Gavin Newsom

Weekly Material: Call your librarian

Your one-minute, weekly roundup of L.A. Material’s best work.

Tomo Chien

Sep 5, 2026

The Shocking Budget Disaster Hitting One of L.A.'s Ritziest School Districts

“All you ever hear about is how Manhattan Beach schools have all the funding, all the money.”

Nicole LaPorte

Jun 8, 2026

Trump's Man in L.A.

Bill Essayli is the face of Trump’s immigration and fraud crackdown in Southern California. Defending his own family’s fraud case, with the ACLU’s help, pitted him against the office he now leads.

Matt Hamilton

Apr 21, 2026