18+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1682+ words) Why it matters: L.A.'s Japanese dining scene defaults to ramen and omakase; Bengara's fire-driven menu, built by a Michelin-starred Saison/Angler alumnus, offers something genuinely uncommon, even in Japan. Why now: Bengara just launched an eight-course tasting menu ($98) centered on…...

18+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1764+ words) Why it matters: The back-and-forth has some California voters likely wondering whether they’ll be able to vote by mail in this upcoming election. And if so, should they? Read on for the state of play. Ballots are going out in…...

14+ hour, 7+ min ago   (839+ words) Ballots are going out in less than a month, and California remains locked in a legal battle with the Trump administration over the president’s push to rein in universal mail-in voting. The back-and-forth has some California voters likely wondering whether…...

18+ hour, 24+ min ago   (790+ words) Even a decade ago, the horror stories behind some of the 13 children’s online protection bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Thursday seemed the stuff of fiction. An AI chatbot coaching a teenager to isolate himself from friends and family…...

22+ hour, 48+ min ago   (621+ words) Lauren Kim works alongside her father, Hanjik, at his traditional medicine clinic on the border of Koreatown and MacArthur Park. But it took an oral history interview for her to hear parts of his story for the first time. Filmed…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1690+ words) Why? The goal is to reduce the number of illegal bikes on the road, and give parents an incentive to get dangerous vehicles out of kids’ hands. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is hosting a buyback event Sunday where…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1730+ words) What one side says: Companies tied to Stan Kroenke and his Hollywood Park stadium property say Inglewood owes them about $400 million under the agreement that had the companies pay for the development’s infrastructure up front in exchange for future reimbursement....

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1724+ words) The investigation: The fire remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Fire Department, and its cause has not yet been determined. But because both the June and 2024 fires appear to have started around the facility’s roof, the solar array has…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (395+ words) Casa Leo is a small Spanish restaurant located in Los Feliz near Griffith Park, where Chef Joshua Whigham is quietly bringing his own fresh approach to Spanish cooking — one that's specific and ingredient-driven in a way you'd be hard-pressed to…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1693+ words) Background: Voters in 2018 approved a 1.5% sales tax increase — dubbed Measure X. The tax is set to decrease to 1% in 2029 before going away by 2039. The city is asking voters to make the tax permanent to avoid deeper cuts to city services…...