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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, left, with her disaster recovery czar Steve Soboroff in Pacific Palisades on Jan. 27. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: The tragedy of the Los Angeles fires has been devastating, but in the weeks since a new problem looms. I’ve read about it in this paper … Read more

In “The Dream Hotel,” Laila Lalami plays out the uncertainty of reality when dreams are given more predictive weight than facts to stunning effect. (Beowulf Sheehan) Book Review The Dream Hotel By Laila LalamiPantheon: 336 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support … Read more

Cars on the 110 Freeway with the downtown L.A. skyline in the distance. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) The U.S. Census Bureau reported that California’s population started growing again last year after three years of unprecedented decline. But don’t let the modest, 0.6% rebound fool you: California is in a new era of slow … Read more

Many Americans who voted for President Trump in November hoped the cost of living would become more affordable. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) If President Trump was elected with a specific mandate, it was to lower prices. Poll after poll reveals that inflation is a top worry for Americans. So the administration should be worried … Read more

Senate and House minority leaders — Democrats Sen. Chuck Schumer, left, and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, both from New York — speak against the Department of Government Efficiency’s move to access the Treasury Department’s payment systems in early February. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images) Donald Trump hasn’t even reached the midpoint of his first 100 days, … Read more

1 Krysta Grasso, 27, is the owner of the crochet brand Unlikely Fox. Surrounded by a sea of colorful yarn, 27-year-old Krysta Grasso lounged on her bed in her West Adams apartment as she crocheted a custom order. With the yarn in one hand and a crochet hook in the other, she intricately worked in … Read more

‘Houses don’t get funerals’: Artists offer free portraits of homes lost in L.A. fires First came the “wows,” followed by waves of emotion. “I thought we were done with the tears,” said Seth Fonti, a 44-year-old father of two, his eyes glassy. “Apparently not.” As Fonti and his wife, Rachael Klein, 44, gazed at the … Read more

(Photos by Allen J. Schaben, Raul Roa, Christopher Reynolds, Jaclyn Cosgrove, Genaro Molina, Lila Seidman / Los Angeles Times)

Dine amid flowing lava at downtown L.A.’s new immersive restaurant To set foot inside the Gallery, a new restaurant and bar in downtown, is to be whisked into a world fit for a theme park. Walk in via its bar, and gone are views of Olympic Boulevard. In the place of windows, you’ll find a … Read more

In 2020, then-28-year-old Ben Francis became Britain’s youngest self-made billionaire when his athletic apparel brand, Gymshark, hit a valuation of $1.3 billion after receiving an investment from private equity behemoth General Atlantic. Now, the 32-year-old is setting his sights on New York City. He’s building out a 13,000-square-foot store on Bond Street that will open … Read more