Los Angeles
For L.A.’s Palestinian Activists, Fear, Grief, and The Will to Resist
“Everyone is just desperately trying to stay in touch to make sure everybody is okay. Several members of our family were killed in the last week," says Dr. Laila Al-Marayati of KinderUSA, a charity that helps Palestinians with community services.
Ten Cases of Mysterious Respiratory Disease in Dogs Confirmed in L.A.
According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 10 cases of Atypical Canine Infection Respiratory Disease have been received from veterinarians in the county since Thursday.
Northgate’s New Mercado González in Costa Mesa Brings More Than 27 Food Vendors Under One Roof
Here's a look at more than 27 food stands and one fine dining restaurant inside Northgate's brand new Mercado González in Costa Mesa, from Sinaloan-style sushi to quesatacos to a churro legend.
Where To Eat This Weekend: Sugar Plum THC Gummies, A New La Azteca Tortillería in East L.A., and Westwood’s Own 99 Ranch
L.A.'s best chile relleno burrito is opening a second location deeper in East Los Angeles! Plus, Turkish Tacos, a new Royal Lobster Roll shop, and a new bar co-founded by Woody Harrelson.
Gusto Bread Expands Its Sourdough Panadería in Long Beach, Roasting Its Own Coffee and Making Hoja Santa-Matcha Lattes
Café Cuate will sell Oaxacan coffee from importers based in Mexico, a conscious decision by Enciso and Salatino to keep the money in Mexico, where the coffee is grown. There will also be an atole latte made with their house-ground nixtamal and a 'Xicano' instead of an 'Americano' drink, shaken with piloncillo.
How Real Estate’s ‘Drive Until You Qualify’ Demand Contributes to Global Warming
When you think about California’s housing shortage and affordability crisis, climate change is probably not the first thing that comes to your mind. But the epic shortage of housing in our cities is actually making climate change worse—and at the same time, climate change is worsening the housing shortage.
‘Those Carts Were Our Jobs, Our Lives’: Six Street Vendors Among Those Directly Impacted By The 10 Freeway Fire
A GoFundMe has started in hopes of raising enough money to be able to buy new carts for the vendors. For many of them, the fire destroyed their means of working
Revisiting the Filming Locations of ‘American History X’ 25 Years Later
American History X was shot entirely on location. Roughly 92 minutes of the film’s nearly two-hour runtime takes place in Venice, but only half of those 92 minutes were actually filmed there. Here are the rest of the neighborhoods where the iconic film was shot, including neighborhoods that were heavily active with gang activity at the time.
Free Memo! X Suspends L.A. TACO Journalist’s Account Citing Bogus Claim of Impersonation
After speaking out about the pay-to-play business practices of a P.R. firm selling paid posts for the L.A. Weekly, our journalist and director of partnerships has been the subject of online threats and attacks that have led to X, formerly Twitter, suspending his account, citing false claims that it violated the company's “impersonation” policies. FREE MEMO!
O.J. Judge Lance Ito Backs O.J. Prosecutor Christopher Darden for L.A. Superior Court
Before going full circle in this meta O.J. moment, Darden and Ito previously worked together as prosecutors in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, in what was then known as the Hardcore Gang Division.
