Los Angeles

Tanya Reyes is an LAUSD teacher who's earning more money than her family did when she was growing up. But still finds herself struggling financially.

from KCRW Features

Private developers are using LA’s affordable housing policy to build no-frills micro-units for LA workers earning about $75,000 a year.

from KCRW Features

At Ronan and Here's Looking At You, chef Daniel Cutler does very different things with peaches and tomatoes.

Peaches get a workout at two LA restaurants

At Ronan and Here's Looking At You, chef Daniel Cutler does very different things with peaches and tomatoes.

from Good Food

The governor announced new efforts to clear encampments on state land, and issued guidelines to California cities to do the same. Critics say the policy is unlikely to fix the problem.

Newsom orders new homeless sweeps across California

The governor announced new efforts to clear encampments on state land, and issued guidelines to California cities to do the same. Critics say the policy is unlikely to fix the problem.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Actor Griffin Dunne grew up in Hollywood with a celebrity-obsessed dad.

Griffin Dunne on a celeb-filled childhood and the loss of his sister

Actor Griffin Dunne grew up in Hollywood with a celebrity-obsessed dad.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison reviews Baroo, which he recently named Restaurant of the Year.

Bill Addison names Baroo the LA Times Restaurant of the Year

LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison reviews Baroo, which he recently named Restaurant of the Year.

from Good Food

Air traffic is picking up at LAX after a global technology outage grounded three major airlines. Travelers should check their flights online before heading to airports.

LAX says air traffic is picking up after global IT outage

Air traffic is picking up at LAX after a global technology outage grounded three major airlines. Travelers should check their flights online before heading to airports.

from KCRW Features

While food insecurity means not having enough meals, nutrition insecurity is the lack of essential protein, vitamins, minerals, etc. How are different LA communities affected by both?

Beyond hunger: How nutrition insecurity affects Angelenos differently

While food insecurity means not having enough meals, nutrition insecurity is the lack of essential protein, vitamins, minerals, etc. How are different LA communities affected by both?

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Women with Wrenches demystifies the often male-dominated field of auto repair and upkeep, teaching attendees the basics of car maintenance.

Women with Wrenches gets drivers under the hood, demystifies cars

Women with Wrenches demystifies the often male-dominated field of auto repair and upkeep, teaching attendees the basics of car maintenance.

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Nonprofit Heal the Bay is out with its annual report card on water quality at CA beaches. It found that rainy winters may be making the ocean more toxic.

Rainy winters and sewage are worsening CA beach water quality

Nonprofit Heal the Bay is out with its annual report card on water quality at CA beaches. It found that rainy winters may be making the ocean more toxic.

from KCRW Features

A paid summer program helps teenagers learn trade skills that are in high demand but usually not taught in classrooms.

LA teens gain cash and skills in high-demand trades

A paid summer program helps teenagers learn trade skills that are in high demand but usually not taught in classrooms.

from KCRW Features

Paul Haddad’s “Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles” details how a small town turned into a bustling metropolis.

In ‘Inventing Paradise,’ meet the visionaries who built LA

Paul Haddad’s “Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles” details how a small town turned into a bustling metropolis.

from KCRW Features

The owner of historic Hollywood studio Boulevard Recording struggles to keep the doors open following the pandemic, a crumbling industry, and a devastating fire.

What it takes to preserve a legacy at Boulevard Recording

The owner of historic Hollywood studio Boulevard Recording struggles to keep the doors open following the pandemic, a crumbling industry, and a devastating fire.

from KCRW Features

Musician Reggie Andrews mentored hundreds of students at LA’s Locke High School, some of whom became stars, like Thundercat and Kamasi Washington.

South LA music teacher helped create modern jazz and hip-hop scene

Musician Reggie Andrews mentored hundreds of students at LA’s Locke High School, some of whom became stars, like Thundercat and Kamasi Washington.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Chef Alex Barkley of Botanica celebrates summer with a 7-course tomato tasting menu.

Tomatoes are the new celebrities at farmers markets

Chef Alex Barkley of Botanica celebrates summer with a 7-course tomato tasting menu.

from Good Food

Marilyn Leviton, 91, ran the Hollywood Arby’s with her family for decades. Since they closed it in June, customers have joined in mourning the end of an era.

Family behind Hollywood Arby’s says goodbye after 55 years

Marilyn Leviton, 91, ran the Hollywood Arby’s with her family for decades. Since they closed it in June, customers have joined in mourning the end of an era.

from KCRW Features

Historian William Gow has written a history of LA’s Chinatowns (plural) – and how they were influenced by both Hollywood and the people who lived there.

LA’s Chinatown history is intertwined with Hollywood

Historian William Gow has written a history of LA’s Chinatowns (plural) – and how they were influenced by both Hollywood and the people who lived there.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Neighborhood concerns over new housing, including evictions, are spurring the latest changes to Mayor Bass’ signature affordable housing policy, Executive Directive 1.

Affordable housing? ‘I would not be able to live there’

Neighborhood concerns over new housing, including evictions, are spurring the latest changes to Mayor Bass’ signature affordable housing policy, Executive Directive 1.

from KCRW Features

California’s first bar dedicated to women’s sports, Watch Me!, will open this month in Long Beach. It will welcome all ages to inspire young athletes.

CA's only women's sports bar to open in Long Beach

California’s first bar dedicated to women’s sports, Watch Me!, will open this month in Long Beach. It will welcome all ages to inspire young athletes.

from KCRW Features

Compton native Channel Tres, known for mixing West Coast rap and classic house, is out with his long anticipated debut album titled “Head Rush.”

On his debut album, Compton’s Channel Tres fuses hip hop and house

Compton native Channel Tres, known for mixing West Coast rap and classic house, is out with his long anticipated debut album titled “Head Rush.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand