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Aug 4, 2026
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2028 is a long way off. But a shadow battle for L.A. County CEO is already brewing.
Newsletter
Aug 3, 2026
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Plus, City Council is back in session, cheap pastrami, and a brand new jazz festival.
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Behind the viral howls and news-chopper footage is a decade-long saga of eviction, bulldozed gardens, and promised housing that never came.
Aug 1, 2026
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Your one-minute, weekly roundup of L.A. Material’s best work.
Jul 31, 2026
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Plus: a fire season heating up, a Bret Easton Ellis travel guide, and some things to do this weekend.
Jul 30, 2026
Plus, Disneyland bathroom breakdown, a critique of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey and Santa Monica Waymo drama.
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LAX’s Theme Building was once a bright symbol of LA’s Space Age Future. What happened?
Jul 29, 2026
Plus Korean Salt bread, Newsom’s affair and Lineage’s intent to rebuild
Out of Ordi’s cute, buttery breads represent the many ways in which K-town now resembles modern Seoul — global, contemporary and cool.
