Longtime Dodger organist and crowd favorite Nancy Bea Hefley died at age 89

Longtime Dodger organist Nancy Bea Hefley died Saturday at the age of 89. LAist's Josie Huang remembers the fan favorite.

Amid push to preserve Altadena's diversity, nonprofit purchases first Eaton fire lot

As concerns grow over whether Altadena can keep its socioeconomic diversity after the Eaton fire, a community organization announces that it has made its first Eaton Fire lot purchase. LAist's Josie Huang reports.

These 100 Angelenos form a "human atlas" of LA for major art project

What’s it like to be an Angeleno in the early 21st century? A sweeping, interactive project takes the pulse of 100 local leaders ranging from teenage environmental activist Genesis Marie Butler to civil rights lawyer Manju Kulkarni and the actor and arts advocate Cheech Marin. LAist's Josie Huang h…

An art gallery destroyed in the Palisades Fire finds its next chapter

Most of the Bruce Lurie Gallery's collection was destroyed in the Palisades fire, save for three sculptures. With a bit of neighborhood kindness and luck, the veteran gallerist behind his namesake space is having a new debut in Santa Monica this evening.

Judge blasts LA homeless spending as a ‘train wreck’ and threatens to seize control

A frustrated federal judge on Thursday lambasted L.A. city officials for failing to properly track billions in spending on homelessness, and called for a forensic audit to look into potential fraud and waste. He also threatened to appoint a court-ordered receiver to take control of the spending. A…

AI cameras on just 2 LA bus lines generate big spike in bus-related parking tickets

If you parked in a bus lane or at a bus stop along Wilshire Boulevard or La Brea Avenue between February and March, you might have been among the first in the city of Los Angeles to get a ticket issued in part by automated cameras.  New AI-capable cameras installed on just those two L.A. Metro bus…

After wildfires, firefighters show high levels of toxic metals in their blood

Preliminary data shows that firefighters who battled urban wildfires in L.A. had more mercury and lead in their blood than firefighters who'd responded to forest fires.

As the Kaiser strike drags on, state regulators say the company hasn’t corrected 'deficiencies' in mental health care

California regulators released a report this week that found Kaiser has yet to fix several “deficiencies” in behavioral health care for which it was cited years ago. The report from the California Department of Managed Healthcare lists 20 deficiencies it found in 2022 based on state regulations, r…

Why an OC public school started an elite sports academy

The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District started an elite sports training program for students, but the future of the program may now be in question. 

Why Irvine residents are going back to the polls

Three candidates are vying for the vacant seat for District 5 on the Irvine City Council. Hot topics in this race include affordable housing and a $1 billion expansion plan for the city's Great Park.