Countless Angelenos collaborate to put on Grand Park and the Music Center’s N.Y.E. L.A., one of the largest free New Year’s Eve celebrations in the county. The event’s signature 3-D digital countdown, projected on City Hall, is inspired by L.A. County fifth-graders who submitted essays, poems and other works about their dreams for Los Angeles. […]
Blog: Today: A Christmas Eve Tragedy
In pop culture, street racing is often portrayed as glamorous. In reality, it is often deadly. And in L.A. County, where officials say street racing is on the rise, it rarely leads to significant jail time, according to a Times analysis of law enforcement and court records. Since 2009, authorities have made arrests in more […]
Blog: Essential California: In Little Saigon, a generational divide over a new deportation threat
Los Angeles area: sunny, 66, Wednesday; sunny, 65, Thursday. San Diego: sunny, 64, Wednesday; partly cloudy, 63, Thursday. San Francisco area: sunny, 58, Wednesday and Thursday. San Jose: sunny, 59, Wednesday; sunny, 58, Thursday. Sacramento: partly cloudy, 57, Wednesday; cloudy, 56, Thursday. More weather is here. Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times
Blog: Racing! It’s showtime at Santa Anita
Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we have returned after the newsletter went on holiday. I’m back. Those of you who were hoping that Christmas would bring a different host for this newsletter are no doubt disappointed. So, to you, I wish you only the same […]
Blog: In prosecutions of street racing, penalties aren’t as stiff as some would like
In 2017, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office handled 415 cases involving street racing, data show. That same year, the Los Angeles Police Department submitted 115 cases to the city attorney’s office — a sharp decline from the nearly 200 submitted the year before. In both years, roughly 90% of the cases were filed […]
Blog: New tours explore hidden Oahu, including dormant volcanoes and tropical rain forests
New tours on Oahu give travelers more to explore beyond touristy Waikiki. Hawaii Forest & Trail’s itineraries feature visits to farms and forests in West Oahu, dormant volcanoes outside Honolulu, and island high points to see a rare bird species. The Farm to Forest Experience teaches visitors about… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times