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A forced good-bye: LA’s iconic Pacific Dining Car demolished after fire

The Pacific Dining Car, circa 1935. The iconic L.A. restaurant was torn down this week after a devastating fire.(Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection)For as long as it existed, nothing...

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Why is there a SoCal freeway with a 40-mile gap?

A sign showing the 90 freeway in Marina Del Rey(Suzanne Levy / LAist)Southern California has more than a fewuncompleted freeways. But have you ever noticed the one that has a 40-mile gap?We’re talking...

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For SoCal’s Vietnamese community, Black April tethers generations to the fall...

Tracy La and her family on their trip to Vietnam in December.(Courtesy Tracy La)Lý Diệu Anh was just 6 when she learned of the Vietnam War.Her parents did their best at the time to explain how her...

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What is May Day? A brief history of LA’s labor rallies

Hundreds of people march toward Grand Park on Monday, May 1, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA.(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, happens every...

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