Bryan Grant

Dave Alvin formed Americana band The Blasters in Downey with his brother Phil, then went solo in the 1980s, but returned to show KCRW around.

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.

LA voters passed a measure in 2017 to create an all-civilian panel that would discipline LAPD officers accused of misconduct. Some want it gone because it's too lenient.

Scientists and fly-fishers work to return the endangered Southern California steelhead to its native waters in Malibu Creek by removing invasive fish and an obsolete dam.

Last year, the state approved hundreds of millions of federal dollars to help child care providers through the pandemic. Eight months later, most payments haven't arrived.

California lawmakers are looking into creating a system that is similar to Amber Alerts, but would be dedicated to young Black people who go missing in the state.

In John Wray’s new novel “Gone to the Wolves,” the characters travel from Florida swamps to the 1980s Sunset Strip to Norway –– all in the name of metal.

Commentator Joe Mathews says the federal government’s sale of off-shore wind leases is raising questions about the future of climate and community.

Part restaurant, part in-your-face comedy show, Hollywood pop-up Karen’s Diner is where staff scream at you. Terrible service is actually a selling point here.