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Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs weekly at LA Observed.

It's clear the DWP had no real plan to refill the now-dry lake bed, leaving residents and visitors shaking their heads.

Take My Photo Gary Leonard runs weekly at LA Observed.

A new exhibit at LACMA showcases the renowned West Hollywood print workshop.

Just as the political leadership and candidates of both major parties have no idea how to respond to the Trump phenomenon, neither do the news media.

Whether in Silicon Valley or the Westside of Los Angeles, residential gluttony is creeping in.

Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears weekly at LA Observed.

Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs weekly at LA Observed.

Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs weekly at LA Observed.

A lively multispecies gathering at the infamous Mountain Mermaid Inn in Topanga Canyon raised the question: What happens when we are the owner of animals and all wildlife are pets? This is what we are learning now.

Have you seen any alfresco theater yet this summer? Our columnist has.

Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs weekly at LA Observed.

Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs weekly at LA Observed.

Nowhere -- not at Boston's Tanglewood in the Berkshires, or New York's Lewisohn Stadium, or Chicago's Ravinia -- is there such a summer symphony spot as Hollywood Bowl.

The writer and Joe Jares were both columnists for the Los Angeles Daily News.

Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs weekly at LA Observed.

In 1989, staff members put a classified ad in the LA Times asking for return of the "lost" paper.

I was happy to be asked to curate a summer salon featuring silent films that focus on the great female stars.

The second of the two people most responsible for the acclaim received by the Los Angeles Times for its 1984 Olympic coverage died this week.

Californians are crazy about the environment, even, and often especially, in LA. And we're not afraid to go our own way.