Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Feb. 19-27

Los Angeles Daily News 2/19 2:00A Holly Andres

There s still time to register for the L.A. Chinatown Firecracker including the bike riding events on Feb. 28 or the 5K or 10K timed Run/Walk or the Kiddie Runs in March 1, 2026. However, the PAW er...

ONT Field prepares for its first pitch in Ontario

Los Angeles Daily News 2/19 1:00A Israel J. Carreón Jr.

The Ontario Tower Buzzers — the single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers — are almost ready to play ball. In less than two months, the Buzzers will step into a newly built, 6,000-seat...

Valentine’s Day week at Original Los Angeles Flower Market is a love treat

Los Angeles Daily News 2/13 8:45A Holly Andres

Valentine s Day week at the Original Los Angeles Flower Market included the arrival of millions of fresh-cut flower stems at its location in the Los Angeles Flower District in downtown L.A. Savvy...

California votes to designate some mountain lions as threatened species

abc7.com (KABC) 2/13 3:18A Tim Caputo

The California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to permanently protect the six groups of mountain lions that live in the Santa Monica and the Santa Cruz mountains.

2 LA City Council members push crackdown on illegal ads

Los Angeles Daily News 2/12 3:23A Tom Bray

City Council members Katy Yaroslavsky and Bob Blumenfield introduced a motion aimed at cracking down on illegal street-facing advertisements in Los Angeles, it was announced Wednesday. If approved by...

What’s closed for Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, Feb. 12, in LA County

Los Angeles Daily News 2/10 2:43A Holly Andres

Portrait of the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) (Courtesy of the National Archives/Newsmakers) Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born on Feb. 12, 1809 in...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Feb. 6-14

Los Angeles Daily News 2/6 2:00A Holly Andres

A blood orange is displayed in a produce stall at the Porter Ranch Farmers Market in Porter Ranch, CA, on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday. (Photo by Andy...

CA Teamsters call for suspension of Waymo's operating license after child hit in Santa Monica

abc7.com (KABC) 2/3 12:42A KABC

The Teamsters Union of California is asking the state to suspend Waymo's operating license in the state indefinitely after one of the company's self-driving cars hit a child in Santa Monica last month.

Child struck by Waymo near elementary school in Santa Monica

abc7.com (KABC) 1/29 10:06A KABC

A child was hit and injured by a Waymo car near an elementary school in Santa Monica, an incident that has triggered an investigation.

Palisades Charter High students return to campus one year after wildfire

Los Angeles Daily News 1/27 4:28A Teresa Liu

Shortly after 7:30 am Tuesday, Bowdoin Street, the winding route leading into Palisades Charter High School, turned into a corridor of cheers. Parents, neighbors, school and local officials lined the...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Jan. 22-30

Los Angeles Daily News 1/22 2:00A Holly Andres

The 76th O Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Roadster Show is held Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, 2026 at the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona. In the photo, contenders for the Grand National Roadster Show s 2025 America...

South Bay History: Civil War tensions led to the creation of Wilmington’s Drum Barracks

Los Angeles Daily News 1/19 5:18A Sam Gnerre

The Drum Barracks in Wilmington was the first U.S. military base to be built in Los Angeles County. It takes its name not from the percussion instrument, but from Lt. Col. Richard Coulter Drum, the...

By design: ArtCenter plants poppy seeds on its campus on Jan. 24

Los Angeles Daily News 1/17 4:50A Anissa Rivera

Artists use every experience to inform their creations, and the Eaton fire is no different. Ideas of loss and destruction were raw material for art installations produced by professors and students from the acclaimed ArtCenter College of Design...

Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission pushed to disclose private talks

Los Angeles Daily News 1/16 7:56P Teresa Liu

As Los Angeles’ Charter Reform Commission moves toward recommendations that could reshape City Hall for decades — from City Council expansion to changes in financial oversight — a growing dispute over transparency is raising concerns that some...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Jan. 15-23

Los Angeles Daily News 1/15 2:00A Holly Andres

The 5th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity March is held on Jan. 19, 2026. The theme is Mission Possible 2 - Building Community, Uniting a Nation the Nonviolent Way. In the file photo,...