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Guess Who’s Snapping Up Storefronts in El Sereno?

The owners of DTLA’s Grand Central Market have bought six parcels on Huntington Drive. Brands like Echo Park-based Canyon Coffee are moving in.

Tomo Chien, Antonia Cereijido

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Aug 18, 2026

USC is Eyeing the JPL Contract

It’s the latest development in the high-stakes scramble to determine the future of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Tomo Chien

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Aug 12, 2026

The Most Thankless Gig in L.A. City Government

Serving on the all-volunteer health commission, which meets every month and writes up reports — but oversees nothing, and advises no one.

Robert Greene

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Aug 10, 2026

Nithya Raman's Campaign Has A New Adviser: Controversial Political Firm Fight Agency

Fight Agency, which was celebrated for its work on behalf of New York Mayor Mamdani and criticized for its role in the campaign of disgraced Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, will advise Raman’s bid to unseat Mayor Karen Bass

Matt Hamilton

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Aug 19, 2026

The persistent power of the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association

Plus, an exclusive Zoom for L.A. Material members tonight, the Dine LA deals that are actually worth it and more.

Julia Wick

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Aug 19, 2026

How the Inaugural LA Jazz Festival Fell Apart

The festival promised John Legend, Janelle Monáe and more than a hundred events across Los Angeles. Instead, it was canceled on the day it was supposed to begin. How organizer Martin Ludlow’s 15-year vision came crashing down.

Julia Wick

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Aug 15, 2026

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“Protected by Ghost Town”

A private company has cleared dozens of homeless encampments in Venice — with persistence, cash payments, and a team that includes former gang members. Clients love them. The people they move do not.

Hayes Davenport

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Jul 27, 2026

We Found L.A. Politicians’ Yelp Reviews

Then built an interactive map of the 100+ ratings.

Tomo Chien

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Jul 9, 2026

The Illegal Fireworks Pipeline Behind L.A.’s Nightly Explosions

A Fourth of July season disaster last year revealed a sprawling alleged fireworks trafficking network — and raised urgent questions about why state and local officials failed to stop it sooner.

Jessica Garrison

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Jun 29, 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.

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

How Many Cars Are Allowed To Turn Left at a Yellow Light?

Two? Three? FOUR?

Lauren Bans

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Mar 22, 2026

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

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

Guess Who’s Snapping Up Storefronts in El Sereno?

USC is Eyeing the JPL Contract

The Most Thankless Gig in L.A. City Government

Nithya Raman's Campaign Has A New Adviser: Controversial Political Firm Fight Agency

The persistent power of the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association

How the Inaugural LA Jazz Festival Fell Apart

Featured

“Protected by Ghost Town”

We Found L.A. Politicians’ Yelp Reviews

The Illegal Fireworks Pipeline Behind L.A.’s Nightly Explosions

The Unwritten Rules of Celebrity Podcasts

Trump's Man in L.A.

How Many Cars Are Allowed To Turn Left at a Yellow Light?

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

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

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