Greater LA

The Writers Guild of America has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP after months of strikes. What does that mean for SAG-AFTRA? The LA Unified school board is voting on a policy that could prevent charter schools from moving onto the campuses of some traditional public schools. Mooncakes are traditionally eaten to celebrate the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the key holidays in Chinese culture. Here’s where you can buy them in LA. 

Beit T’Shuvah, a Jewish rehab facility, teaches people how to bake challah as a form of community building. The experience has special meaning during the High Holy days. As fall begins, LA will see big restaurant openings, including a world-renowned taquero and venues by Michelin-starred chefs. This week, renowned bass player Stanley Clarke began a three-year residency at the BroadStage. He gave SMC students a master class, and will perform on September 23.

The Vintage Synthesizer Museum draws keyboard fans to Highland Park for classes, vibey sound baths, and a chance to play on its rare synth collection. A lucrative industry has formed around moving rent-controlled tenants out of their homes. A new investigation from LA Public Press looks into it. Analia Saban’s new show, “Synthetic Self,” explores technology and global warming-related anxiety. It’s located at two LA galleries: Sprüth Magers and Tanya Bonakdar. 

John Waters talks about his exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and his boundary-pushing films. High school students from Boyle Heights built a hydrogen-powered race car and competed against teams from all over the world over the weekend. How did they fare? Rashaad Newsome’s new exhibit “Hands Performance” explores the history of queer Black cultural expression and how it’s shaping the future.

After facing discrimination and loss, Sara Reyes found temporary refuge at the HOPE house, a transitional program run by The TransLatin@ Coalition. More than a quarter of TV shows and films had queer representation in 2022, according to GLAAD. With Hollywood at a standstill, will that momentum continue? Julio Aranas came to the U.S. at age 8 without papers and now is a successful real estate agent. Gustavo Arellano says the American dream is an immigrant mindset.

Surf culture has an aggressive side, especially at premiere destinations like Topanga Beach. Some folks are working to change that. The novel “California Golden,” set on the sandy beaches of 1960s Malibu, shows what happens when a trailblazing surfer neglects her two daughters. Black walnut trees are essential in LA’s ecosystems and indigenous cultures. Some residents are pushing to preserve and repopulate them.

Heat is a year-round problem for some indoor workers in SoCal. State and federal officials have proposals to require AC access and cool water on the job. Over the past decades, hundreds of public housing units in LA have been demolished or sold to private developers. Why? The community journalism site KNOCK LA investigated. This weekend, the Academy Museum will debut newly restored versions of the iconoclastic filmmaker Gregg Araki’s cult 1990s trilogy.

If signed into law, a new bill would make it legal to possess small doses of naturally occurring psychedelics. At Occidental College, “The Iridescence of Knowing” is an exhibit showcasing works made on Tongva land by generations of artists.

Orange Unified School District is the latest in the state to require schools to notify parents if students come out as transgender. What’s driving these policies? With 18,000 seats, the now 30-year-old Honda Center has been home to the Anaheim Ducks hockey team and hosted concerts by Gwen Stefani and others. Kristin Hersh has been a frontwoman for the bands Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave. Her solo work is an acoustic departure for the indie darling.

Can Watts — the community famous for its political organizing and trucemaking — come together in the face of renewed violence? The owner of NoHo Printing and Graphics is now suing the LAPD for damages — more than a year since the department’s SWAT team destroyed his shop.