The sordid signs of gentrification puncture the fabric of urbanity in a variety of ways. Sometimes it’s obvious—the new luxury apartment building with a snazzy post-industrial-chic facade, a vaguely snappy name, and a café at street level offeri...
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The sordid signs of gentrification puncture the fabric of urbanity in a variety of ways. Sometimes it’s obvious—the new luxury apartment building with a snazzy post-industrial-chic facade, a vaguely snappy name, and a café at street level offeri...
The Los Angeles City Council has been rocked by a series of scandals. Most recently, an audio recording emerged of City Council President Nury Martinez making racist remarks in a conversation with two of her City Council colleagues and a local labor ...
The Los Angeles City Council has been rocked by a series of scandals. Most recently, an audio recording emerged of City Council President Nury Martinez making racist remarks in a conversation with two of her City Council colleagues and a local labor ...
*This interview is the sixth installment of Ask the Chief, a BPR interview series with police chiefs from around the country. Michel Moore is the Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Police Department. When he became head of LAPD in 2018, Chief Moore ...
*This interview is the sixth installment of Ask the Chief, a BPR interview series with police chiefs from around the country. Michel Moore is the Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Police Department. When he became head of LAPD in 2018, Chief Moore ...
A battle for the best reputation may not be the only duel Los Angeles and San Francisco have in the comings months. As San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon resigns, he is exploring the possibility of running for Los Angeles County DA against...
A battle for the best reputation may not be the only duel Los Angeles and San Francisco have in the comings months. As San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon resigns, he is exploring the possibility of running for Los Angeles County DA against...
William Faulkner once cheekily referred to Los Angeles as “the plastic asshole of the world,” and nearly every Urbanist and NUMTOT would agree. The city feels more like six suburbs in search of a city than a bustling metropolis—and that’s by ...
William Faulkner once cheekily referred to Los Angeles as “the plastic asshole of the world,” and nearly every Urbanist and NUMTOT would agree. The city feels more like six suburbs in search of a city than a bustling metropolis—and that’s by ...
“Oriental one-penny countin’ motherfuckers / that make a nigga made enough to cause a little ruckus / Thinkin’ every brother in the world’s out to take / So they watch every damn move that I make,” says Ice Cube’s first verse in...
“Oriental one-penny countin’ motherfuckers / that make a nigga made enough to cause a little ruckus / Thinkin’ every brother in the world’s out to take / So they watch every damn move that I make,” says Ice Cube’s first verse in...
Tom Gores, the owner of the Detroit Pistons, recently shelled out $100 million for a 33,000-square-foot house in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, paying roughly $3,333 per square foot. Bruce Makowsky, an LA developer who made a name for ...
Tom Gores, the owner of the Detroit Pistons, recently shelled out $100 million for a 33,000-square-foot house in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, paying roughly $3,333 per square foot. Bruce Makowsky, an LA developer who made a name for ...
On September 29, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new rules to improve air quality in areas surrounding oil refineries across the United States, a move that the agency maintains will reduce the risk of cancer for 1.4 million people...
On September 29, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new rules to improve air quality in areas surrounding oil refineries across the United States, a move that the agency maintains will reduce the risk of cancer for 1.4 million people...
In just the last year, there has been a 117 percent increase in the number of unaccompanied children under 12 apprehended while attempting to enter the United States illegally. This phenomenon has repeatedly been called an “urgent humanitarian situ...
In just the last year, there has been a 117 percent increase in the number of unaccompanied children under 12 apprehended while attempting to enter the United States illegally. This phenomenon has repeatedly been called an “urgent humanitarian situ...