Bear named 'Oreo' roams Monrovia in search of food — and snags namesake cookies latimes.com/california/sto…

“…the kind of exasperating, extended lull to which their star-studded offense was supposed to be immune,” ⁦Jack Harris⁩ writes: latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

Hamas rocket attack from Gaza sets off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Norway hands over papers in diplomatic step recognizing a Palestinian state - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Few have followed the L.A. hotel strike as closely as suhauna hussain & now only about two dozen properties remain without a contract. Catch up here on her great reporting! latimes.com/business/story…

“The smoldering environmental crisis at Chiquita Canyon Landfill should be a wake-up call to state and local leaders that they can no longer avoid making hard decisions about trash,” Los Angeles Times editorial board writes: latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Four losses in a row. This is getting annoying. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

Damn, Richard Sherman was truly one of the great ones. “It’s a Small World (After All),” “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” and my personal favorite, “There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow”…what a life. RIP. latimes.com/obituaries/sto…

Bunch of federal money going to clean up polluted “brownfield” sites in Southern California, some of which may be converted to biking trails, hiking trails and affordable housing: latimes.com/environment/st…

“Twenty-two hundred years old and counting.” Beautiful column by ⁦Steve Lopez LA Times⁩ on scientists climbing General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, to make sure wildfires and bark beetles aren’t killing it — and thank goodness the prognosis is good: latimes.com/california/sto…

He’s dined with a white supremacist. He’s invoked theories espoused by Nazis in their quest for racial purity and released a video referring to a “unified Reich.'

Benjamin Oreskes🦅 on Trump's footsy with anti-Semitic rhetoric

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Doesn’t look like Californians should be too worried about hurricanes this year — but its another story on on the East Coast as La Niña takes shape, my Los Angeles Times colleague Hayley Smith reports: latimes.com/environment/st…

Los Angeles County is badly underfunding its failing initiative to reduce pedestrian deaths from car collisions, critics say: latimes.com/california/new…

Disneyland’s Club 33 to get its own Hollywood movie ocregister.com/2024/05/22/dis… Disneyland Resort

“This is a critical moment for the news business — in California and beyond.”

My ⁦Los Angeles Times⁩ colleague ⁦Shelby Grad⁩ on the threat posed by Google and artificial intelligence — and a bill in the California Legislature that could help: latimes.com/politics/newsl…

Are you watching 'Furiosa' this weekend? And are you seeing it in Imax?

If so, you're part of a growing trend of moviegoers who are looking for premium experiences -- and willing to pay for them

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Harris-Dawson said he had spoken to his colleagues about what they want in a president, and was told they want more time in their districts to work on constituent issues. 'We need to build a work schedule that accommodates that,' he said latimes.com/california/sto…

I wrote about AI, glue pizza, and human writers surviving our Slop Era. mattdpearce.substack.com/p/slop-era

OpenAI to start using news content from News Corp. as part of a multiyear deal apnews.com/article/openai…

How Much Is Strength Worth? // pebblehunting.substack.com/p/how-much-is-…