Work on the controversial Sunrise Powerlink transmission line between San Diego and Imperial counties was briefly halted last week after a startling series of mishaps involving helicopters ferrying supplies and equipment to Powerlink work sites.
Susan Orlean's engaging new book about the immortal German Shepherd Rin Tin Tin is a rollicking portrait of Hollywood fame, fortune and folly, as well as a more sober testament to love and loyalty.
Bacteria-powered fuel cells created by a team of University of Southern California scientists have very practical, self-sustaining applications that can save some U.S. city services millions.
They may not be ground breaking architects, but they broke a hard-scrabble ground that was born out of racism and exclusion for future Asian architects in Los Angeles.
The original trail of California's premium wine industry is kept alive from a descendant of the Italian-Americans who passed through Los Angeles and followed the vineyards inland at the turn of the century.