Summer hiatus

The front office is taking a late-summer holiday. There will be less posting than usual until close to the end of September.

Goodbye, Downtown L.A.: One heck of a ride comes to an end

Jon Regardie's final column for the LA Downtown News if he had been allowed to run it.

Elizabeth Warren rally

When the candidates come to town, Gary is there.

Galperin's numbers fall short of telling homeless story

Larry Mantle, host of KPCC's AirTalk, expressed the frustration of almost everyone dealing with homelessness when he interviewed City Controller Ron Galperin: "Trying to get one's arm around this thing, very challenging, Ron."

Coliseum restoration celebration

Civic officials and USC unveiled the newly remodeled Memorial Coliseum.

Jury speaks loudly in Simers v. The Los Angeles Times

Ellen Alperstein: After six years and two trials, the jury delivers a jaw-dropping verdict in former sports columnist T.J. Simers' lawsuit against the Los Angeles Times.

A top LA Times editor says task is "daunting"

One of the most interesting moments in Sewell Chan's talk to Los Angeles Times alums was prompted by a question from Bob Rawitch, a retired Times editor who had been responsible for suburban news coverage.