‘DMV’s’ Harriet Dyer can make you laugh about a bureaucratic institution
“Now serving G455 at Window No. 5” … “Now serving G456 at Window No. 12.” Neither of us has an appointment at the DMV in Hollywood. But Harriet Dyer strolls…
California company recalls nearly 245,000 pounds of pasta tied to listeria outbreak
A California company has recalled nearly 245,000 pounds of pre-cooked pasta linked to a deadly listeria outbreak and potential contamination of dozens of products sold at grocery stores nationwide. Nate’s…
Costume designer Shirley Kurata on fashion and growing up in L.A.
To live in Los Angeles is to be a seeker. There are those who come to the city in search of the limelight and affluence. There are others who crave…
Beutner announces run for mayor, vows to fight ‘injustices’ under Trump
Former L.A. schools Supt. Austin Beutner kicked off his campaign for mayor on Monday with a video launch that hits not just Mayor Karen Bass but President Trump and his…
L.A. audiobook walks: The new way to book club for romance fans
It’s a cloudy, gray morning in Hermosa Beach. Surfers stare out toward the pale, sparkling horizon. Pearly clouds gather over the ocean in the distance, a view that evokes the…
Gov. Newsom signs AI safety bill aimed at protecting children from chatbots
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill into law that aims to make artificial intelligence-powered chatbots safer despite some pushback from the tech industry. The legislation, Senate Bill 243,…
Trump, GOP claim undocumented residents in California are provided healthcare coverage. That’s misleading
SACRAMENTO — Though raging thousands of miles to the east, the entrenched stalemate in Washington over federal spending and the ensuing government shutdown has thrust California’s expansive healthcare policies into…
Review: ‘DMV’ drives a pleasant sitcom into L.A.’s most dreaded office
Work! It’s the thing most of us have to do, some of us like to do and many of us would rather not do, and it’s no surprise that it’s…
Legal troubles mount for California offshore oil plan
When a Texas oil company first announced controversial plans to reactivate three drilling rigs off the coast of Santa Barbara County, investor presentations boasted that the venture had “massive resource…
How true crime story ‘Roofman’ became a Christmas movie
“We’ve been doing this for a while now,” laughs Channing Tatum, “and every once in a while a new thing comes out I haven’t heard.” Tatum’s responding to the latest…