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What People Buy at a San Pedro Tropical Fish Store

Three brothers, five fish, and the ongoing financial impact of Finding Nemo.

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Mar 30, 2026

Why USC Really Spiked the Gubernatorial Debate

“I was concerned that the debate was going to become a debate about the debate, instead of a debate about the issues,” the school’s president said.

Tomo Chien

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Mar 24, 2026

The City Tried To Shut Down a Sex Trafficking Corridor. It Went to a Wealthier Neighborhood.

How Figueroa landed in Larchmont.

Matt Hamilton

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Mar 23, 2026

Hollywood Work Dried Up. So They're Taking Survival Jobs.

Making T-shirts, opening a backyard swim school, translating for doctors. Whatever it takes until they can get back in the business. But is that even possible anymore?

Alex Zaragoza

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Mar 29, 2026

David Lynch’s heirs head to court

Plus, a Dodgers parking hack, wilting poppies and more.

Matt Hamilton, Pablo Goldstein, Julia Wick

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Mar 31, 2026

How Does Cafe Tropical Make Money?

Coffee. Good margins. Not by skimping on bacon.

Vanessa Anderson

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Mar 25, 2026

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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