The “bleeding heart” lawyer who thinks he can free street vendor activist Edin Enamorado
In January I met a lawyer who answered to Rico Suave. His real name was Damon Alimouri, and he represented…
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He's the guy you call when your restaurant closes. Yeah, he's busy.
Fred Bush walked through the run-down pizzeria and behind the counter, where a huge oven sat idle in the pre-lunchtime…
Reward offered for theft of Crypt Keeper statue from horror museum
The Cryptkeeper, who returned from the dead to haunt 1990s audiences with macabre tales, is missing. A statue of the…
Opinion: How socially responsible are the Paris Olympics?
Olympic host cities make promises that are almost impossible to keep, and in recent years, organizers’ wishful thinking about housing…
4 Los Angeles men arrested for robberies they posted on Instagram, police say
Four Los Angeles County men were arrested Tuesday in connection with a series of armed robberies at 7-Eleven stores and…
The story of California's ailing newspaper industry told in graphics
As the world went digital, people quickly abandoned the Sunday paper and grabbed their smartphones to read the news. Advertisers…
Readers' stories about meeting Bob Newhart in Los Angeles
To the editor: When I heard of Bob Newhart's death, I thought it might be hard for some to believe…
John DeLorean built the “car of the future.” Then came the briefcase full of cocaine
Inside room 501 of the Sheraton Plaza La Reina Hotel near LAX, the trap awaited John DeLorean. It was October…
Meet the Los Angeles residents still sleeping on waterbeds
The bed in Nancy Gerrish's bright Los Feliz home looks perfectly ordinary: carved wooden headboard, plush brown blanket and cream…
Golden Gate Bridge suicide prevention network cut deaths in half last year
Although still under construction, the suicide prevention network on the Golden Gate Bridge showed significant results in 2023 and is…