Betsey Johnson

Eight oil platforms off California are set to be decommissioned in the next decade, but the fate of the structures themselves has yet to be determined.

The $5.5 billion SoFi Stadium is hosting the Feb. 13 Super Bowl, and while investment is pouring into Inglewood, some residents worry about being able to afford their community.

Thousands of Californians left the state during the COVID pandemic. KCRW hears from three ex-Angelenos who moved away to get closer to their families.

One of the most revered novels of 2020, Brit Bennett’s “The Vanishing Half,” is now available in paperback.

Sheila Heti speaks about her new book, “Pure Colour,” and how she couldn’t think or write in the same way she did before the death of her own father.

California is on track to live with coronavirus as “endemic.” Gov.

Writer and lecturer Susan Cain explores the evolutionary reasons behind sadness in our lives and how accepting sorrow can lead to greater emotional resilience and creativity.

Rita Dove’s new book of poetry, “Playlist for the Apocalypse,” goes in many different historical and personal directions.

Tao Lin’s ‘Leave Society,’ in which he grows his idea of himself in a book.