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Jul 28, 2026

Permit Application Filed to Rebuild Boyle Heights Cold Storage Warehouse

The application was submitted six weeks after the fire, as residents continue to endure foul odors, vermin and disruption from rotting food at the site.

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Jul 28, 2026

A wild weekend of rescues on L.A. County beaches

An L.A. County lifeguard explains his line of work.

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Jul 22, 2026

Bass Advisor Remained in Private Mayor's Office Chats While Doing P.R. for Lineage

Yusef Robb remained in the mayor’s internal communications channels for a week after beginning crisis PR work for the company that manages the Boyle Heights warehouse.

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Jul 21, 2026

What’s up with L.A.’s water infrastructure?

A water systems expert explains some of the challenges.

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Jul 20, 2026

Why L.A. bars import ice from Japan

Plus, part of the Sunset Strip remains closed, the Lucas Museum grants a sneak peek at Comic-Con and KCRW finds the best international breakfasts in town.

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Jul 16, 2026

Where do you put 85 million pounds of rotting food?

The answer involves dumps in three counties and lots of unanswered questions.

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Jul 15, 2026

How to Get Rid of 85 Million Pounds of Rotting Food

Our quest to figure out where the food waste from the Lineage warehouse disaster is going.

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Jul 11, 2026

One of Mayor Bass’ Longtime Advisors Is Helping Lineage Do Crisis P.R.

Yusef Robb, a close but informal advisor to the mayor, has been doing communications consulting work for the operator of the Boyle Heights warehouse that burned last month. He said late Saturday that he would no longer be advising Bass.

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Jul 10, 2026

The high stakes of an anime convention

Plus, a heated town hall in Boyle Heights, school budget alarm bells, and some things to do this weekend.

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Jul 7, 2026

L.A.’s World Cup of Food

Plus, new parking tickets, crowds at Yosemite and some gubernatorial gossip.

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Jul 6, 2026

A parent’s guide to Dodger Stadium

Plus, another week of World Cup frenzy, LAUSD’s new-ish superintendent and what scuttled noncitizen voting.

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Jul 6, 2026

How to Do a Dodgers Game with Kids

Here’s how to pick shaded seats, avoid parking lot gridlock, find the playgrounds and make the most of Dodger Stadium’s kid-friendly perks.

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Jun 30, 2026

Sorry about the weather

Plus, a Supreme Court election ruling, a new L.A. food tour and more.

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Jun 29, 2026

Where do L.A.'s illegal fireworks come from?

Plus, L.A.’s two home teams, an Olympics agreement and competitive campsite no-shows.

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Jun 23, 2026

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.

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Jun 22, 2026

A neighborhood sheltering in place

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

Jessica Garrison, +2

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Jun 19, 2026

The best lost and found in town

Plus, Juneteenth events, air quality concerns after the Boyle Heights fire and Jitlada favorites.

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Jun 16, 2026

Can L.A. be less broken?

Plus, Newsom vs. Trump, the truth about L.A.’s bananas and a test mission tragedy.

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Jun 15, 2026

A postcard from the Piñata District

Plus, two Iran World Cup games, a Langer’s Deli anniversary and dangerous waves at local beaches.

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Jun 5, 2026

The Harvard-Westlake ballot

Plus, a military training exercise in Pasadena, the latest in the mayor’s race and your weekend guide.

Matt Hamilton, +1

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Jun 4, 2026

An upset rocks L.A.

Plus, what’s next in the mayor’s race, the quest to burnish Nixon’s reputation, and Kathy Hilton’s gay pride backlash.

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Jun 3, 2026

A good night for Karen Bass

Plus, all the other election results, a Rep. Jimmy Gomez scandal and the last magic store in Los Angeles.

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Jun 2, 2026

How to parse the early election results

Plus, a Maxine Waters fight, Jeffrey Epstein’s sperm and a Neutra dream.

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May 29, 2026

A Changing of the Guard in South L.A.

The story of this year’s Council District 9 election is also a story of demographic change: After more than a half-century of Black representation, all six of the candidates on the ballot are Latino.

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May 27, 2026

‘The Hills’ cast and crew on Pratt’s mayoral bid

Plus, Bass vies for Latino voters, Dudamel’s successor is announced and a strange storm drain saga.

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