Greater LA

Hundreds of thousands of folks in the LGBTQ community will party and parade in West Hollywood in the name of equality this weekend. But before the party gets started, we're taking you a little farther east, to Silver Lake, which was once a center of gay life in LA.

You're invited to one of the most important rituals a high school has to offer: prom. Before the students of Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights scatter across the county, they have one last night on the dance floor.

Homeless numbers in LA County are up, again, to almost 60,000. Many homeless people live on the streets with limited access to bathroom facilities and trash pick-up. The sanitation department tries to keep the streets clean with "street sweeps,” but that can be a harsh process for those who have no other place to keep their personal belongings. And Michelin and its stars are back in Southern California after almost a decade. Who's in, and who isn't?

LA teachers and the school district agreed to a new contract, but will the district be able to pay for it if Measure EE doesn't pass tomorrow? Disney opened its new Star Wars theme park this past weekend. And are the Angels really thinking about leaving Anaheim?

Next week marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, a time of prayer and reflection for roughly half a million Muslims living in Southern California. A big part of the holiday is fasting from dawn until sunset. But as the sun goes down each evening, family and friends gather to pray and share a meal.

Today, people who are HIV positive are living just like the rest of us, thanks to modern medicine that has made the virus easier to control. But the social stigma still exists and keeps many from getting the help they need.

Developers in LA are building modern-day palaces with amenities like bowling alleys, hair salons and nightclubs, and they’re counting on the world’s billionaires to buy them. But even with all the wealth sloshing around the .1 percent, it looks like the people building these “giga-mansions” might have overestimated the demand.

In a Memorial Day rebroadcast of Greater LA’s pilot episode, KCRW’s Steve Chiotakis visits a giant car shredder between the Ports of L.A. and Long Beach on the aptly named Terminal Island.

A new documentary celebrates the explosion of popular music coming out Laurel Canyon in the mid-1960s, as folk went electric. We hear old stories and take a look at today’s LA music scene.

The last LA pro team to win a championship is the LA Sparks. So why can't the WNBA team get more people to come to their games, more sponsors, and media coverage? Also, the Long Beach Aquarium has a $53 million addition.