L.A. Material Archive

Newsletter

Mar 23, 2026

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5 min read

An art heist at Taix

Plus, a new mayoral poll, two upcoming debates and arguments about left turns.

Pablo Goldstein, +1

Exclusive

How Many Cars Are Allowed To Turn Left at a Yellow Light?

Mar 22, 2026

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4 min read

How Many Cars Are Allowed To Turn Left at a Yellow Light?

Two? Three? FOUR?

Lauren Bans

Newsletter

The “cult" that trashed a DTLA apartment for Instagram fame

Mar 20, 2026

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5 min read

The “cult" that trashed a DTLA apartment for Instagram fame

Plus, a mysterious billboard, a few things to do this weekend, and more.

Hayes Davenport

Newsletter

The mad scramble that remade the L.A. mayoral race

Mar 19, 2026

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11 min read

The mad scramble that remade the L.A. mayoral race

Plus, LAUSD teachers contend with their Cesar Chavez curriculum, a major shakeup on the city's fire commission and more.

Julia Wick

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Five Days That Blew Up The L.A. Mayoral Race

Mar 19, 2026

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17 min read

Five Days That Blew Up The L.A. Mayoral Race

How a handful of strange bedfellows, united by ambition and frustration with the mayor’s leadership, scrambled to marshal a challenge to Mayor Karen Bass.

Julia Wick

L.A. Mystery

Why Is a Billboard For the 2010 Census Still Up in Virgil Village?

Mar 19, 2026

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3 min read

Why Is a Billboard For the 2010 Census Still Up in Virgil Village?

A serene image of a breastfeeding mother and an expired civic plea.

Pablo Goldstein

Going There

Mar 18, 2026

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2 min read

What Mickey Rourke Left Behind

The treasures we found on the evicted actor’s lawn.

Hayes Davenport

L.A. Mystery

How Far Away Are the Mountains, Actually?

Mar 18, 2026

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2 min read

How Far Away Are the Mountains, Actually?

L.A. peaks can be dangerous in winter. So can posting a picture of them.

Hayes Davenport