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Michelle Edgar

Crews demolish the old gymnasium at the Palisades Recreation Center on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 in Pacific Palisades. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Palisades recreation center rebuild touted as blueprint for Los Angeles recovery

May 27, 2026 at 6:24 p.m.

L.A. city leaders say the story unfolding at the Palisades Recreation Center site is not simply about tearing something down, but building something back, and potentially changing how Los Angeles...

A rendering of Rosemead Family Apartments in Pasadena, May 19, 2026. (Courtesy: City of Pasadena)

For Pasadena City Council, housing project highlights ‘local control’ angst

May 19, 2026 at 6:02 p.m.

Monday's Pasadena City Council discussion exposed broader tensions emerging across California over who ultimately gets to decide how cities grow, local communities or Sacramento?

Big Beepin’ Car Show as check out the classic VW’s cars at the Valley Relics Museum Sunday, Van Nuys May 17, 2026. Loud, colorful celebration of the San Fernando Valley and its car culture. Between the Beeps Diner theme, live music, raffles, vendors. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer}

Big Beepin’ car show celebrated the Valley’s automotive soul through community, history and chrome

May 18, 2026 at 11:59 a.m.

Tommy Gelinas, founder and curator of the Valley Relics Museum, said “This is about celebrating the history of the Valley and bringing the community together."

A late grad makes it in time during the Northridge CSUN graduation class of 2026. Friday, May 15, 2026. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer}

CSUN commencements begin as more than 11,000 graduates prepare to cross the stage

May 18, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

“I’m so proud to be one of the many amazing women graduating in Electrical and Computer Engineering today,” said student Marcy Varga.

Congregants at Kehillat Israel reach for a Torah that was saved during the Holocaust and carried into the synagogue’s new sanctuary by Mandi Frenkel, daughter of Cantor Chayim Frenkel who was honored for 40 years as the KI cantor during Shabbat services at the Pacific Palisades’ synagogue on Friday, May 15, 2026. It was the first time the congregation held services at their synagogue since the Palisades fire. Over 200 families in the congregation lost their homes in the fire. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Kehillat Israel returns home to Pacific Palisades after devastating fire, marking a milestone in community rebuilding

May 18, 2026 at 12:13 p.m.

“It was the Garden of Eden. The Garden of Eden burned down, and the Garden of Eden is being rebuilt,” said Cantor Chayim Frenkel.

Children have fun during the “2026 Making Movies That Matter Youth Short Film Festival,” at California State University, Northridge on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Hundreds of young filmmakers take center stage at The Soraya for the CSUN film festival

May 18, 2026 at 12:01 p.m.

"We wanted students to understand that they live in the backyard of Hollywood and that these careers are possible for them,” said City Councilmember John Lee.

Fifth graders from Southern California participate in the Conga Kids finals at The Novo at LA live on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The top 200 students out of 9,000 fifth graders from school districts throughout southern California competed for the championship trophy. The students danced their way through five partnership dances: Cumbia, Salsa, Charleston, Hip Hop and Bollywood. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Pinewood Avenue Elementary students win Conga Kids dance championship as program marks 10 years

May 26, 2026 at 10:20 a.m.

“We teach social-emotional learning through dance, and that includes respect, leadership and teamwork,” said Conga Kids, executive director Barbara Garcia Vera.

Chan Quach, known as “Chan the Birdman,”a Los Angeles-based professional bird behaviorist and trainer, takes his flock of macaws free-flying at Kenneth Hahn Recreation Park on Thursday May 7, 2026. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)

Chan the Birdman takes flight in Los Angeles County, reshaping how the county cares for birds

May 18, 2026 at 1:03 p.m.

“You have to understand the bird first. Then build the relationship,” said Chan Quach, known as Chan the Birdman.

Recardo Carrillo and his 10-month-old son Richard at Central Park in Santa Clarita, CA for a showing of Star Wars New Hope on Monday, May 4, 2026. The special showing was put on free by the city to celebrate “May the 4th Be With You” day. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Santa Clarita’s Star Wars celebration signals a new era of experiential, community-driven events

May 18, 2026 at 1:09 p.m.

“Anytime we can gather as a community in one of our beautiful open spaces, surrounded by family and friends, it is something special,” said Mayor Laurene Weste.

Sarah Reynosa and Ezequiel Paredes eat a noodle dish from The King of Birria during the Valley Foodzilla food festival on Macneil Street in San Fernando, California. The event celebrates small food businesses and artisans, supporting entrepreneurs launching food trucks and restaurants, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)

Valley Foodzilla festival celebrates small food businesses and artisans

May 18, 2026 at 1:14 p.m.

“There are so many talented cooks, creators, and families with incredible products who just need a platform and the right audience,” said Oscar Urrutia.

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