Our Story

About Our Los Angeles

Entertainment Culture and Industry News

Local news for Los Angeles, California. A Times Media Service publication.

Palm shade, pavement, and the Pacific: Los Angeles.

We know Los Angeles by its marine-layer mornings, dry canyon trails and sunsets over the ocean. We love the street murals, taco stands, backyard citrus and movie marquees that make a drive across town feel like a trip through many worlds. We believe news here should make room for the neighborhoods behind the Hollywood sign. We report on the city you know and the corners you have yet to meet. We are Our Los Angeles.

68stories in the last 90 days

6bylines in the last 90 days

60Times Media Service publications in California

How we started

Los Angeles stretches from the Pacific to the foothills, with neighborhoods that can change the view, the food and the conversation in a few blocks. The marine layer may still be hanging over the coast while the valleys are warming up. We started Our Los Angeles to report on a city with room for canyon hikes, sidewalk vendors, backyard gardens and the studios whose work travels far beyond California.

We are part of Times Media Service. Our work stays close to Los Angeles: the streets people use, the places they gather and the changes they can see from their own doorsteps. We want readers to find the wider city here without losing sight of the neighborhood they call home.

Who writes for Our Los Angeles

Everyone with a byline on Our Los Angeles in the last 90 days, most stories first. Each name opens the writer’s page with all of their stories.

Amelia Ross
28 stories Business and Finance, Environment
Janetta Navarro
22 stories Crime and Justice, Environment
Primary local reporter Los Angeles
Thurman Boiles
13 stories Technology, Transportation
Stephanie Ramirez
3 stories Election, Health
Andrew Brexton
1 story Technology
Liz Montgomery
1 story Weather

Where we cover

Every story is tagged to the place it is about, and every place has its own page.

Our communityLos Angeles

How we work

The short version of our standards. Each one links to the full policy.

Independent

Editors decide what we publish. Advertising, sponsorship and other commercial interests cannot buy favorable coverage or stop legitimate reporting.

Editorial standards and ethics →

Accountable

When a fact we published is wrong, we correct the story itself and add a visible note that says what changed.

Corrections, updates and retractions →

How we use AI

AI and automated tools may help us with research, drafting, transcription and translation. A responsible person is accountable for everything we publish, and we disclose AI’s role when it is material.

AI and automation policy →

Who owns us and pays for this

Our Los Angeles is owned and published by Times Media Service LLC, which is owned and currently funded by its parent company, CISO Network LLC. Sponsored content must say so.

Ownership and funding disclosure →