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The ACLU is hosting a forum with 12 candidates running for LA County District Attorney tonight. Much of the attention will be on controversial incumbent George Gascon.

from KCRW Features

Cathy Asapahu shops for berries for a dessert tasting at Ayara Thai.

from Good Food

Chocolatier Christine Sarioz taps into her art background to create sculptural chocolates.

At Milla Chocolates, minimalist, geometric luxury is the vibe

Chocolatier Christine Sarioz taps into her art background to create sculptural chocolates.

from Good Food

Journalist Ada Tseng visits Costco twice a week — for gas, deals, and hidden Asian treasures.

Ada Tseng asks SoCal Costco shoppers for the best Asian products

Journalist Ada Tseng visits Costco twice a week — for gas, deals, and hidden Asian treasures.

from Good Food

Designed to quickly channel water out to sea, the concrete waterway protects lives and property but limits how much rain percolates into groundwater reservoirs.

Much maligned LA River kept flooding catastrophe at bay

Designed to quickly channel water out to sea, the concrete waterway protects lives and property but limits how much rain percolates into groundwater reservoirs.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The pineapple bun is a flaky, fluffy, and crumbly Hong Kong Cantonese snack. It’s made from a milk bread dough that’s enriched with butter, sugar, and eggs.

Indulge in fluffy pineapple buns this Lunar New Year

The pineapple bun is a flaky, fluffy, and crumbly Hong Kong Cantonese snack. It’s made from a milk bread dough that’s enriched with butter, sugar, and eggs.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Activists are calling on the LA Zoo to release its elephants to sanctuaries after an elephant was euthanized in January, the second to die within a year.

Elephant death sparks protests of LA Zoo exhibit

Activists are calling on the LA Zoo to release its elephants to sanctuaries after an elephant was euthanized in January, the second to die within a year.

from KCRW Features

“The Big One” in California often refers to an earthquake. But seismologist Lucy Jones warns of another “Big One”: sustained rain storms that overwhelm flood control systems.

In California, are rainstorms deadlier than earthquakes?

“The Big One” in California often refers to an earthquake. But seismologist Lucy Jones warns of another “Big One”: sustained rain storms that overwhelm flood control systems.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Parts of LA County are getting half a year’s worth of rain in a single storm. Santa Monica Mountain communities like Topanga and Malibu are getting hit the hardest.

Heavy rainfall in LA turns Topanga Canyon into a river

Parts of LA County are getting half a year’s worth of rain in a single storm. Santa Monica Mountain communities like Topanga and Malibu are getting hit the hardest.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Austrian chef Bernhard Mairinger visits the farmers market to shop for his new restaurant, Lustig.

Austrian chef Bernhard Mairinger brings the fun at the farmers market

Austrian chef Bernhard Mairinger visits the farmers market to shop for his new restaurant, Lustig.

from Good Food

LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison visits Victor Heights for Korean banchan and dosirak.

The collard green kimchi at Perilla moves Bill Addison's Southern heart

LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison visits Victor Heights for Korean banchan and dosirak.

from Good Food

LA Times reporter Stephanie Breijo reflects on the closings of some of the city's most cherished dining destinations.

LA says goodbye to more than 65 restaurants

LA Times reporter Stephanie Breijo reflects on the closings of some of the city's most cherished dining destinations.

from Good Food

Yazeed "Chef Yaz" Soudani of Miya Miya brings Jordanian-style shawarma to Smorgasburg LA.

Chef Yaz brings Jordanian shawarma to Smorgasburg LA

Yazeed "Chef Yaz" Soudani of Miya Miya brings Jordanian-style shawarma to Smorgasburg LA.

from Good Food

The NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers hired Jim Harbaugh as their new head coach. His older brother John’s Baltimore Ravens take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game.

Harbaugh hope? Chargers go all in on new head coach

The NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers hired Jim Harbaugh as their new head coach. His older brother John’s Baltimore Ravens take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

With 18 semi-finalists, Southern California had a good showing.

All the Southern California semi-finalists for the 2024 James Beard Awards

With 18 semi-finalists, Southern California had a good showing.

from Good Food

​​The LA Times said today that it will lay off more than 20% of the newsroom. Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong said the paper has been losing $30 to 40 million annually.

After cutting 20% of newsroom, what is the LA Times’ identity?

​​The LA Times said today that it will lay off more than 20% of the newsroom. Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong said the paper has been losing $30 to 40 million annually.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Local leaders are encouraging survivors of the 2023 Monterey Park mass shooting to seek mental health care, but getting elderly Asians on board can be difficult.

Year after mass shooting, Monterey Park community continues to heal

Local leaders are encouraging survivors of the 2023 Monterey Park mass shooting to seek mental health care, but getting elderly Asians on board can be difficult.

from KCRW Features

After 35 years, LA bakery Sweet Lady Jane shut down on New Year’s Day. It’s the latest local favorite to close, following the fate of Animal and Mohawk Bend.

Sweet Lady Jane: What drove the downfall of LA’s beloved bakery?

After 35 years, LA bakery Sweet Lady Jane shut down on New Year’s Day. It’s the latest local favorite to close, following the fate of Animal and Mohawk Bend.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Los Angeles Times could be planning a massive round of layoffs. The news follows the departure of Executive Editor Kevin Merida earlier this month.

Layoffs at LA Times? Trouble reflects larger media woes

The Los Angeles Times could be planning a massive round of layoffs. The news follows the departure of Executive Editor Kevin Merida earlier this month.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

To mark Greater LA’s last show, we re-air part of the first-ever episode, in which Steve Chiotakis visits a giant car shredder between the Ports of LA and Long Beach.

Replay: Terminal Island: Where cars go to die

To mark Greater LA’s last show, we re-air part of the first-ever episode, in which Steve Chiotakis visits a giant car shredder between the Ports of LA and Long Beach.

from Greater LA