Los Angeles

This year’s toxic algal bloom off the coast is the longest and deadliest ever seen in Southern California. Will sea lion and dolphin populations recover?

from KCRW Features

Although they're available year-round, blueberries actually have a season and they're ripe for the picking.

from Good Food

“ Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity ” opens today at the Skirball Cultural Center.

New Jack Kirby exhibit unveils the life of comic book legend

“ Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity ” opens today at the Skirball Cultural Center.

from KCRW Features

LA cheese shops offer sandwich menus, monthly clubs, events, and specialty grocery items. All make enticing cheese boards with charcuterie.

LA cheese shops serve neighborhoods in all kinds of ways

LA cheese shops offer sandwich menus, monthly clubs, events, and specialty grocery items. All make enticing cheese boards with charcuterie.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A duo found about 20 still-functioning payphones in LA and, with stickers, encouraged people to leave goodbye messages to anyone or anything.

What goodbye message would you leave using LA’s last payphones?

A duo found about 20 still-functioning payphones in LA and, with stickers, encouraged people to leave goodbye messages to anyone or anything.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Orange County and Hollywood curling clubs established a rink in Vernon in 2020, but it was short-lived before closing during the COVID pandemic. The O.C.

SoCal curling: Eyes on Olympics, a dedicated rink, growing the sport

Orange County and Hollywood curling clubs established a rink in Vernon in 2020, but it was short-lived before closing during the COVID pandemic. The O.C.

from KCRW Features

Caltrans is working to retrofit some of its highway underpasses to make it easier for wildlife to cross the road, benefiting biodiversity across the state.

In search of the secret animal highways beneath our roads

Caltrans is working to retrofit some of its highway underpasses to make it easier for wildlife to cross the road, benefiting biodiversity across the state.

from KCRW Features

After the January wildfire damaged Palisades Charter High School’s campus, students returned to in-person classes at the former Sears building in downtown Santa Monica.

Palisades High students adjust to new campus at old Sears

After the January wildfire damaged Palisades Charter High School’s campus, students returned to in-person classes at the former Sears building in downtown Santa Monica.

from KCRW Features

President Trump’s attempts to freeze federal dollars for “sanctuary” jurisdictions were thwarted in court last week. Where is the battle headed?

Can Trump win his fight with ‘sanctuary’ states and cities?

President Trump’s attempts to freeze federal dollars for “sanctuary” jurisdictions were thwarted in court last week. Where is the battle headed?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking fire debris to 18 landfills and recycling centers across Southern California.

Map: Now we know where fire debris is headed

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking fire debris to 18 landfills and recycling centers across Southern California.

from KCRW Features

Evan Kleiman recalls the crazy ride of the 1980s LA restaurant scene with Francis Lam, host of The Splendid Table.

The Crazy '80s in LA: Evan Kleiman and Francis Lam celebrate 30 years of 'The Splendid Table'

Evan Kleiman recalls the crazy ride of the 1980s LA restaurant scene with Francis Lam, host of The Splendid Table.

from Good Food

Often overlooked among springtime greens, sorrel is shaping spring dishes.

Sorrel, not sorry: Dashiell Nathanson finds a place for sorrel on the Fig Tree's menu

Often overlooked among springtime greens, sorrel is shaping spring dishes.

from Good Food

Goods coming into the U.S. face a baseline 10% tariff, and those from China face 14.5%. Chefs and owners of Firstborn and Bé Ù share how that’s affected profits and menu items.

Chinese and Vietnamese chefs in LA impacted by Trump’s tariffs

Goods coming into the U.S. face a baseline 10% tariff, and those from China face 14.5%. Chefs and owners of Firstborn and Bé Ù share how that’s affected profits and menu items.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A group of neighbors in exile get together for regular harbor cruises in Marina del Rey aboard the Palisades Duffy.

Displaced Palisades residents find respite on the water

A group of neighbors in exile get together for regular harbor cruises in Marina del Rey aboard the Palisades Duffy.

from KCRW Features

LA’s Japanese American National Museum is refusing to follow the Trump administration’s orders to end DEI efforts.

JANM stands up against Trump’s anti-DEI efforts, honors past generations

LA’s Japanese American National Museum is refusing to follow the Trump administration’s orders to end DEI efforts.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA Mayor Karen Bass has released her next budget. To help close a massive deficit, the city may have to lay off around 5% of the city workforce.

LA faces a nearly $1 billion budget gap. Are layoffs inevitable?

LA Mayor Karen Bass has released her next budget. To help close a massive deficit, the city may have to lay off around 5% of the city workforce.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Seven new stations are coming to the LA Metro D Line within the next few years. KCRW tours the Wilshire/LA Brea station, slated to open in 2025.

Phase 1 of LA Metro’s D Line Extension’s nearly done. We toured a new station

Seven new stations are coming to the LA Metro D Line within the next few years. KCRW tours the Wilshire/LA Brea station, slated to open in 2025.

from KCRW Features

LA Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins discusses the transit system’s planned expansions, progress on its in-house police department, and funding for the 2028 Olympics.

LA Metro CEO talks public safety, system growth, Olympics

LA Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins discusses the transit system’s planned expansions, progress on its in-house police department, and funding for the 2028 Olympics.

from KCRW Features

Pope Francis is remembered for having a more progressive approach to immigration, climate change, and the LGBTQ commmunity than his predecessors.

Pope Francis dies at 88. His legacy reverberates in Los Angeles

Pope Francis is remembered for having a more progressive approach to immigration, climate change, and the LGBTQ commmunity than his predecessors.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Two SoCal music institutions come together for the first time to forge the connective tissue across time and genres.

Backstage with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil at Coachella

Two SoCal music institutions come together for the first time to forge the connective tissue across time and genres.

from KCRW Features