LA writer explores city’s origins, opportunities
Tackling the history of Los Angeles — the sprawling, chaotic, seemingly amorphous neighbor to the north — had to be as intimidating as the L.A....
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OJ Simpson: Football star, acquitted murder defendant, dies of cancer
LOS ANGELES — O.J. Simpson, the USC and NFL star running back-turned-actor whose acquittal for the murders of his ex-wife and her friend in the...
US approves $2.5B for high-speed rail line to Las Vegas
REGION — A high-speed rail line connecting Southern California with Las Vegas got a major boost this week with the approval of $2.5 billion in...
For the love of trains and Philippe’s French Dip
For most of my life, I’ve lived within earshot of train tracks, a scenario that has continued at my current home in Leucadia where the...
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner introduces new roundtrip
REGION — As of Oct. 14, the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner will offer an additional train in each direction between Los Angeles and San Diego, giving...
Portrait of a 1950s Encinitas ranch
While many kids her age were watching the “Lone Ranger” in the 1950s, Barbara Dixon was helping her grandad cultivate avocados on his one-acre ranch...
Chargers Park goes dark after another losing season
Die-hard Chargers fan Chris Stoefen didn’t know as he tossed the pigskin to his son. The Chargers players seemingly don’t know either....
Mural seeks to capture childhood, nostalgia
CARLSBAD — “I like the colors. It’s so wonderful,” said Lidia Rico, passing by the mural on Sunday morning. “It looks like she’s thinking about...
Elliot Sloan’s long journey leads to gold
VISTA — Growing up in New York was a great experience for professional skateboarder Elliot Sloan, he said....