Araceli Argueta is a lifelong resident of the Los Angeles area, but she still doesn’t consider herself an L.A. native. At least, not in the traditional sense of the word.…
It looks like the weather gods will comply for CicLAvia on Sunday with a nice 67 degree day and zero chance of rain. Are you planning on participating? More info…
Two of USC’s 2500 students from China were murdered yesterday morning a mile from the campus. Is violent crime on the rise again in West Adams? Why have Chinese social…
Nighttime sets up conditions where freedom feels more fun. As if Freedom is sneaking out after its parents Daylight and Sunshine have gone to bed. It’s the id kind…
The Los Angeles City Council recently passed an ordinance giving bicycle riders the chance to sue automobile drivers for threatening them, harassing them or trying to force them off the…
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Woody Guthrie’s birth. The political folk singer who wrote “This Land Is Your Land” is getting lots of respect here in Los Angeles.…
On the eve of another CicLAvia — with 10-miles of Los Angeles streets cleared of cars — there is growing tension between bicycle riders and drivers of automobiles. Are hit-and-run…
Back in February, Los Angeles native and documentary photographer Sam Comen went to a Central Avenue Business Association meeting to find out what he could do as a photographer in…
The Dodgers played the Pittsburgh Pirates on this 50th Opening Day in Chavez Ravine. The Stadium was sold out, but the biggest single crowd may have been from the LAPD,…
Some people have their best ideas in the shower. Leonard Koren’s brainchild was inspired by the bath. (Not necessarily his own.) Back in the late seventies in southern California, he…
Dodgers Stadium turns 50 just in time for opening day, and so much has already happened. 1. Security will be tight. At last year’s home opener, police arrested 89 people.…
This weekend and next, thousands of people will descend on Indio, California for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, a desert happening that’s become one of the most important…
While you were busy stocking up on Matzoh and hiding Easter eggs, Obama clinched the Democratic nomination (and other political stories you may have missed this week).
Warren interviews Gustavo Arellano about his latest book, “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America,” and the Americanization of Mexican food. He also reminds us that “Americans forget that chocolate…
If LA gets an NFL franchise, would a football stadium guarantee gridlock in downtown LA? Developer AEG released an answer today that’s 10,000 pages long. We get a first read.…
Is there a place in your neighborhood you’ve always wanted to visit, but never have? For years I’ve driven past the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, just west of downtown, where…
A Los Angeles NFL team playing in a shiny new stadium is still years away, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to start thinking about traffic on game days.…
The race to become Los Angeles’ next mayor in 2013 is already crowded with eleven declared candidates. Now, a corporation has announced its intentions to enter the fray. It’s called…
Tuesday night at Santa Monica College — where KCRW is located — about 100 protesters crowded a hallway outside a meeting of the Board of Trustees. Video of the incident…
The dating game has always been treacherous. The Internet has made it easier to find a match, but there’s still a lot you don’t know about the person you’re meeting…
Officers used pepper spray to break up a crowd of about 100 students who had showed up at a Santa Monica College Board of Trustees meeting yesterday afternoon to protest…
