Hiltzik; What $140,000 a year buys in today’s USA
On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, a wealth manager named Michael Green published a Substack post arguing that a $140,000 income is the new poverty level for a family of four…
Tony Dokoupil will be the next anchor of ‘CBS Evening News’
Tony Dokoupil is moving from mornings to evenings at CBS News. Dokoupil, currently the co-host of “CBS Mornings,” has signed a new deal to take over as anchor of “CBS…
Prep Rally: A big high school basketball record could be broken this week
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. The state football championship games are this weekend, but there’s also another big moment happening Tuesday.…
The Collaboratory offers Altadena fire victims a one-stop resource
The first thing you see when you walk into the Collaboratory in Altadena is a wall of devastation. A floor-to-ceiling map of every lot lost to the Eaton fire in…
The definitive guide to the best restaurants in Los Angeles
Dec. 9, 2025 9:29 PM PT Now in its thirteenth year, the 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles guide has become the city’s premier platform for the very best in…
LA28 Olympics secure more than $2 billion in sponsorships, surpassing Paris Games two years early
The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics have signed more than $2 billion in sponsorship and licensing deals, surpassing the 2024 Paris Games more than two years before the opening…
Best restaurants to try in Los Angeles 2025, ranked
The line at Holbox during the midweek lunch hour has become a cultural sensation, a queue of locals and visitors trailing past the automatic doors and around the parking lot…
HBO Max subscriber sues Netflix to halt merger
Let the legal battle begin. On Monday, a Las Vegas-based HBO Max subscriber sued Netflix over concerns that the streamer’s plans to buy some of Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets would…
Bob Chesney offers bold vision for success as UCLA football coach
Nine months before his debut in his first big-time college football coaching job, Bob Chesney sounded as confident as a running back with four downs to gain one yard. Nothing…
L.A.’s 2026 World Cup planning hits overdrive this week
For organizers of the 2026 World Cup, Friday’s tournament draw is a like the bell lap of a long-distance race, the moment when the slow slog turns into a sprint.…