L.A. Material Archive

Five Takeaways On Air Quality After the Boyle Heights Fire

L.A. Material hosted a panel with three air quality experts, who broke down what residents need to know to understand air quality and how to protect themselves.

The time they tried to paint over Hockney’s Hollywood pool mural

The fight to preserve the squiggles at the Tropicana Pool.

Inside the high-stakes Palisades fire trial

How a scientist assesses air quality risk for his kids

Plus, inside the Palisades fire suspect's interrogation, the new matchmakers and a very strange McDonald's.

Interview with an Arson Suspect

The untold story of the eight hours when Palisades fire suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht welcomed two detectives into his home — and went hiking with them.

VIDEO: A Journey to the Weird McDonald's of Glendale

What can marble walls and a parking garage drive-thru tell us about the history of L.A. development?

A neighborhood sheltering in place

Plus, farewell to a Laker legend, a Big Bear sky skirmish, and what's coming up this week

Haze of Fear And Confusion Grips Residents As Warehouse Fire Continues To Burn

Many residents of Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles said they are hot, tired, scared — and want answers about what is burning and when it will be put out.

Weekly Material: The bananas you can’t get in L.A.

Your one-minute, weekly roundup of L.A. Material’s best work.