Food
One of the best restaurants in L.A. now operates a tandem bar serving effervescent micheladas rimmed with house-made chamoy — plus new, cantina-only bites such as nachos and elotes.
Aug. 20, 2024
California
L.A. is full of glitz. Yet I fell in love with Long Beach’s scrappy charm of a city without airs that was never really ready for its close-up.
Aug. 17, 2024
Politics
‘I’ve had the imposter syndrome my whole life.’ From undocumented immigrant to congressman to emerging Democratic star: the rise of Long Beach’s Robert Garcia.
Aug. 16, 2024
The city of Long Beach will begin citing and possibly arresting homeless people as part of its effort to crack down on the most problematic homeless encampments.
Former students of vice presidential nominee Tim Walz sang his praises at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, as Democrats leaned into his record of LGBTQ+ allyship.
Aug. 22, 2024
Watch L.A.
Aug. 21, 2024
The group of mostly male sea lions travels every year from the Channel Islands to rest and feed; they usually stay along adjacent beaches but this time, they decided to call San Carlos Beach their home.
Joe Biden spoke at Monday night’s Democratic convention. If it wasn’t exactly a farewell speech, it was a reminder that democracy requires discipline and sacrifice.
Music
Ashanti has a new baby to sing about: her first child, with rapper Nelly. The ‘Baby’ singer says she is ‘four weeks post-partum’ after welcoming her son.
There was an almost comical air of secrecy as dozens, then hundreds, of workers buzzed around Rosie’s dog beach for the Olympics closing ceremony filming.
Aug. 11, 2024