertainment & Arts
Actor Ben Stein, 78, is being criticized on social media for saying he misses the ‘large African American woman chef’ on his Aunt Jemima syrup bottle.
Feb. 22, 2023
Movies
This week: the American Cinematheque’s 70mm film festival, Darren Stein’s ‘Jawbreaker,’ Robert Altman’s ‘Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean’ and more.
July 12, 2024
California
California is reenvisioning prison life, starting with San Quentin, the state’s oldest and most notorious prison. Step one is changing the relationship between incarcerated people and their guards.
July 19, 2024
Climate & Environment
A Supreme Court ruling overturning the so-called Chevron doctrine is likely to pave the way for legal challenges to California’s clean air rules.
July 3, 2024
“In Circles,” Al Carmines’ musical adaptation of Gertrude Stein’s “A Circular Play,” gets a topnotch revival at the Odyssey Theatre.
Sept. 17, 2019
Watch L.A.
Jan. 4, 2024
Rich Leib, outgoing chair of the UC Board of Regents, says encampments should be banned, but protests that follow campus rules are welcomed as free speech. Many regents, senior leaders agree.
July 15, 2024
A Berkeley poll found that three-quarters of registered California voters support term limits for county supervisors, district attorneys and sheriffs.
June 25, 2024