Good morning. It’s Saturday, and this is your one-minute, weekly roundup of L.A. Material’s best work.
1. Exclusive L.A. clubs are throwing elaborate sex parties.
The events, of course, are nothing new. But over-the-top “play parties” with intricate games and themes have become an increasingly popular tradition. We sent a writer to a murder-mystery party aboard a yacht, where she penned a delightful dispatch on the NSFW antics.
2. Karen Bass’ brother sued the city.
We exclusively revealed that Kenneth Bass, whose home burned down last year in the Palisades fire, quietly joined a lawsuit accusing L.A. officials of creating dangerous conditions that led to the deadly blaze. He’s among thousands of people who’ve filed claims related to the fire as his younger sister seeks reelection.
3. A USC dean was toppled by a faculty coup.
Geoffrey Garrett, the dean of USC's esteemed Marshall School of Business, was once among USC's most high-profile leaders. But when an all-out faculty revolt broke out in April, Garrett was put on the defensive. We have the inside account of the backroom campaign and disastrous town hall that led to Garrett’s exit this week.
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MANHATTAN BEACH parents are going to extreme lengths to salvage their school district’s precarious budget.
NEW DATA SHOWS just how extensive the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge was in L.A. last year.
WE PUT TOGETHER a guide to parking at World Cup games without paying exorbitant prices. Also: We checked out how one of L.A.'s. smallest diaspora communities was preparing for Paraguay to face off against Team USA.
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AN L.A. TIMES contributor walked the county’s entire 75-mile coastline and wrote a guide to the best beach walks.
AN EX-ARCADIA mayor pleaded guilty to acting as a foreign agent on behalf of the Chinese government. But what could Beijing possibly have wanted from a small-time elected official? The New York Times went deep on the story.
THIS SWEET, 1916 Craftsman in Van Nuys features beautiful wood paneling, a detached studio, and a lushly landscaped yard.
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