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Aug 10, 2026
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5 min read
Serving on the all-volunteer health commission, which meets every month and writes up reports — but oversees nothing, and advises no one.
Aug 8, 2026
2 min read
Your one-minute, weekly roundup of L.A. Material’s best work.
Newsletter
Aug 7, 2026
Plus, long-haul talkers, short-haul scooters, and some things to do this weekend.
Aug 6, 2026
Plus, Nicolas Cage’s stolen movie, a country singer’s L.A. RPG, and a fight over historic preservation in Hollywood.
10 min read
An oral history of the Silversun Pickups’ era-defining indie rock classic “Lazy Eye.”
Aug 5, 2026
3 min read
Plus, Trump visits L.A., a reunion of beloved local TV hosts, and (another) looming insurance crisis.
The Receipts
Dry aging, side gigs, and 40 orders of crudo per yellowtail.
Hollywood’s most-feared journalist wrote a book before she died. Her estate is now shopping the manuscript.
Aug 4, 2026
No one has officially launched a campaign for county CEO yet, but the race is heating up.
