A loophole that civic reform groups spent years trying to close after a 2022 campaign
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The Mar Vista Community Council is soliciting public feedback on a proposed mural at the north side of the Venice Boulevard/405 Freeway underpass. The survey closes today, Friday, at noon.
Mar Vista has a new literary hub, and judging by opening weekend, the neighborhood has been waiting for it. Good Girl Books, a women-owned independent bookstore and café, opened its
Republished from Faith Myhra’s Substack. Subscribe here! How Writers Guild Staff Union is Standing Strong Amid Management’s Divisive Narratives The staff who work for the Writers Guild of America West
Republished from Carter Moon’s Substack. Subscribe here! Toxic black rain fell on the residents of Tehran for days after Israel bombed Iran’s oil depots. The war in Iran, the destruction
The Baywatch reboot, which Councilmember Traci Park has made a centerpiece of her reelection campaign, is struggling to film in Venice. After only three days of beach shooting, the production
The Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission voted 12-1 on Tuesday night to approve language giving the City Council clear authority to override LAPD policy, capping a months-long push by community
A massive strike that would close Los Angeles Unified School District campuses across the city is now set for April 14 unless contract talks between LAUSD and its two largest
A new study from UCLA’s Institute of Transportation Studies is drawing attention to a question that sounds technical but carries enormous stakes for how SB 79 reshapes neighborhoods like Mar
