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When Daryl Gates ran the LAPD from 1978 to 1992 he also ran a worldwide political spying operation. And he lavished time on it, sometimes several hours each day, including all the dossiers and reports ...

The website FTV Live reported Monday morning that longtime Los Angeles TV and radio personality Steve Edwards — the host of "Good Day LA" on Fox 11 — was fired "after sexual harassment allegations ...

Scott McKenzie, who died Saturday at home in Silver Lake, is best known for singing the ballad "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)," which beckoned the youth of the world to come to ...

Wednesday was the last day of work for many of the close to 80 newsroom staffers who are leaving the Los Angeles Times, with farewell gatherings and toasts in several departments. "Hysterical," is how ...

During the opening ceremony of the Los Angeles Olympic Games, on July 28, 1984, a dramatic moment came when 84 grand pianos appeared in the peristyle of the Coliseum and began to play "Rhapsody in ...

For her NPR piece on the Day of the Dead celebration at Hollywood Forever cemetery, Los Angeles correspondent Mandalit del Barco hooked up with El Mariachi Manchester. Their thing is they cover songs ...

Officially, there is no admission charge to visit the Getty Museum. That's per the old man's bequest, if I recall correctly. But if you drive a car to the Getty, yes even a Prius, it costs you $15 — ...

This farewell note went out to the Los Angeles Times newsroom this afternoon from former staff writer Sam Quinones. He's off to freelance and write books, most immediately about America's new upper ...

Sunday's New York Times revives a classic Los Angeles sports media incident — the time that KLAC radio reporter Paul Olden asked Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda what he thought of Cubs' left fielder Dave ...

If Sam Zell actually wants to buy the San Diego Union-Tribune—these bankrupts are big dreamers—he should read Peter Kaye’s excellent new memoir, Contrarian. That’s assuming, of course, that Zell is ...

David Lazarus, the consumer columnist for the Los Angeles Times and KTLA Channel 5, peppers his Twitter feed with a mix of joking observations and mild political and cultural commentary. I had noticed ...