Leaked WhatsApp messages reveal how a San Fernando Valley group chat turned hostile over coyotes, pitting wildlife advocates against pet owners.

The festival promised John Legend, Janelle Monáe and more than a 100 events across L.A. Instead, it was canceled on the day it was supposed to begin.

An unusual private company takes on homelessness — with persistence, cash payments, and a team that includes ex-gang members. Clients love them. The people they move do not.

When taking a bite out of a Dodger Dog has nothing to do with a hot dog.

News for Los Angeles.

Not the literary kind. Studios and producers are snapping up pulpy genre pieces that are self-published, or not published at all.

It's become one of America's most notorious escalators. To find out why, I went all the way to the top.

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.

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.

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.

Plus, FBI raids in Lancaster, two L.A. company leaders stepping down, and some things to do this weekend.

Plus, more on Swalwell, a rodent invasion, and what to expect this week in L.A.

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

Plus, some things to do this weekend and all the news you need to start your day in L.A.

Plus, a mysterious billboard, a few things to do this weekend, and more.

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

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.

News for Los Angeles.

So LA doesn't get burned

Rent got too high for the beloved Greek eatery

For the last few months, people in LA have been asking difficult questions like: "Is this a city?" "Does it have a government?" "What is the firetruck situation -- does the city have them or are we su...

Podcasts and water, both essential to life on earth

Was the LA Fire Department underfunded, underdeployed, or something else we'll never know?

In the “pandemic speedrun” model of the last week — a week so uniquely horrible for LA that there isn’t actually a useful comparison to draw from in its history — this morning felt like we’d hit alrea...

Look back at it?

Approval of a 120-unit affordable housing development in Venice by the California Coastal Commission this week did not lead to clarity on whether it will break ground.

Approval of a 120-unit affordable housing development in Venice by the California Coastal Commission this week did not lead to clarity on whether it will break ground.

Plus why the air was disgusting all week, the big vote on the housing plan, and biking past the graveyard.

With less than 3.5 years until the opening ceremonies, the termed-out council president emeritus is taking on a new megaevent department, a new role, and a whole lot of city baggage

Five things I liked looking at this week.

A downtown hotel, a cash aid program, and a locked room with a dog inside.

This is also what democracy looks like.

The crypto guy who got leg-lengthening surgery, the mayor barely anyone remembers, and the officers who entered their hearts and stayed forever.

What an old District Attorney race says about the new one.

A little bit of Monica in my life. In all our lives.