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How Does Talésai Make Money?

How Does Talésai Make Money?

A decades-old family restaurant, still working on pandemic recovery.

Vanessa Anderson

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Apr 14, 2026


He’s 84. He’s Facing Misconduct Charges. He Wants Your Vote.

Is Judge Robert Draper too old, or ill, to serve until age 90? He doesn’t think so. A young prosecutor is trying to oust him from the bench.

Matt Hamilton

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Apr 14, 2026


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


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

When Trump’s top L.A. prosecutor teamed up with the ACLU

When Trump’s top L.A. prosecutor teamed up with the ACLU

Plus, the city’s budget is unveiled, a candidate bows out, and animals get some cash.

Matt Hamilton

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Apr 21, 2026


Why Is There a Mosaic of Jim Jones Outside a Silver Lake Elementary School?

Why Is There a Mosaic of Jim Jones Outside a Silver Lake Elementary School?

The cult leader’s portrait was put up almost two years ago. We found the guy who made it.

Hayes Davenport

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Apr 8, 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

Why Is a Billboard For the 2010 Census Still Up in Virgil Village?

Why Is a Billboard For the 2010 Census Still Up in Virgil Village?

A serene image of a breastfeeding mother and an expired civic plea.

Pablo Goldstein

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Mar 19, 2026


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


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