Where In L.A. Is Mayor Bass’s Homelessness Initiative Headed Next?

The new mayor launched the Inside Safe initiative quickly upon her inauguration. But with some encampments cleared, questions swirl about where it’s headed next

The Lion King: The Life and Death of L.A.’s Iconic P-22

The Griffith Park mountain lion’s death inspired an outpouring that reached far beyond Los Angeles

Gunman in Monterey Park Massacre Was Hunting For His Wife: Sources

The mass shooting in Monterey Park on Saturday that left at least 10 dead and as many as a dozen others wounded was likely an act of domestic violence...
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The Empire Strips Back: Star Wars, But Make It Hilarious Burlesque

A burlesque show for all, but one which will likely be attended primarily by the franchise's many fanboys and girls, Star Wars: The Empire Strips Back, to quote the...

Los Angeles Magazine’s Best Stories of 2022

From the Zodiac Killer to L.A.’s own Mayor Slayer, a farewell to Garcetti and hello to Bass, check out our 25 best articles of the year

Battle of the Housed vs. Unhoused in West Hollywood

Nimbyism comes to WeHo as locals fume at a proposed 23-room “homeless transition facility”

What Your Car Says About You

ONE OF MY INDELIBLE Los Angeles car experiences happened years ago at what was then the tragically hip Katsuya on La Cienega. I was test-driving a $325,000 citron-hued Lamborghini...

Black vs. Brown: The Ugly History Behind the City Council Scandal

A month ago, not many Angelenos had heard of Nury Martinez.Today, she’s one of the most famous politicians in L.A.—and not in good way.Martinez, of course, is the recently...

How TikTok Addiction Overtook a Successful Doctor’s Life

The euphoric high from having one's content go viral releases a powerful hit of dopamine. Until a family intervention, Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler was powerless to stop chasing it on TikTok
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Wife Continues Testimony In Weinstein Trial

”He ruined my life. I put it in a box and I was not going to not pursue my entertainment career because of what happened”