The Los Angeles Urban Rangers took about 130 people on Malibu public beach safaris the first two weekends in August, and trained them in basic beachcraft skills amidst plenty of sun and fun.

The ad men will do anything to get our attention. Anything. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.

I was at my local Target the other day and noticed a lack of solicitors, then I saw this sign...

Until recently, the Los Angeles Times was a perfectly good name for a great metropolitan newspaper of record. These days, not so much. It's time for us to come up with something new.

For 27 years Iris Schneider took pictures for the Times. Now she's exploring the city on her own.

Publications have slashed staff sizes and improved profits by re-engaging former employees as freelancers. But now they have to spell out copyrights, and therein lies the rub that has tied SPJ in a knot.

The truth is out there.

Several pods of dolphins have made the shores of Santa Monica and Venice their summer playground.

Of course, when I say "all reporters" I don't mean "ALL reporters."

Who knew it was such an issue?

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