Alene Tchekmedyian

L.A. MAYOR Karen Bass in Pacific Palisades with her then-recovery advisor, Steve Soboroff, on Jan. 27, 2025. (BRIAN VAN DER BRUG Los Angeles Times) The ultimate authority on how to handle the deluge of media inquiries was Mayor Karen Bass, according to an... See more

LOS ANGELES — A day after federal prosecutors announced that the catastrophic Palisades fire was caused by the rekindling of a smaller arson fire days earlier, Los Angeles city officials were in damage control mode. The ultimate authority on how to handle... See more

Los Angeles Mayor Led Damage Control after Palisades Fire A day after federal prosecutors announced that the catastrophic Palisades fire was caused by the rekindling of a smaller arson fire days earlier, Los Angeles city officials were in damage control m... See more

GENARO MOLINA Los Angeles Times HUNDREDS take part Saturday in the "ICE Out of Everywhere" protest near Los Angeles City Hall. Dozens were detained, police say. Damian Kevitt spent the afternoon on a 10-mile bike ride with hundreds of other cyclists, a st... See more

LOS ANGELES — Damian Kevitt spent Saturday afternoon on a 10-mile bike ride with hundreds of other cyclists, a sticker displaying Alex Pretti's photo stuck to his jersey. "These are just cyclists, clubs, bike shops and individuals who have come together a... See more