Richard Bejtlich

Santa Monica has a reputation as a paradise for lefties. But the city isn’t exactly welcoming to Latinos.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Central America this week. She told would-be migrants in Guatemala “do not come” (to the U.S.), which drew criticism from progressive democrats.

Sherry Buchanan, author of “On the Ho Chi Minh Trail,” discusses what she learned about the Vietnam War from the Vietnamese women who survived its frontlines.

With the state’s color-coded reopening tiers riding off into the sunset, there’s no more social distancing, and masks in almost every indoor situation are being retired.

Josh Barro speaks with Liz Bruenig and Ross Douthat about the Biden’s trip to Europe.

A lifeguard tower honoring LGBTQ-plus pride was unveiled in Long Beach this afternoon.

More than half of all American adults have been vaccinated, according to the Biden administration, and life is seemingly speeding back to normal.

KCRW is joining other public radio stations up and down the state to mark the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.

LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino is running to replace Mayor Eric Garcetti, and he held his first official campaign event on Monday along the Venice Beach boardwalk.