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...

Westside Football Preview: Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Culver City, and University Hit the Gridiron

WestSideToday.com 9/2 8:59P Staff Report

Local Programs Face Pivotal Early-Season Tests as Rivalries Heat Up High school football is heating up on the Westside as several local teams gear up for key matchups under the Friday night lights. The Beverly Hills Normans aim to rebound after a...

Beverly Hills Man Charged With Defrauding COVID Loan Programs

WestSideToday.com 9/1 11:10P Staff Report

Prosecutors Say He Stole Over $3M in Pandemic Relief Funds Federal prosecutors have indicted Jabari Kadar Long of Beverly Hills, accusing him of stealing more than $3 million in pandemic relief funds through fraudulent loan applications. The...

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...

Beverly Hills Schools Halt Israeli Flag Display Despite School Board Vote

WestSideToday.com 8/28 8:28P Staff Report

Superintendent Cites Safety Concerns After Narrow 3–2 Decision Despite a 3–2 Board of Education vote to display the Israeli flag on every campus each May, Beverly Hills Unified will not proceed with the plan this year after the superintendent...

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....

Beverly Hills school district votes to display Israeli flag

NBCLosAngeles.com (Local) 8/27 3:28A City News Service

Schools in the Beverly Hills Unified School District will display the flag of Israel for one month every year to signal support for the Jewish community after a Board of Education vote Tuesday night.

Culver City, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, and Uni High Gear Up for Early-Season Games

WestSideToday.com 8/26 8:38P Staff Report

The Centaurs, Eagles, Normans, and Wildcats Face Key Matchups This Week Football season is heating up across our area, with several local high schools preparing for important early-season matchups. Here s a look at upcoming games for the Culver...

Ox Films: The Rise of a Cinematic Powerhouse in the Making

Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce 8/26 6:45A Matthew Kalinowski

In a city where dreams are forged on celluloid and streamed across the globe, Ox Films is emerging as a cinematic force to be reckoned with.  Based in Los Angeles, California, the heart of the...

Here are the Menendez brothers' options after they were denied parole for 3 years

NBCLosAngeles.com (Local) 8/23 4:56A Jonathan Lloyd

California parole board commissioners denied parole for three years for both Lyle and Erik Menendez after the brothers were questioned during marathon hearings this week. The parole hearings 36 years after the brothers, ages 57 and 54, shot and...

‘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...

Two Days, Two Denials: Menendez Brothers Rejected for Parole

WestSideToday.com 8/23 12:05A Staff Report

Erik Denied After 10-Hour Hearing; Lyle Rebuffed the Next Day Erik Menendez, convicted along with his brother in the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hills, was denied parole Thursday during his first hearing before California’s Board of...