Remembering Brian Wilson (1942-2025) and the outstanding 2014 biopic documenting his life and career, 'Love and Mercy' starring John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks, and Paul Dano. Deborah Flora and Christian Toto reflect on how much California has changed since the halcyonic hippie days of the 1960s when the Beach Boys dominated the airwaves with a California sound that defined that genre for a generation of music fans.

Our Friday Fool of the Week semifinalists, narrowed down to three from six by a vote from Deborah Christian, and Kelly: Governor Tim Walz (D-MN), Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Simone Biles, Eva Longoria, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA), and ABC 7 Los Angeles TV anchor Marc Brown.