Stories
L.A. Sheriff’s Deputies Arrested a Trans Activist for ‘Robbery.’ Video Tells a Completely Different Story
The arrest followed a right-wing campaign for the LASD to take action. Did the sheriff’s department get duped?
The ‘Beverly Hills Insurrectionist’ and the Big Myth About Jan. 6
Gina Bisignano became famous for participating in the Capitol riot clad in a Louis Vuitton sweater and Chanel boots, but her insurrection story reveals a deeper truth
How a 17-Year-Old’s Locker Room Freakout Became an Anti-Trans Crusade
She said seeing a trans woman scared her. Right-wing blowhards took it from there.
“Hiding in Plain Sight”: After Being Fired From ‘Scrubs’ for Misconduct, Alleged Rapist Eric Weinberg Kept Working
Before he was charged with 18 counts of sexual assault, the scribe spent decades in writers rooms, earning the nickname Weinperv and being dismissed for inappropriate behavior multiple times. Colleagues say a permissive culture allowed him to keep building the résumé he used as a predatory calling card.
Is Eric Weinberg Hollywood’s Most Prolific Predator?
Last month, police arrested the 'Scrubs' and 'Californication' writer-producer on 20 charges of sexual assault, including rape. Speaking publicly for the first time, his alleged victims share their stories and reveal how they came together to seek justice.
Boxer Patricio Manuel, a transgender pioneer, is still looking for his next fight
Patricio Manuel won his pro debut three years ago, becoming the first transgender man to box professionally in the U.S. So why hasn’t he fought since then?
Embedded with the Beverly Hills Protestors: One Reporter’s Story
What happened when a group of young, peaceful protesters marched down a residential street in Beverly Hills. California Journalism Award winner for protest and racial justice coverage.
Andrew Yang Probably Isn’t Who You Think He Is
I sat down for an interview with Andrew Yang before his LA rally to discuss his surprisingly progressive agenda
L.A.’s Exotic Dancers Are Launching a Labor Movement
A California Supreme Court decision changed their classification, but some strippers say clubs are resistant to the new reality (photography by me)
The Beverly Hills Jeweler Who Demolished a Historic Silver Lake Structure Speaks
Anup Jogani thought he was doing something the neighborhood would appreciate—he was very wrong
Captain Marvel’s Feminism Is All Tangled Up with Military Boosterism
It’s Marvel’s first movie to star a woman, but it’s also part of a long line of Hollywood properties used to promote the Armed Forces
Bonfire of the Vanities
Inside the important job of keeping poop puns, dick jokes, and hate speech off California’s roadways. As of February 2020, the most read article in LA Magazine’s online history.
Blood Crystals
From human rights abuses to environmental destruction, crystal mining harms more than it heals
The Boorish Billionaire vs. Lisa Bloom
Inside the Most Bizarre #MeToo Trial of the Year
NASA Said Goodbye to the Mars Rover with a Final Song
I’m not crying. You’re crying.
How the Homeless Ended Up Being Blamed for Typhus
“It is easy to blame folks who are unhoused,” one advocate says
The Motley Crew of LGTBQ Activists Fighting for Migrants
This group of volunteer heroes battled pounding rain and bureaucratic hurdles to deliver supplies to asylum-seekers (photography by me)
Stormy Takes Hollywood
Inside the surreal spectacle of the first Stormy Daniels Day in West Hollywood.