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The Ark of Friendship

The Ark of Friendship

Why Los Angeles millennials are reviving century-old clubs.

Meghan McCarron

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Apr 21, 2026


USC’s Famed Business School Is In Jeopardy, Faculty Say

Fifty-two professors at the Marshall School of Business penned a blistering letter demanding changes.

Tomo Chien

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Apr 22, 2026


Meet the Mexican Immigrant Who’s Spent Decades Preserving Dutch Culture in L.A.

As Southern California’s Dutch community fades, Maria Arroyo-Cervantes has become its unlikely steward — preserving a culture that isn’t her own from behind the counter of a small grocery store.

Laura Kondourajian

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Apr 23, 2026


Trump's Man in L.A.

Trump's Man in L.A.

Bill Essayli is the face of Trump’s immigration and fraud crackdown in Southern California. Defending his own family’s fraud case, with the ACLU’s help, pitted him against the office he now leads.

Matt Hamilton

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Apr 21, 2026

The last honorary mayor of Hollywood

The last honorary mayor of Hollywood

Plus, trouble at USC’s business school and the Mexican entrepreneur keeping Dutch culture alive.

Pablo Goldstein

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Apr 23, 2026


A Passage Buried in L.A.’s Budget Hints at an Unusual Airbnb Gambit

A Passage Buried in L.A.’s Budget Hints at an Unusual Airbnb Gambit

The mayor appears to be pushing for a policy that would allow home-sharing companies like Airbnb to pre-pay taxes to help fill city coffers.

Julia Wick

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Apr 21, 2026


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Five Days That Blew Up The L.A. Mayoral Race

Five Days That Blew Up The L.A. Mayoral Race

How a handful of strange bedfellows, united by ambition and frustration with the mayor’s leadership, scrambled to marshal a challenge to Mayor Karen Bass.

Julia Wick

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Mar 19, 2026

The Unwritten Rules of Celebrity Podcasts

The Unwritten Rules of Celebrity Podcasts

How Hollywood built a press machine out of friendly conversations, discreet edits, and the tacit understanding that no one is going for the jugular.

Amy Kaufman

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Apr 6, 2026


From the South Bay to the Valley, from the Westside to the Eastside.


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