Greater LA

Food waste is part of any restaurant business. An increasingly popular app helps connect the leftovers — for a cheap price — with Angelenos who aren’t too picky. LA’s first bus route opened in 1923. A century later, the system still provides essential transportation to many Angelenos. For the first time since 2012, renowned text artist Jenny Holzer is back in LA – and her new LED pieces feature AI-generated text.

Workers throughout Hollywood are weighing the pros and cons of AI, which could disrupt careers of everyone from makeup artists to lighting techs to animators. UCLA’s Labor Center hosted a summer boot camp for future organizers, further cementing Los Angeles as the vanguard of the new labor movement. Last Thursday, the ACLU won a lawsuit against Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer to disclose the racial data of cases he prosecuted.

Surveys show Angelenos have ambivalent opinions about the LAPD. But the local government keeps giving the department more money. Guatemala last week elected Bernardo Arévalo as president. His campaign centered on anti-corruption and political reform. What do Guatemalan Angelenos think of him? From September 2 to 23, the American Cinematheque is hosting weekly screenings of films that feature public transit in LA, including “Speed” and “The Italian Job.”

SoCalGas wants to expand gas storage capacity again at the site of the largest methane leak in U.S. history. Porter Ranch residents beg the state to say no. LA’s universal basic income pilot program “BIG: LEAP” provided a life-changing safety net for many Angelenos. What happens when that money goes away?

Black fans of electronic dance music say they love raves for the mentality of peace, love, unity, and respect. But they wish the scene were more diverse. Is the tide turning? In her forthcoming book, journalist Rosanna Xia explores how rising tides might inspire Californians to rethink their relationship with the sea. In “Time’s Mouth,” author Edan Lepucki follows three generations of Californians who’ve dealt with inherited trauma and more.

A new air quality rule requires the biggest commercial ovens in SoCal to become fully electric. It’s the first industrial regulation of its kind in the U.S. Alianza Nacional de Campesinas and Polo’s Pantry are giving household products, water, and food to SoCal farmworkers who are struggling, especially after Tropical Storm Hilary. As a tribute to the anniversary of Ruben Salazar’s death, Orange County is recognizing August as Chicano Heritage Month. What does that designation mean?

This weekend would have been jazz musician and spiritual leader Alice Coltrane’s 86th birthday. Her family celebrates and remembers her legacy. The extinction of large, Ice Age mammals coincided with the arrival of humans, according to researchers who studied bones from the La Brea Tar Pits and Lake Elsinore. Black Restaurant Week is back and bigger than ever, focusing on diverse offerings of LA’s Black-owned eateries, food trucks, and coffee shops.

Pico Boulevard is home to dozens of Oaxacan businesses. Now, less than a year after an LA City Councilmember disparaged Oaxacans, locals want city recognition. In her new book, “Strip Tees: A Memoir of Millenial LA,” Kate Flannery gives an insider's look at the problematic rise of scandal-plagued American Apparel. The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery’s annual showcase of mid-career grant recipients returns for the first time since the pandemic.

Many of Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes crew members support actors and writers striking, but they feel left out of the conversation as they’re struggling financially. With school back in session, two LAUSD teachers discuss the challenges they’re facing, like students losing social skills and skipping classes. ParaCliffHangers aims to adapt rock climbing experiences so people of all physical abilities can participate.

In a win for Mayor Karen Bass, LA’s City Council voted 12-2 to purchase the Mayfair Hotel in Westlake and convert it to transitional housing. A new podcast by journalist Sonari Glinton examines how broken systems allow some criminals to get away with the unthinkable.