Los Angeles

High in sugar and acid, cherries are in full swing at the Santa Monica Farmer's Market.

from Good Food

Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu sits on land that was the private domain of one woman 100 years ago.

from Greater LA

After 152 years, Calle de los Negros – site of the most lethal act of racial violence in LA history – will finally get the memorial it deserves.

Encore: What’s in a street name? LA’s forgotten Calle de los Negros

After 152 years, Calle de los Negros – site of the most lethal act of racial violence in LA history – will finally get the memorial it deserves.

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Loquat trees seem to be everywhere in SoCal this season. Eat the egg-shaped, apricot-colored fruits fresh off trees, or use them to make jams, syrups, chutney, and more.

Loquats: Perfect fruit to eat fresh off trees, no need to peel

Loquat trees seem to be everywhere in SoCal this season. Eat the egg-shaped, apricot-colored fruits fresh off trees, or use them to make jams, syrups, chutney, and more.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

As the WGA strike continues, a Santa Monica-based nonprofit is distributing grocery gift cards to writers who are struggling to make ends meet.

Nonprofit gives grocery money to sustain striking TV/film writers

As the WGA strike continues, a Santa Monica-based nonprofit is distributing grocery gift cards to writers who are struggling to make ends meet.

from Greater LA

The LAPD will soon get a $280,000 robot “dog” that’s meant to help officers avoid dangerous and potentially violent encounters. Activists are raising privacy concerns.

Robot dog approved for LAPD is alarming privacy activists

The LAPD will soon get a $280,000 robot “dog” that’s meant to help officers avoid dangerous and potentially violent encounters. Activists are raising privacy concerns.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Los Angeles City Council and California lawmakers are attempting to make it less profitable for people to steal catalytic converters.

LA and Sacramento crack down on catalytic converter thefts

The Los Angeles City Council and California lawmakers are attempting to make it less profitable for people to steal catalytic converters.

from KCRW Features

Catalytic converter thefts more than tripled in LA County last year, and some victims are replacing the $3,000 car part just to have it stolen again.

Catalytic converter thefts make LA County ‘a hotspot’

Catalytic converter thefts more than tripled in LA County last year, and some victims are replacing the $3,000 car part just to have it stolen again.

from Greater LA

The Nickel Diner opened in 2008 in its “Skid Row adjacent” Downtown LA digs. After a pandemic and inflation, it’s shutting down this weekend.

Nickel Diner closes. Is there an alternate way to feed food-insecure Angelenos?

The Nickel Diner opened in 2008 in its “Skid Row adjacent” Downtown LA digs. After a pandemic and inflation, it’s shutting down this weekend.

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So Yun Um’s new documentary “Liquor Store Dreams” explores her upbringing in and around her family’s Hawthorne business, plus her complicated relationship with her immigrant parents.

New film debunks ‘angry Korean liquor store owner’ stereotype

So Yun Um’s new documentary “Liquor Store Dreams” explores her upbringing in and around her family’s Hawthorne business, plus her complicated relationship with her immigrant parents.

from Greater LA

The Dodgers reinvited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to their Pride Night celebration, after disinviting them over conservative backlash.

Dodgers are in a mess over drag charity group and Pride Night

The Dodgers reinvited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to their Pride Night celebration, after disinviting them over conservative backlash.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A judge ruled that keeping a person locked up because they can’t afford bail is unconstitutional in most cases in LA – for now.

Texts and mental health services could replace cash bail in LA

A judge ruled that keeping a person locked up because they can’t afford bail is unconstitutional in most cases in LA – for now.

from KCRW Features

LA boasts the largest population of Iranian immigrants in the world. Learn how they’ve shaped the area’s landscapes and neighborhoods with a new car tour.

Take a car tour of Irangeles — with food, music, history

LA boasts the largest population of Iranian immigrants in the world. Learn how they’ve shaped the area’s landscapes and neighborhoods with a new car tour.

from Greater LA

LA City Council members on Thursday committed an unprecedented $1.3 billion to the homelessness crisis. Is that enough to make a visible dent?

Is $1.3 billion enough to address homelessness in LA?

LA City Council members on Thursday committed an unprecedented $1.3 billion to the homelessness crisis. Is that enough to make a visible dent?

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The Lakers’ chances to win a 17th NBA championship are now slim to none. But basketball in LA won’t stop thanks to major WNBA storylines.

Lakers face elimination, but WNBA is just warming up

The Lakers’ chances to win a 17th NBA championship are now slim to none. But basketball in LA won’t stop thanks to major WNBA storylines.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

At 90, El Cholo owner Ron Salisbury is nearly as old as the restaurant his grandparents founded in 1923.

Celebrating El Cholo's 100th Anniversary

At 90, El Cholo owner Ron Salisbury is nearly as old as the restaurant his grandparents founded in 1923.

from Good Food

Parked at Sunset Triangle Plaza, blue food truck Simón doles out mariscos and asada with a twist.

Bill Addison orders Simón's seafood tacos in pairs

Parked at Sunset Triangle Plaza, blue food truck Simón doles out mariscos and asada with a twist.

from Good Food

After more than two weeks of striking, film/TV writers and their supporters are finding new ways to keep up the energy at the picket lines.

Jokes, inflatable rats: Writers keep picket lines entertaining

After more than two weeks of striking, film/TV writers and their supporters are finding new ways to keep up the energy at the picket lines.

from Greater LA

As film/TV writers hit week three of not working, WGA West Vice President Michele Mulroney says they’re prepared for a lengthy strike to meet “desperately” needed goals.

WGA is prepared for ‘deep strike’ if necessary, says guild VP

As film/TV writers hit week three of not working, WGA West Vice President Michele Mulroney says they’re prepared for a lengthy strike to meet “desperately” needed goals.

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More labor unrest could be on the horizon in Hollywood, as actors and directors ramp up their own negotiations.

Directors and actors brace for fight with studios as writers still strike

More labor unrest could be on the horizon in Hollywood, as actors and directors ramp up their own negotiations.

from Greater LA