Opinion: How an unexpected new hobby helped me find community in L.A. When I moved to Los Angeles with my girlfriend in early 2023, I didn’t know anyone in the city and worked remotely. How do you make friends, I wondered, when you don’t need to be anywhere? By this time last year it was clear … Read more
Overheating issues in Jaguar I-Pace battery packs has reportedly led to three fires—and a bunch of unhappy customers 2018 Jaguar I-PacePhoto by Historics Auctioneers Almost 3,000 Jaguar I-Pace EVs are the subject of a new buyback program The automaker’s taking the cars back over issues tied to the SUV’s LG-produced battery pack It’s unclear how … Read more
From seven-foot-tall statues to a private dinner with James Bond, auto manufacturers have conjured up some weird promos 2006 Volkswagen Jetta with First Act Garage Master Limited Edition electric guitarPhoto by Volkswagen Most cars are sold on their own merits, but every once in a while an automaker tries to sweeten the pot by throwing … Read more
Members of the Culinary Workers Union picket Nov. 15, 2024, in front of the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. (John Locher / Associated Press) Hundreds of hospitality workers at a Las Vegas casino walked off the job Nov. 15, launching the first open-ended strike in more than two decades for Nevada’s largest union. The workers are … Read more
The troubling text messages sent from missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi’s phone may have been from someone “controlling her,” the aspiring photographer’s sister claimed with the belief she’s alive. Kobayashi has been missing since Nov. 11 when she never boarded her connecting flight in Los Angeles during her trip from Hawaii to New York. The … Read more
“I like to think of this film as a revenge story against old age itself — old age being a condition that my grandmother once said she would not tolerate,” says Montreal filmmaker Karl R. Hearne. The title character in Montreal director Karl R. Hearne’s crime thriller The G was inspired by his own no-nonsense … Read more
For a fraction of the amount already spent on a factory that produces nothing, Canada could use the BMC facility to help fill a crucial gap. The Biologics Manufacturing Centre on Royalmount Ave. was completed in 2021 at the cost of $126 million.Photo by John Mahoney /MONTREAL GAZETTE When COVID-19 first struck, Canada had a … Read more
Walmart Supercenter No. 2251 in City Of Industry is the location where Rebeca Gonzalez, 35, won $1 million from a Single Double Triple Scratchers game. (Google Maps) Rebeca Gonzalez got the call no retail worker wants on a weekend they’re scheduled off — the store was short-staffed and her manager needed her to come in … Read more
Inglewood Oil Field owner sues California for ‘illegal’ terminating of operations The owner of the Inglewood Oil Field is suing the state of California in an attempt to invalidate a state law that will require the energy company to cease production and plug all of its wells — or pay costly fines. In a lawsuit … Read more
Tourists come to the seaside village of Carmel, Calif., for the quaint restaurants and lodging but they stay to see the Lone Cypress. The tree is located on a rocky ledge along a private 17-mile drive. Just south of Carmel, tourists also flock to see the ancient cypress grove among unique granite rock faces at … Read more
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