• Sun. Jul 13th, 2025

The Pulse of Southern California

The Trinity Alps Wilderness might be California’s best-kept secret

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Trinity Lake, at its fullest, has 145 miles of shoreline and is 2.5 million acre-feet of water. It is an artificial lake formed by the creation of the…

I ran the Nike After Dark Tour in L.A. Here’s what went down.

After running — or more like barely surviving — my first half-marathon about a decade ago in Las Vegas, I had no desire to participate in a long-distance run ever…

Samar creates unisex perfumes that make you feel things

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> As you climb the staircase to Debbie Lin and Na-Moya Lawrence’s second-story Hollywood apartment, a smell begins to materialize. It’s earthy and calming — grounding, even — and…

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Bryce Dallas Howard

Third-generation actor and director Bryce Dallas Howard has a lot going on — so much so that when The Times caught up with her recently, she was just getting over…

Summer happenings at SoCal theme parks: Disneyland, Knott’s and more

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Guests will be asked to pick a side at Six Flags Magic Mountain’s “DC Heroes and Villains” fest. (Six Flags Magic Mountain) The Valencia coaster park this summer…

Let’s not go overboard hyping Newsom’s White House prospects

Today we discuss presidential politics, window treatments and disasters of the natural and man-made variety. Time for Gavin Newsom to start measuring those White House drapes. Huh? You know, president…

What if ICE comes knocking? How child-care providers brace for raids

Adriana Lorenzo has stopped letting children play outside after 10 a.m. at the child-care program she runs from her Boyle Heights home. That’s the time she’s heard ICE agents start…

L.A. city leaders weigh lawsuit against Trump over immigration raids

Faced with a wave of immigration arrests, the Los Angeles City Council is looking to sue the Trump administration to secure a court order prohibiting federal agents from carrying out…

Agents, some in unmarked cars and street clothes, are arresting L.A. immigrants. Who are they?

Immigration arrests in Los Angeles have been headline news and the subject of legal disputes for the past few weeks, but Angelenos watching the drama play out on television and…

Persians gather in L.A. restaurant to find solace as war spreads

Late last week, before the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear targets, Shaheen Samadi sat inside the minimalist dining room of Azizam restaurant in Silver Lake, sipping ceylon tea with cardamom,…