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Donations for Venezuela earthquake victims fill up Pasadena restaurant

Donations poured into a Venezuelan restaurant in Pasadena on Sunday, with the items set to be flown to Venezuela to help those impacted by Wednesday’s powerful back-to-back earthquakes. The death toll has jumped to more than 1,400 people, the government reported Sunday afterno...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jun 28, 2026

LA volunteers collecting donations to support Venezuelans impacted by earthquakes

As the search and rescue efforts continue in Venezuela following the powerful earthquakes, the Los Angeles community is stepping up to send supplies and resources to those in need. Volunteers at Full Arepas restaurant on 7th Street near Hill Street in downtown Los Angeles say ...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jun 27, 2026

Katsuya Uechi, sushi chef who defined LA's dining scene, dies

Katsuya Uechi, a legendary sushi chef who created the Sushi Katsu-ya brand in Los Angeles, has died at the age of 67, his restaurants confirmed Friday. Uechi, who moved to the United States from Japan in the 1980s, opened his first Sushi Katsu-ya restaurant on Ventura Boulevar...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jun 26, 2026

Five LA restaurants honored with their first Michelin star

A dish at Kato in DTLA, which was awarded its second Michelin star.(Colleen O'Brien / Courtesy Michelin Guide)Topline:Five L.A. restaurants were awarded their first Michelin star Wednesday night at a ceremony in San Diego. Another restaurant, Kato in DTLA, was promoted to two st...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Jun 25, 2026

Is Tiny's, a burger stand in South Coast Plaza, kicking off a new era in mall food?

The konbini-style snack shop at Tiny's, stocked with imported chips, Japanese Kit-Kats and a refrigerated wall of drinks.(Gab Chabrán / LAist )Making your way through South Coast Plaza — the sleek consumer cathedral in Costa Mesa, a sort of mall of malls — past Uniqlo window dis...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Jun 24, 2026

17 states take California to court over plastic packaging rules

A coalition of states is suing California to block a sweeping recycling law, claiming its strict plastic waste regulations would force businesses nationwide to overhaul their products and operations....

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Jun 24, 2026

Simi Valley man faces multiple charges on alleged Target store attack

A Simi Valley man has been charged with attempted murder and several other offenses after allegedly strangling a shopper and attacking multiple people who tried to intervene inside a Target store, Ventura County prosecutors announced Monday. Ventura County District Attorney Er...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jun 22, 2026

Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Carlos Santana and more mourn the death of Clive Davis

Music artists mourned the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry’s most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Santana. Santana on Monday called Davis “a visionary.” Barry Manilow said music wasn’t just bus...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jun 22, 2026

A new treatment for gray hair? Researchers are working on an innovative approach

Gray hair is a natural but inevitable sign that we’re aging. But new research suggests that it might not be so inevitable after all. By using drugs that stimulate part of the immune system, researchers think they may be able to restore pigment to hair that’s gone gray to preve...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jun 22, 2026

Clive Davis, legendary music producer, dies at 94

Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry’s most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superstars as Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana and Alicia Keys, has died, his family confirmed to NBC News. He was 94. ...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jun 22, 2026

Taco truck lessons: What we learned from our father

Rafael De Anda (center) with his sons Raphael De Anda and Christian De Anda. (Yusra Farzan / LAist)When I visited Taqueria Hoy in Orange, owner Rafael De Anda couldn’t wait to get home to watch Mexico kick off its World Cup stint. After decades at the helm of his taco shop — he ...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Jun 18, 2026

Cheering on Belgium? Get beer, mussels and shrimp croquettes in San Clemente

Thomas Crijns and his wife, Carol, at Brussels Bistro in San Clemente. The Manneken-Pis statue behind them dressed in a Belgian national team jersey,is one of the restaurant's many nods to the World Cup. (Gab Chabrán / LAist )Think of pretty much any country, and you can likely...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Jun 18, 2026