Los Angeles

LA County has seen record amounts of rain and snow this season, which means waterfalls are flowing. Here are some of the best hikes to see them.

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Want to improve your odds of winning at our PieFest? It might help to know who's judging.

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Neither rain nor hail can stop chefs from frequenting the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market.

Torrential rains put a damper on the availability of early spring fruit at the farmers market

Neither rain nor hail can stop chefs from frequenting the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market.

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"Fresh is boring," says fishmonger Liwei Liao, who operates The Joint, one of only a handful of places that's dry-aging fish in the U.S.

Liwei Liao is 'conditioning' some of LA's most coveted fish

"Fresh is boring," says fishmonger Liwei Liao, who operates The Joint, one of only a handful of places that's dry-aging fish in the U.S.

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Shanita Nicholas and Amanda-Jane Thomas left their legal careers in the rearview mirror to open a community-focused coffee shop in Inglewood.

At Sip & Sonder, coffee is the starting point for connection

Shanita Nicholas and Amanda-Jane Thomas left their legal careers in the rearview mirror to open a community-focused coffee shop in Inglewood.

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A new exhibit at the Honor Fraser Gallery explores the history of drag. It features more than 40 artists who work in photography, painting, film, performance, and animation.

‘Make Me Feel Mighty Real’: 70 years of drag art and tech

A new exhibit at the Honor Fraser Gallery explores the history of drag. It features more than 40 artists who work in photography, painting, film, performance, and animation.

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Two years after police cleared a large homeless camp and the city fenced Echo Park Lake amid massive protests, a new City Council member wants to bring down the chain link barrier.

Fence at Echo Park Lake coming down? Locals have mixed feelings

Two years after police cleared a large homeless camp and the city fenced Echo Park Lake amid massive protests, a new City Council member wants to bring down the chain link barrier.

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Las Fotos Project teaches photography to young women and gender-expansive youth from communities of color. And they don’t just use phone cameras.

Not just selfies — young women, gender-expansive youth learn photography craft

Las Fotos Project teaches photography to young women and gender-expansive youth from communities of color. And they don’t just use phone cameras.

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May 1 is the end of the current contract between Hollywood studios and film/TV writers who are represented by WGA. This week, the two sides started negotiating.

Is Hollywood headed for another writers’ strike?

May 1 is the end of the current contract between Hollywood studios and film/TV writers who are represented by WGA. This week, the two sides started negotiating.

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A top federal official promised everyone on Veterans Row would have a place to go in just ten days. What does it take to make that happen?

Ep. 7 Decamping

A top federal official promised everyone on Veterans Row would have a place to go in just ten days. What does it take to make that happen?

from City of Tents: Veterans Row

How to get resources for surviving the three-day strike, and what is the conflict all about?

Massive LAUSD strike closes schools for 420,000 students

How to get resources for surviving the three-day strike, and what is the conflict all about?

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Louise Nevelson was one of the most iconic sculptors of the 20th century. LA’s Pace Gallery is showing her larger, monochromatic wooden sculptures as well as colorful collages.

Iconoclast sculptor Louise Nevelson lives on in new LA exhibition

Louise Nevelson was one of the most iconic sculptors of the 20th century. LA’s Pace Gallery is showing her larger, monochromatic wooden sculptures as well as colorful collages.

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Two teachers — from an elementary school and a high school — explain why they’re striking in solidarity with LAUSD workers such as custodians and bus drivers.

‘We don't cross picket lines’: 2 teachers on why they joined LAUSD strike

Two teachers — from an elementary school and a high school — explain why they’re striking in solidarity with LAUSD workers such as custodians and bus drivers.

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Longtime special ed assistant teacher Yvette Ascencio makes $37,000/year. She says her classroom has too many students and not enough resources.

‘If the teachers aren't happy, that trickles down to us’: Special ed aide

Longtime special ed assistant teacher Yvette Ascencio makes $37,000/year. She says her classroom has too many students and not enough resources.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

KCRW talks to parents, teachers, LAUSD’s Jackie Goldberg, and SEIU’s Lester Garcia as the district sits on the verge of a three-day shutdown.

'It affects everybody as a domino’: LAUSD strike could start Tuesday

KCRW talks to parents, teachers, LAUSD’s Jackie Goldberg, and SEIU’s Lester Garcia as the district sits on the verge of a three-day shutdown.

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Born in a refugee camp in Thailand, Visoth Tarak Ouk aka Chef T became a pillar of the Khmer community in SoCal, where he helped organize the first Long Beach Cambodian Restaurant…

How chef Visoth Tarak Ouk became a leader of Long Beach's Khmer community

Born in a refugee camp in Thailand, Visoth Tarak Ouk aka Chef T became a pillar of the Khmer community in SoCal, where he helped organize the first Long Beach Cambodian Restaurant…

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Joe and Celia Ward-Wallace are taking the food and drink of South LA Cafe to the Natural History Museum.

South LA Cafe comes to the Natural History Museum

Joe and Celia Ward-Wallace are taking the food and drink of South LA Cafe to the Natural History Museum.

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Bill Addison finds Shanghainese cuisine among a field of Sichuan-dominant restaurants.

Bill Addison reviews WangJia in San Gabriel

Bill Addison finds Shanghainese cuisine among a field of Sichuan-dominant restaurants.

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LAUSD could be on the verge of a three-day shutdown. How are you and your family preparing for school closures?

Possible LAUSD strike: Parents, teachers, how are you coping?

LAUSD could be on the verge of a three-day shutdown. How are you and your family preparing for school closures?

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The Actors’ Gang has been bringing theater classes to California prisons for over a decade, now some alumni of the program have written and will perform an original play.

‘(Im)migrant of the State’: Formerly incarcerated people share stories on stage

The Actors’ Gang has been bringing theater classes to California prisons for over a decade, now some alumni of the program have written and will perform an original play.

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