Los Angeles

LA’s Japanese American National Museum is refusing to follow the Trump administration’s orders to end DEI efforts.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Seven new stations are coming to the LA Metro D Line within the next few years. KCRW tours the Wilshire/LA Brea station, slated to open in 2025.

from KCRW Features

LA Mayor Karen Bass has released her next budget. To help close a massive deficit, the city may have to lay off around 5% of the city workforce.

LA faces a nearly $1 billion budget gap. Are layoffs inevitable?

LA Mayor Karen Bass has released her next budget. To help close a massive deficit, the city may have to lay off around 5% of the city workforce.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins discusses the transit system’s planned expansions, progress on its in-house police department, and funding for the 2028 Olympics.

LA Metro CEO talks public safety, system growth, Olympics

LA Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins discusses the transit system’s planned expansions, progress on its in-house police department, and funding for the 2028 Olympics.

from KCRW Features

Pope Francis is remembered for having a more progressive approach to immigration, climate change, and the LGBTQ commmunity than his predecessors.

Pope Francis dies at 88. His legacy reverberates in Los Angeles

Pope Francis is remembered for having a more progressive approach to immigration, climate change, and the LGBTQ commmunity than his predecessors.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Two SoCal music institutions come together for the first time to forge the connective tissue across time and genres.

Backstage with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil at Coachella

Two SoCal music institutions come together for the first time to forge the connective tissue across time and genres.

from KCRW Features

Journalist Ada Tseng visits Costco twice a week for gas, deals, and hidden Asian treasures.

Seeking all things Asian at Southern California's Costcos

Journalist Ada Tseng visits Costco twice a week for gas, deals, and hidden Asian treasures.

from Good Food

LA transplant Vanessa Anderson, aka The Grocery Goblin on Tiktok, documents the city by visiting its markets.

Grocery Goblin takes a sociological journey through LA via its grocery stores

LA transplant Vanessa Anderson, aka The Grocery Goblin on Tiktok, documents the city by visiting its markets.

from Good Food

Gustavo Arellano recalls the legacy of Frieda Caplan, who introduced Angelenos to all sorts of exotic produce

Frieda Caplan broke through the glass ceiling, one kiwi at a time

Gustavo Arellano recalls the legacy of Frieda Caplan, who introduced Angelenos to all sorts of exotic produce

from Good Food

Trump’s tariffs could cause problems for Southern California’s logistics industry, from the ports to trucking and warehouses.

Work at ports, in warehouses? Expect to feel impact of tariffs

Trump’s tariffs could cause problems for Southern California’s logistics industry, from the ports to trucking and warehouses.

from KCRW Features

Touting the 2028 Olympics as a “no-build” Games, the final venue line-up puts many sporting events at some of LA’s most iconic sites.

Squash at Universal, Swimming at SoFi. LA Olympics venue list is out

Touting the 2028 Olympics as a “no-build” Games, the final venue line-up puts many sporting events at some of LA’s most iconic sites.

from KCRW Features

A cinematic heist in Downtown Los Angeles: Thieves recently tunneled from a historic theater through “castle-like” walls into a store packed with bling.

Thieves steal millions in bling by tunneling into DTLA jewelry store

A cinematic heist in Downtown Los Angeles: Thieves recently tunneled from a historic theater through “castle-like” walls into a store packed with bling.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

At Kingdom Dim Sum in East Hollywood, chefs Man Mo and Tony He are best friends. Mo’s son founded the restaurant to give his retirement-age dad something to do.

At Kingdom Dim Sum, best friends do the cooking

At Kingdom Dim Sum in East Hollywood, chefs Man Mo and Tony He are best friends. Mo’s son founded the restaurant to give his retirement-age dad something to do.

from KCRW Features

The agents were looking for five students they claim are undocumented. School officials turned them away in a test of LAUSD’s policy of noncooperation with ICE.

Homeland Security agents denied entry to 2 LAUSD elementaries in South LA

The agents were looking for five students they claim are undocumented. School officials turned them away in a test of LAUSD’s policy of noncooperation with ICE.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

After decades of ups and downs, the Long Beach Grand Prix is hoping to capture a record number of fans for its 50th anniversary.

Long Beach Grand Prix celebrates 50th year under new owners

After decades of ups and downs, the Long Beach Grand Prix is hoping to capture a record number of fans for its 50th anniversary.

from KCRW Features

Chef Nestor Silva plucks leaves from the fava plant for a new dish at French Japanese bistro Camélia.

Fava beans and English peas color farmers market stands

Chef Nestor Silva plucks leaves from the fava plant for a new dish at French Japanese bistro Camélia.

from Good Food

The Broad museum broke ground this week on a new construction project. Meanwhile, it’s celebrating a decade in Downtown Los Angeles.

The Broad museum expansion hopes to revitalize art scene

The Broad museum broke ground this week on a new construction project. Meanwhile, it’s celebrating a decade in Downtown Los Angeles.

from KCRW Features

A project called Los Angeles Speaks is looking at how language evolves and affects communities, including neighborhoods impacted by recent wildfires.

California accents are way more complex than you think

A project called Los Angeles Speaks is looking at how language evolves and affects communities, including neighborhoods impacted by recent wildfires.

from KCRW Features

The DuPont Clinic, an all-trimester abortion provider, was supposed to open in Beverly Hills.

This abortion clinic was set to open in Beverly Hills. Why was it shut down?

The DuPont Clinic, an all-trimester abortion provider, was supposed to open in Beverly Hills.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Broad is breaking ground April 9 on an expansion that will add 55,000 square feet — offering more galleries, programming space, and open-air patios.

The Broad: Contemporary art icon gets a new look

The Broad is breaking ground April 9 on an expansion that will add 55,000 square feet — offering more galleries, programming space, and open-air patios.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand