3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (22+ words) AB 1740 would allow certain projects to bypass state coastal permitting review, with critics warning it could weaken environmental protections and public...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (337+ words) Designed by Cecil Gale, this Mediterranean retreat features an Andalusian guest house and organic gardens. Hoteliers behind the renowned Surfrider Hotel in Malibu have brought their signature design aesthetic to the residential market, listing a meticulously restored 1930s Spanish turnkey estate…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (314+ words) California has the fourth-highest rate of insurance nonrenewals in the country. Many policyholders receive notices without clear explanations. Two bills aimed at strengthening protections for insurance policyholders in California advanced out of committee this week, with supporters saying the measures…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (351+ words) Membership gives California a platform to help shape international environmental policy and share knowledge. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that California has been accepted as a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, becoming one of the first…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (474+ words) Damian Denzell Robinson, 29, surrendered April 22 at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lancaster Station. A registered sex offender accused of sexually assaulting multiple women during a hours-long spree in the San Fernando Valley has turned himself in and is in custody,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (219+ words) Karen Bass has appointed Gabrielle Amster as general manager of the city's animal services department, a move that now heads to the Los Angeles City Council for approval. If confirmed, Amster will oversee Los Angeles Animal Services, which operates shelters…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (615+ words) NEXT FRI 5/1: GENERAL STRIKE We have the numbers, we have the economic power. We have seen that pushing back, protesting in large numbers, works. Trump and his clowns back off. The billionaire bullies become cautious. But it's up to us....

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (277+ words) The fifth annual International Poetry Film Festival will return to Los Angeles on April 2425, presenting 64 poem-based films from around the world at Beyond Baroque's Wanda Coleman Theater. The official selection will be screened Saturday, with programming running from late morning…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (151+ words) Lerner was born in Curitiba in 1937, the son of Polish Jewish immigrants who'd left Europe in the early 1930s. He studied architecture at the Federal University of Paran, graduated in 1964, and almost immediately threw himself into reimagining his city. By 1971, at…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (251+ words) A new community fitness and music event inspired by The Beach Boys will debut May 16 in Santa Monica, organizers announced, combining a 5 K run, wellness activities and live entertainment to mark the 60th anniversary of the band's landmark album Pet Sounds....