2 LA City Council members push crackdown on illegal ads

Los Angeles Daily News 2/12 3:23A Tom Bray

City Council members Katy Yaroslavsky and Bob Blumenfield introduced a motion aimed at cracking down on illegal street-facing advertisements in Los Angeles, it was announced Wednesday. If approved by...

What’s closed for Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, Feb. 12, in LA County

Los Angeles Daily News 2/10 2:43A Holly Andres

Portrait of the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) (Courtesy of the National Archives/Newsmakers) Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born on Feb. 12, 1809 in...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Feb. 6-14

Los Angeles Daily News 2/6 2:00A Holly Andres

A blood orange is displayed in a produce stall at the Porter Ranch Farmers Market in Porter Ranch, CA, on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday. (Photo by Andy...

Palisades Charter High students return to campus one year after wildfire

Los Angeles Daily News 1/27 4:28A Teresa Liu

Shortly after 7:30 am Tuesday, Bowdoin Street, the winding route leading into Palisades Charter High School, turned into a corridor of cheers. Parents, neighbors, school and local officials lined the...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Jan. 22-30

Los Angeles Daily News 1/22 2:00A Holly Andres

The 76th O Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Roadster Show is held Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, 2026 at the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona. In the photo, contenders for the Grand National Roadster Show s 2025 America...

South Bay History: Civil War tensions led to the creation of Wilmington’s Drum Barracks

Los Angeles Daily News 1/19 5:18A Sam Gnerre

The Drum Barracks in Wilmington was the first U.S. military base to be built in Los Angeles County. It takes its name not from the percussion instrument, but from Lt. Col. Richard Coulter Drum, the...

By design: ArtCenter plants poppy seeds on its campus on Jan. 24

Los Angeles Daily News 1/17 4:50A Anissa Rivera

Artists use every experience to inform their creations, and the Eaton fire is no different. Ideas of loss and destruction were raw material for art installations produced by professors and students from the acclaimed ArtCenter College of Design...

Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission pushed to disclose private talks

Los Angeles Daily News 1/16 7:56P Teresa Liu

As Los Angeles’ Charter Reform Commission moves toward recommendations that could reshape City Hall for decades — from City Council expansion to changes in financial oversight — a growing dispute over transparency is raising concerns that some...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Jan. 15-23

Los Angeles Daily News 1/15 2:00A Holly Andres

The 5th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity March is held on Jan. 19, 2026. The theme is Mission Possible 2 - Building Community, Uniting a Nation the Nonviolent Way. In the file photo,...

Mountain towns eagerly await snow as recent rains put damper on busy season

Los Angeles Daily News 1/8 2:22A Laylan Connelly

Most years, when storms roll through Southern California during the winter holiday, local mountains transform into a wonderland blanketed in snow. But instead, the recent storms featured relentless...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Jan. 8-16

Los Angeles Daily News 1/8 2:00A Holly Andres

The 2026 Oshogatsu Family Festival is on Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Japanese-American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles. In the file photo, candy sculpture artist Shinobu Ichiyanagi crafts a...

Mom of student killed by suspected drunk driver in Manhattan Beach calls for tougher DUI laws

abc7.com (KABC) 12/29 3:27P City News Service

The mother of a teenage tennis star who was fatally struck by an alleged drunken driver in Manhattan Beach called for tougher DUI laws on Monday to crack down on impaired motorists.

INFOGRAPHIC: How the land was cleared after the L.A. fires

Los Angeles Daily News 12/27 2:00A Jeff Goertzen

It’s been nearly a year since the devastating fires in Los Angeles County, where an estimated 4 million tons of debris was cleared from those burn areas. Particular attention was given to cleaning the...

INFOGRAPHIC: A timeline of the L.A. fires

Los Angeles Daily News 12/27 2:00A Jeff Goertzen

On Jan. 6 at 7:47 p.m., the National Weather Service in Los Angeles issued a red flag warning for strong winds that could create dangerous situations. Damaging winds of 50 to 80 mph swept across the...

Cardinal Mahony joins pastor for Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church

Los Angeles Daily News 12/25 8:21A Holly Andres

Cardinal Roger Mahony joined Rev. Jose Magana at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in North Hollywood to celebrate Christmas Day Masses with parishioners who felt the spirit of the day, and the...