Los Angeles County supervisors seem to enjoy their low-tech world where the coronavirus emergency is an excuse to keep the public quiet.

Vice President Mike Pence says the cornavirus task force could end in early June. Why?

As jails and prisons become COVID-19 hotspots, it's clear that the pandemic is one more reason to end mass incarceraton.

Congress decided that all new health insurance policies should cover preventive care. The ability to deny one type -- birth control for women -- on religious grounds should be a rare exception.

The fight for access to open space and natural landscapes has a long history, and it's taken a new turn in the coronavirus outbreak.

This is no time for LAPD to "manage" public anger. It is a time to come clean.

Of all the unseemly and scandalous actions by the Department of Justice in the Trump era, the dismissal of charges against Michael Flynn is the worst.

The $2.2 trillion CARES Act was designed for small businesses like MOCA. Using relief funds would help to keep the staff at full employment.

L.A. Opera cancels "Pelléas and Mélisande" and "Rodelinda" but is still selling tickets for "The Marriage of Figaro" in early June.

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival launched a new online initiative where viewers can stream feature films, shorts and live music for free.

81-year-old Ben Barcelona is L.A.'s most devoted museum-goer. But what happens when the coronavirus shutters culture in California?

The best performances in "Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration" showed how the composer doesn't traffic in formulas.

The art was made to be seen, so what happens when it's not? Artists talk about the professional, financial and emotional ramifications.

Kerry English was a beloved "professional audience member," a fan who saw up to five shows a week and provided the support theaters so critically need.

Hold on to your wig! RuPaul's annual DragCon is going online. Here's how you can stream it for free.

Family and friends came together to commemorate the 31 people who died in the Ladbroke Grove train crash 20 years ago today

We have highlighted the issue of door switches causing fire in different white goods to Whirlpool, Government and in our evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee, so we are pleased to hear that Whirlpool have decided to take the step to get these potentially lethal washing machines out of people’s homes.

A new four-legged trainee has joined the ranks of London Fire Brigade’s dog detectives

London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade have announced a new partnership to boost the Covid-19 emergency response which will see firefighters helping with a number of roles across the ambulance service

Thousands more consumers have learned they are at risk in their own homes from faulty washing machines which have been added to Whirlpool’s expanding list of recalled models

The sprawling shopping center has lost its anchor tenants, Walmart and Sears. A remake will add offices but not the housing that had previously been approved.

Scientists are using the coronavirus to study the contagion of misinformation

Charlie Plowman, who started the La Cañada Outlook in 1998, will acquire the three community news titles.

Mexican officials have begun to cave, despite warnings from health authorities

The prestigious Hoag Hospital wants to exit its partnership with a Catholic healthcare system.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing shutdown have left many restaurants uncertain about their future.

Sales are down at one of Orange County's most famous Vietnamese restaurants, but Brodard is adapting to survive

The West Adams restaurant Alta Adams reopens with a sliding price scale so people in need can dine for free.

Honeycomb candy is bitter, sweet and extraordinarily crunchy, the ideal topping for ice cream or to mix in cakes and baked goods.

L.A. should be taking inspiration from cities that are experimenting with public space to help businesses during coronavirus lockdowns.

French baker Apollonia Poilâne's latest cookbook, "Poilâne," teaches techniques and gives recipes for what to do with all that bread.

Lincoln Carson has decided to close his lauded Arts District restaurant permanently because of the coronavirus outbreak.

A dozen recent cookbooks for escape and encouragement

Chef Eric Bost's Melrose Avenue restaurant opened just 13 months ago.

The COVID-19 shutdown is affecting the flow of essential Oaxacan ingredients to L.A.

This gin and tonic recipe follows the classic formula but uses an extra-long lemon twist for more citrus freshness.

The best banana bread recipe is a vegan banana bread with chocolate chips and a peanut crumble. This comes from Valerie Gordon of Valerie Confections in Echo Park.

A list of currently available produce from local farmers.

Make these dishes for your mom at home or pack and ship treats to wherever she's quarantining.

San Pedro's historic waterfront market is offering discounted shrimp trays to draw in customers

These cleaning tips will help you wash dishes efficiently and get them extra clean. Plus, they may help you find the joy of cleaning up.

As are bread and milk, gas and aspirin, alcohol and marijuana, books should be available, with safety precautions in place, at the usual places we buy them in our neighborhoods.

"Apropos of Nothing" is a mixed bag of rich memories, harsh defenses and tone-deaf reveries.

A tribute to Patricia Bosworth, who died of complications from COVID-19. The actress and biographer of Jane Fonda and Marlon Brando was 86.

In his quarantine diary, "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" author Alexander McCall Smith writes lyrics, reads Auden and watches "Brideshead Revisited."

On Tuesday, Simon & Schuster announced it will publish Alex Trebek's memoir, "The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life," on July 21.

We tend to look to the stars in troubled times. "Astro Poets," "You Were Born for This" and "Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars" teach us how.

The author of "We Need to Talk About Kevin" lives that perfect, self-improving quarantine life (or maybe gets drunk and watches British reality TV).

Earlier this week, Bookshop.org hit $1 million in earnings that will go to bookstores endangered by the coronavirus outbreak.

When COVID-19 hit, spoken-word venues like Da Poetry Lounge and Olivia Open Mic went online, keeping verse flowing and raising funds for artists.