Several years ago, investors bought the Koreatown fourplex where Mary Carmen Martinez had lived for nearly two decades and tried to push the tenants out. … Read more
Nearly half of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ record $1.3-billion homelessness budget for fiscal 2023-24 went unspent, an analysis by the city controller found. Controller … Read more
Fashion weeks are like summer camps for style sickos. Especially this year’s L.A. Fashion Week, because every event happened at one single location: the W … Read more
This story is part of Image’s November Lost & Found issue, exploring the many lives our clothes and objects have, the many stories that are … Read more
Shel Talmy, the American record producer who helped foment the British Invasion by capturing the scabrous guitar riff in the Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” … Read more
The man in charge of preparing Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Olympics was never an elite athlete. Never even worked in sports before. So … Read more
A white-haired lady wanders Richard Neutra’s landmark midcentury house in Silver Lake at night, when she suddenly encounters a mountain lion calmly purring — and … Read more
Forty years and two months ago, Duff McKagan first arrived in Los Angeles as a fresh-faced punk rocker with ambitions of taking over the world. … Read more
Eight years ago, L.A.’s political leaders jumped into action on the issue of immigration, moving to protect the city’s undocumented population from the Trump administration. … Read more
He preened, he hugged, he shook hands and hobnobbed with legends and politicians. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León was in full campaign mode … Read more