By Jim Newton How liberal is Los Angeles? Even at first glance, the answer is: very. No Republicans hold city offices, and the Republican Party has ceased to play any meaningful role in Los Angeles governance or politics.

My HOA bylaws authorize a board of seven directors, but only three members attended a recent board meeting because there were four vacancies. At one meeting, only two directors attended, and approved significant actions.

A luxury, 100-foot yacht docked in Marina del Rey that had fireworks and 1,000 rounds of ammunition aboard erupted into a fiery inferno before sinking on Wednesday night. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to reports of the blaze at 2201 Basin A shortly after 8:30pm and thankfully,

One of history’s great tap storytellers was Daniels, who passed away in his Santa Monica home in 2017. Running a tap school in Santa Monica for decades, Daniels received four Tony nominations for his tap choreography, including a win in 1984 for “The Tap Dance Kid.”

By Dan Walters Over the last five years, the state government has spent some $24 billion to ameliorate homelessness, which, according to polls, is California’s most troublesome issue. Despite that immense financial commitment —and billions more in spending by local governments and philanthropic organizations — the number of homeless people continues to grow.

On In & Around Town includes Opera on the Pier, LA Times Food Bowl , International Coastal Cleanup Day, Future Sounds of Jazz Festival, and much more!

LA PHILHARMONIC – courtesy photo So don’t put off seeing these great ones. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: LA OPERA, “MADAME BUTTERFLY” – What a way to start the new season! With Korean soprano Karah Son in her signature role.

Explore the world of artist Wendy Maruyama and her thought-provoking series, including Executive Order 9066 and The wildLIFE Project. Discover her unique approach to woodworking and social activism.

California's prison rehabilitation success stories are at risk, as Prop. 36 could limit future opportunities for inmate reform and reintegration.

Gavin Newsom pushes a refinery law to reduce California's gas prices, but lacks proof of price gouging, raising concerns over storage costs.

California's prison rehabilitation success stories are at risk, as Prop. 36 could limit future opportunities for inmate reform and reintegration.

California needs Prop. 36 to address the fentanyl crisis and bring much-needed accountability to those responsible for the drug's spread and impact.

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District surplus in 2023-24 is the largest in over a decade, according to an unaudited actuals report. (Courtesy Graphic) Unexpected revenue flows and budget ...

Live” begins Season 50 on Sept. 28, the blue and gold will be well-represented, as Samohi Class of 2017 graduate Jane Wickline has joined the cast as a featured player.

Originally concocted in 1980s Taiwan, the country is still bubbling with excitement over the product today, leading to Ronald Chan and Patrick Sun opening Odd One Out in 2022.

Throughout August and, Ready To Succeed has been at multiple area campuses, giving out 28-piece curated dorm room sets and helping foster youth move into their dorm rooms.

Councilmembers who want to “discuss” something at an official meeting will have to first win the approval of the City Attorney and City Manager following last month’s legally dubious direction to ban the needle exchange program in local parks.

By Dan Walters California’s public schools have a numbers problem —and it’s not just that their students don’t score very highly in national tests of mathematics ability. Their other numbers problem is the financial squeeze posed by declining enrollment,

By Dan Walters California’s public schools have a numbers problem —and it’s not just that their students don’t score very highly in national tests of mathematics ability. Their other numbers problem is the financial squeeze posed by declining enrollment,

By Monique O. Madan Project 2025, the 900-page conservative playbook for the next Republican president, issues an ultimatum for California: track and report abortion data to the federal government or risk losing billions in Medicaid funding for reproductive health.