16+ hour, 46+ min ago (659+ words) The great California exodus has mostly ended, but some Golden State residents have continued to flee the state. Although the primary destination has been Texas, Arizona is not too far behind. As my colleague Terry Castleman wrote, increasing numbers of Californians have in recent years started new lives in Lake Havasu City " an Arizona town known for its spring break recreation. Californians fed up with taxes and expenses in the Golden State may find relief by moving to a place with a lower cost of living. But what does that mean for locals? More Californians have moved to Havasu than people from other parts of Arizona. In 2023, 5,358 Californians moved to Mojave County (home to Havasu) compared with 2,651 Arizonans. The city now has nearly 60,000 residents, and has steadily grown over the last two decades with the help of some eager-to-leave-California Californians....

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (1467+ words) At 8 o'clock on a stormy weeknight in the chilly Chinatown offices of L.A. Taco, Memo Torres finally was worn out. The audio that played from Torres' double-screen computer and smart phone as he reviewed the evidence on the day I visited contained snippets of the Southland's sad soundtrack under what he continually calls the "siege" of ICE. Men pleading to la migra to stop hurting them. Activists cursing out agents. Whistles, screams, honks and sirens. Sobbing family members. One shudders to think what Border Patrol sector chief Gregory Bovino thinks is excessive for la migra. With his powers now radically expanded, we're about to find out. "If I wanted to cry, I don't think that I could," Torres said when I asked how he coped with seeing such videos ad nauseum. He sighed. His deep-set eyes were bleary. Reading glasses did…...

20+ hour, 16+ min ago (587+ words) Walt Disney Co. likes to resurrect a famous Walt Disney quote saying that the empire was "started by a mouse." But when it comes to Disneyland, its theme park that become a SoCal institution, fans and history buffs crave specifics. A new exhibit at San Francisco's Walt Disney Family Museum aims to chart the beginnings and early evolution of the Anaheim resort, and it begins with a trip Disney took with friend, animator and fellow train aficionado Ward Kimball to Chicago. The Midwest city, as many know, is Disney's birthplace, but in 1948 he and Kimball embarked on a vacation to that city's railroad fair. By the time the trip had concluded, Disney's vision of Disneyland had begun to take shape. Within days of returning to Los Angeles, Disney had written a memo capturing his ideas that would ultimately appear in…...

17+ hour, 21+ min ago (1351+ words) Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It's championship week in high school football. It's also the 10-year anniversary of one of best and most entertaining high school basketball teams in history " the unbeaten 2015-16 Chino Hills Huskies, led by the Ball brothers High school basketball fans, sportswriters and coaches had the time of their lives watching the creation of Chino Hills' 35-0 team from 2015, with brothers Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball in starring roles. They helped entertain and draw so many Oohs and Aahs that they became nationally recognized, along with their always talkative father, LaVar. The tales of showing up with a lawn chair two hours before a game to make sure you got a seat before the gym sold out are legendary. The talent and chemistry of the Balls, along with Onyeka…...

19+ hour, 52+ min ago (735+ words) Legendary graffiti artist Daniel "Chaka" Ramos once claimed he had tagged more than 40,000 locations around Los Angeles. He can now add seven more. And unlike decades ago " when Ramos had to sneak around in darkness to spray-paint his nickname in large, block letters all over the city and surrounding areas " this time it was fully permissible. Earlier this month, Nike recruited Ramos to add his signature style to seven murals celebrating the Dodgers" back-to-back World Series titles, which the team clinched Nov. 1 with a dramatic Game 7 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays. Ramos, an L.A. native and Dodgers fan, was more than happy to participate, adding his name and slogans crafted by Nike to each piece. He told The Times in an email that it was his "first major project with a corporate giant like Nike." "They"re one of the…...

8+ hour, 46+ min ago (645+ words) NEW YORK'The U.S. stock market rallied on Monday, at the start of a week with shortened trading because of the Thanksgiving holiday. The Standard & Poor's 500 climbed 1.5% for one of its best days since the summer and added to its jump from Friday, finding some strength following a shaky few weeks. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 202 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 2.7%. Stocks got a lift from rising hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut its main interest rate again at its next meeting in December, a move that could boost the economy and investment prices. The market also benefited from strength for stocks caught up in the artificial-intelligence frenzy. Alphabet, which has been getting praise for its newest Gemini AI model, rallied 6.3% and was one of the strongest forces lifting the S&P 500. Nvidia rose 2.1%. Monday's gains followed sharp…...

9+ hour, 59+ min ago (625+ words) There was the U.S. citizen who said she no longer feels safe after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer slammed her to the ground in downtown Los Angeles and later accused her of assault " a case prosecutors dismissed soon after. The Long Beach mayor, who said immigration agents have seized more than 50 residents off the city's streets " including 11 in a single afternoon last Thursday, among them a gardener tackled inside Polly's Pies restaurant. A Boyle Heights pastor who told of a mother who lost her young daughter after a failed organ transplant and was paralyzed over whether to cremate her or bury her, as she wanted, because she feared being deported and unable to visit her child's grave. During a congressional oversight hearing Monday in L.A., more than a dozen elected officials, experts and community members laid bare the impact of the…...

10+ hour, 14+ min ago (701+ words) The first few hours of Camp Flog Gnaw are for shopping. Beyond the star-studded lineup " which features performances from Asap Rocky, Doechii, and Childish Gambino this year " the festival, hosted by Tyler the Creator, is known for spotlighting the rapper's clothing brands, like the streetwear-inspired Golf Wang and Golf le Fleur, his luxury brand. For fans, it's not only an opportunity to see their favorite artists, but also a chance to buy exclusive collaborations (with Arizona Tea and One of these Days) and other rare pieces, which might have already been sold out online. "When we buy clothes from Tyler, we're always thinking about how rare it is. He always has limited drops and a limited [amount of] product," said Whittier resident and longtime fan Carlos Alcaraz. "Getting access to these items is definitely a perk of coming to the…...

12+ hour, 35+ min ago (582+ words) For decades, the Stahl House in the Hollywood Hills has been a rarity " a globally known icon of Midcentury Modernism and Los Angeles glamour, still in the hands of the family who commissioned it in 1960. But now it's for sale. The asking price is $25 million, which might seem a startling figure for a two-bedroom, 2,300-square-foot home on a snug lot. But that figure might not surprise lovers of modernist architecture who know it as Case Study House #22. The Architect's Newspaper called it "one of the world's most famous buildings." Los Angeles magazine called Shulman's image "perhaps the most famous picture ever taken of Los Angeles." "There are no comps for the Stahl house. It's incomparable," said William Baker, architecture director for the real estate firm the Agency Beverly Hills. The home was included in the company's fall catalog Nov. 12. By…...

9+ hour, 15+ min ago (142+ words) Did you know you can minor in comedy at the University of Southern California? If you choose to do so, then you're required to take Intro to Stand-Up Comedy. But to our reporters' surprise, it's not ... Who minors in comedy at USC? Rebecca Castillo is a content creator for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she was a special projects lead for the Times' High School Insider and other Public Affairs programs. A Southern California native, she is an alumna of Swarthmore College and USC. In her free time, you can find her hanging out at the Silver Lake Reservoir, drinking boba and exploring the city on foot. Daniel Miller is an enterprise reporter for the Los Angeles Times, working on investigations and features focused on education. An L.A. native and UCLA graduate, he joined the staff in 2013....