Santa Monica Pier Hosts First Drive-In Movie Night Jan 15
The Santa Monica Pier will host its first drive-in movie experience Jan. 15, featuring a screening of “Grease” as part of “Locals’ Night” from 3:30 to 9:30 p.m. A limited…
Will this mysterious California news site influence the 2026 election?
Earlier this year, as the political battle over congressional redistricting brought California into the national spotlight, Facebook users were shown a curious series of ads. The ads, from a straightforward-looking…
VR headsets are ‘hope machines’ inside California prisons, offering escape and practical experience
Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades, but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales. No passport required, just a virtual reality…
Google teams up with Walmart and other retailers to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbot
Google said Sunday that it is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app…
Gubernatorial candidates discuss immigration, homelessness and affordability
Just days after the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by a federal immigration agent, the Trump administration’s immigration policy was a top focus of California gubernatorial candidates at two…
Golden Globes 2026 winners: The complete list
Globes never say die! Five years after a Times investigation dulled the shine of the glitzy Hollywood affair, the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, airing Sunday, will cap off a multi-day…
Commentary: Citizens are finally getting it: No one’s safe from Trump’s deportation ambitions
Ever since Donald J. Trump descended from a gold escalator at his eponymous Manhattan tower in 2015, he has sworn that a scorched-earth campaign against “illegal immigrants” would make life…
While celebrating Maduro’s capture, Venezuelan immigrants worry about deportation
WASHINGTON — After President Trump ordered strikes that led to the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, celebrations erupted in Venezuelan communities across the U.S. But for many of the…
Trump and Biden both want this California solar facility to close. The state has other plans
The electricity it makes is expensive, its technology has been superseded, and it’s incinerating thousands of birds mid-flight each year. The Trump administration wants to see this unusual power plant…
LA County Declares January 2026 Human Trafficking Prevention Month
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved proclamations Tuesday declaring January 2026 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month, reaffirming the county’s commitment to combating trafficking and supporting survivors. The…