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Beethoven Market was Mar Vista's favorite new restaurant — until the city pulled its liquor permit. The neighborhood is still at war over who's to blame.

Meghan McCarron

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Apr 2, 2026


An L.A. Strip Mall Targeted By Dr. Oz Fights Back

A meat market owner sues Oz for defamation after he pointed to her sign in a viral video about hospice fraud.

Matt Hamilton

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Apr 1, 2026


What People Buy at a San Pedro Tropical Fish Store

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

Pablo Goldstein

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Mar 30, 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

GOP frontrunners for governor scrap about immigration

GOP frontrunners for governor scrap about immigration

Plus, the LAPD lawsuit starting this week, the unwritten rules of celebrity podcasts and more.

Matt Hamilton

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Apr 6, 2026


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

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


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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


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