Hawthorne Plaza owner has a year to revamp the long-decaying mall site — but will it happen?

Los Angeles Daily News 9/15 3:00A Tyler Shaun Evains

Graffiti is scrawled on the walls. Light fixtures have been torn out. The roof is partially collapsed and code violations abound – from plumbing to electrical. Welcome to Hawthorne Plaza, an...

Santa Monica could declare fiscal distress, citing decline in tourism among other strains

abc7.com (KABC) 9/9 8:23A Leanne Suter

Some officials say the move is necessary to address financial strains from a reduction in tourism tax revenue and an increase in liability costs.

Santa Monica is expected to declare a fiscal emergency

NBCLosAngeles.com (Local) 9/8 2:27A City News Service

The city of Santa Monica may be on the verge of a financial crisis and city leaders may have to declare a fiscal emergency in order to deal with a long running budget crisis that seems to be getting worse.

Portland vacation proves polarizing. In 2025, what isn’t?

Los Angeles Daily News 9/7 4:30A David Allen

In America 2025, seemingly everything has to be viewed through a partisan political lens. Even my personal vacations. I wrote Aug. 29 about having enjoyed myself in Portland and Seattle ....

Creep I.E. Aftermath has opened its doors to all sorts of horrors

Los Angeles Daily News 9/6 6:40A Mercedes Cannon-Tran

Goblins, Ghoulies, and even a mechanical maniac or two have descended upon the Ontario Convention Center for Creep I.E. Aftermath . The three-day horror convention kicked off on Friday, September 5,...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Sept. 4-11

Los Angeles Daily News 9/4 3:00A Holly Andres

The Museum of the San Fernando Valley displays a mural by Hector Ponce, a muralist and sign painter based in Los Angeles. This free museum is dedicated to the art, culture, history of San Fernando...

It was a musical happy 114th birthday on Saturday for the city of San Fernando

Los Angeles Daily News 8/31 6:00A Holly Andres

The City of San Fernando celebrated its 114th birthday on Saturday with performances by Mariachi Tesoro de San Fernando and Susie Hansen Latin Band. The city, incorporated on Aug. 31, 1911, is an...

LA panel and exhibit explores the legacy of Japanese Americans in the import car scene

Los Angeles Daily News 8/30 3:45A Allyson Vergara

Japanese American import cars and those who work to build, drive, drift or race them have long been synonymous with Southern California car culture. A panel on Saturday, August 30 will explore the...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Aug. 28-Sept. 4

Los Angeles Daily News 8/28 3:00A Holly Andres

Wildlife Learning Center has two upcoming Sunset Safari tours, Aug. 30 and Sept. 6, 2025. In the photo, black-tailed prairie dogs at the Wildlife Learning Center in Sylmar, CA, Friday, Aug 18, 2023....

‘A pretty big deal’: Once iconic, demolition now looms for North Hollywood’s blighted Valley Plaza

Los Angeles Daily News 8/23 2:00A Teresa Liu

Ken Dorfman has been going to Valley Plaza since he was 16 — back when Victory and Laurel Canyon was still a bustling corner in the San Fernando Valley. There was a Bob Burns restaurant where the food...

Veteran Riverside County prosecutor departing for Loyola Law School position

Los Angeles Daily News 8/17 3:50A Joe Nelson

In his 22 years climbing the ranks of the Riverside County District Attorney s Office, Chief Deputy District Attorney John Henry always remained close to his academic roots. The veteran prosecutor has simultaneously served as a visiting associate...

Van Nuys residents perplexed by blaring air horns, alarms from neighbor’s home

Los Angeles Daily News 8/14 7:24A Julianna Lozada

News media members talk to Gary Boyadzhyan on the 6600 block of Peach Avenue in Van Nuys on Aug 13, 2025. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer) Horns attached to a palm tree at the home...

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Aug. 14-21

Los Angeles Daily News 8/14 3:00A Holly Andres

Two in-person previews, Aug. 14-15, for the Nights of Neon The Lisa Schulte Collection at a location in Panorama City, before the Aug. 19 live online-only auction of Shulte s neon art. (Photo courtesy...

Palisades high students return to class at former Sears building following wildfire

abc7.com (KABC) 8/13 3:31P Mónica De Anda

Palisades Charter High School students returned to class Wednesday, but they didn't go to their campus - they showed up at a former department store in Santa Monica.

This week, Aug. 13-17, is the last week of the OC Fair

Los Angeles Daily News 8/12 4:00A Heather McRea

Headed to the OC Fair this week ? It is the last week of its 23-day run. Here are some things to know. General information: • Hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and 11 a.m. to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. •...