Movies
Filmmaker Leigh Whannell directed 2020’s intriguing “The Invisible Man,” but his latest classic monster redux is a shaggy mess that should have been curbed.
Awards
Michael Lembeck talks about directing the Emmy-winning ‘Friends’ episode with guest stars Julia Roberts and Brooke Shields, and how Jean-Claude Van Damme and Andre Agassi’s bad behavior complicated the set.
California
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas stood with more than 20 lawmakers to announce a slate of new and forthcoming bills aimed at wildfire recovery.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that checkpoints into the Palisades fire zone will remain in place indefinitely, with Gov. Gavin Newsom offering additional resources to ensure the area “remains secure while freeing up LAPD to focus on the public safety needs of the entire city.”
Bass signed an emergency executive order to help the city prepare its burn areas.
Opinion
In Jeff Hobbs’ work of reconstructive journalism, working mother Evelyn navigates Section 8, domestic abuse, ‘the system’ and her own bad decisions.
Mayor Karen Bass selected developer and civic leader Steve Soboroff to lead Los Angeles’ recovery and rebuilding efforts in the wake of the Palisades fire.
Bass has faced widespread outrage over her whereabouts after returning to Los Angeles from Ghana on Wednesday, 24 hours after fires ignited.
Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, wants to rescind Gov. Gavin Newsom’s open call for a constitutional convention on gun safety.
In a bipartisan vote, the California Legislature approved $2.5 billion in wildfire aid for Los Angeles County during Thursday’s special session at the Capitol.