In his 90th year, L.A.’s finest living writer discusses his heroes and inspirations, the anti-gay and anti-Mexican prejudices he’s weathered and the wisdom accrued over a miraculous life.

The search for Guns N’ Roses’ elusive guitarist.

Last year an antique Depression-era neon sign was excavated in Pasadena—but it dug up a troubling story along with it. On Nat King Cole, hot chicken, and Malibu’s racist past.

An interview with rapper Drakeo the Ruler after he was released from prison, having previously faced the possibility of 25 to life despite being previously acquitted of murder charges related to a 2016 killing.

Two men died of meth overdoses at the home of a West Hollywood political donor. Dark conspiracy theories abounded— but the truth is even darker

In the 1960s, a white subdivision prepares for the arrival of a black family.

The motley gang of L.A. teens that cat-burgled celebrities, sometimes repeatedly, in search of designer clothes, jewelry, and something to do. The story that became The Bling Ring.

A cross section of Angelenos consider ‘What’s next?’

The musician visits the Los Angeles of his youth and says goodbye to the past.

Inside the Rams-Chargers marriage.

On becoming a mom.

How Niki Nakayama’s kaiseki restaurant became a highly coveted reservation in L.A.

Reimagining the sound and slang of Los Angeles.

In 1982, a family disappeared from their Los Angeles home. A writer and former neighbor is still trying to put the pieces together.

From 1976 to 1986, one of the most violent serial criminals in American history terrorized communities throughout California. He was little known, never caught, and might still be out there. The author, along with several others, couldn’t stop working on the case.

Dominick Dunne’s account of the trial of his daughter’s murderer.

“Way before Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, the enigmatic blonde bombshell was famous for being famous, perpetually driving the streets of Hollywood in that pink Corvette. But her true identity has remained secret all these years … until now.”

Deciphering the rise of a lifestyle guru who sells self-absorption as the ultimate luxury product.

Did a forgotten black gumshoe inspire the famous works of both Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett?

“The most important fast food restaurant in America is a radical burger joint in Watts.”

A reporter learns to slice lox—and digs into a Los Angeles landmark’s millions in debt.

How two couples found a way to play the preschool system for profit.

On the mountain lions of Los Angeles.

Behind the scenes with Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, and a 22-year-old film student named John Singleton.

Scenes from the Los Angeles tech boom.