There are just two college teaching zoos in the U.S. — and one is in SoCal. Students at Moorpark College prepare for careers at zoos, in conservation & even pest control by working at a real-life zoo. And it's open to the public. 📷 by @julianayamadaphoto.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/california/s...

For months, USC has endured a wrenching fiscal crisis, with layoffs targeting more than 900 employees. Now, the cuts are nearly complete — and the private school is on track to eliminate its $200 million-plus deficit by the middle of 2026. Our story: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Our #Dodgers parade liveblog is here — follow along for our reporting from DTLA: www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...

In an office tower a half mile from the parade, you’d never know there’d just been a Dodgers celebration. A sleepy lobby cafe was unloading bruised bananas on a pair of a besuited men and security guards lazed on stools. But outside, blue confetti fell from the sky like a secret.

The parade is over and Dodger fans are walking the team’s confetti-strewn route through downtown. The familiar sights and sounds of nearly any large L.A. gathering are here: the hot dog vendors, people sorting through trash to collect cans for recycling, and the insistent churn of choppers overhead.

The vibes at the #Dodgers parade were wholly positive: the only act of disobedience (if it could be called that) visible from one vantage point was a handful of people climbing on top of a KTLA news van. They were only trying to get a better view of the parade and soon dispersed.

From one of the team buses, Tyler Glasnow pointed to the sky, Blake Snell pointed at the fans and an armada of buzzing aerial drones dodged blasts from confetti cannons as the vehicles lumbered up Temple. A few fans broke out in a “Freddie!” chant when they spotted star 1st baseman Freddie Freeman.

I’m with fans on a 101 Freeway overpass, where the team buses just streamed by to wild cheers. “There’s Miggy!” one man shouted, referring to game 7 hero Miguel Rojas. The #Dodgers parade is officially on.

The last time I saw the 101 Freeway totally empty through DTLA it was February — and an intense immigration rally had shut down the roadway. Today, Dodger fans are lining an overpass as they wait for the team’s buses to drive by.

Jane Lee regretted not going to last year’s #Dodgers parade. So after they recorded the final out in game 7, the Monterey Park resident knew where she’d be Monday. She had a new favorite player: Yoshi Yamamoto. But she had love for his teammates too: “I want to see everybody.”

Good morning from DTLA, where I’m covering the #Dodgers parade. Loudspeakers are blasting Ice Cube, Nate Dogg and, of course, Randy Newman. Grand Avenue is a sea of blue set against a gray sky whose cloud cover is steadily burning off. Follow along here!

Here are the Saturday night homepages of the L.A. Times, Toronto Star, L.A. Daily News and Toronto Sun.

I found a professional baseball game for Yamamoto to pitch in tomorrow. #Dodgers

The $150 Dodger Stadium tomahawk steak may be an obscene affront to ballpark fare, but the World Series special is a deal — compared to similar cuts at several L.A. steakhouses. A tomahawk price breakdown: 🥩Baltaire, $220 🥩Mastro’s, $195 🥩Nick + Stef’s, $190 🥩Cut, $250

A royal presence at Chavez Ravine: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are at Dodger Stadium for game four of the World Series. When they appeared on the Jumbotron, the crowd seemed decidedly nonplussed.

If you’ve read our scoop on how the authorities caught the men allegedly behind the $100 million Brink’s heist and you want to know more, check out our latest video on the crime (by Brenda Elizondo): www.latimes.com/00000199-f3b...

“Today, my resistance is my joy.” A Friday gathering at USC that was meant to be a rally opposing the signing of President Trump’s education compact has morphed into a celebration a day after the university rejected the deal w/ the White House. Our story: www.latimes.com/california/s...

The White House has responded to USC's decision to not sign the president's education compact. A Trump spokesperson said: "As long as they are not begging for federal funding, universities are free to implement any lawful policies they would like." www.latimes.com/california/s...

Breaking: USC has rejected President Trump's education compact. The university's interim president Beong-Soo Kim said in a statement that he had sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education turning down the Trump offer, which has been presented to nine schools. www.latimes.com/california/s...

The seven L.A. men who allegedly pulled off the $100 million Brink’s heist took precautions. They used burner phones, for one. But the night before the heist, one of them made a mistake that led to their eventual capture. Our exclusive: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Since Oct. 7, colleges campuses have been a crucible, roiled by a pro-Palestinian protest movement that some see as antisemitic. What happens to that effort now, after the return of Israeli hostages and a stop to the war in Gaza? Story with @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/california/s...

California universities are facing intense backlash for handing over employees’ personal contact info to the Trump administration as it investigates campus antisemitism, amping up tensions over government incursions into higher ed. On today’s front page: www.latimes.com/california/s...

MIT says it will reject the Trump university compact. USC, when we asked today, declined to take any further position on the proposal. @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I report: www.latimes.com/world-nation...

Goodbye cafeteria corn dogs? Goodbye pepperoni pizza? Gov. Newsom has signed a law that will ban some ultra-processed foods in California schools starting in 2035. In a first, the law also defines what exactly an ultra-processed food is. Our deep dive: www.latimes.com/california/s...

In forceful speeches, USC department chairs, professors and researchers called President Trump's education compact “egregiously invalid,” “probably unconstitutional,” “antithetical to principles of academic freedom” & “a Trojan horse.” Inside the Academic Senate mtg: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Most Jewish Americans oppose Trump’s university funding cuts over antisemitism, poll shows @danielnmiller.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

Way fewer ghost kitchens!

Rendered nomads by a fire that burned their campus — and some of their homes — the Pali High football team spent months traversing L.A. in search of places to practice and play. They also sought something else: normalcy. Could they find it? On A1 today: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Not to judge … but it’s spelled judgment.

Two months after their stadium burned in the Palisades fire, Pali High's football team held a practice at a park in Santa Monica. Just seven players showed. Would they have a season? This is the story of a band of wildfire nomads bound by a love of football. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Very cool story. I imagine there are some things that rhyme with Tulane’s circumstances post-Katrina.

After Pali High School burned on 1/7, many close to its football team wondered if it could continue. The campus' stadium was in ruins. About 10 players lost homes. I followed this fellowship of nomads as they spent the next eight months searching for what they'd lost. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Not sure I realized this was an actual real car, but I just saw a $309k Faraday Future FF91 on the 405 in West L.A. They supposedly do 0-60 in 2.27 seconds. The company calls it an “all-AI” hypercar.

fascinating piece, and going deep into those photo archives @gettyimages.com @latimes.com

In print today: A 95-year-old retired watchmaker has spent a quarter-century trying to uncover the backstory — a possible JFK connection — of a clock he found online in 1999. He had paid just $280. But was it priceless? www.latimes.com/california/s...

They say print media is dead but last I checked, they’re still putting out my favorite magazine.

It's a tale of obsession. And it centers on a clock with a "J.F.K." engraving. When a watchmaker bought the timepiece in 1999, it sparked a quest to determine whether it had been owned by Kennedy. An answer awaited — inside a secretive underground facility. My latest: www.latimes.com/california/s...

On A1 today: UCLA's Jewish faculty — some of whom are divided over Israel’s war in Gaza — have come together to sign a letter condemning Trump's pursuit of a $1 billion fine over alleged antisemitism on campus. Their message: it won't make Jews safer. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Dan Tana, a former pro soccer player from Serbia, opened his namesake L.A. restaurant in '64. Decades later, it's still a hotspot, one with dishes named for celebrities who are liable to be there on any given night. Tana died today at 90. I wrote his obituary: www.latimes.com/california/s...

NEW: @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I report on how $584 million in grant fund freezes are hitting UCLA researchers looking into Lyme disease, pancreatic cancer and cryptography in financial markets: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Spent a few hours in Tarzana on an assignment this afternoon and it just bears repeating: it is so wild that this place is named after Tarzan. Though not as crazy as Encino being named after Encino Man.

The last few years have been brutal for L.A. restaurants, with hundreds of notable spots closing. And that was before the Palisades fire and ICE raids. But L.A. Trade Tech's culinary program is thriving, with rapidly growing enrollment. I looked into why: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Ever since January's Palisades fire spewed toxins into the Pacific, parents have worried whether summer surf camps would be safe. Now, enrollment is down dramatically. I went on L.A. TIMES TODAY to talk about the surfing swoon and how operators are coping. spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-...

NEW: Now that $300+ million in UCLA grants are frozen, will the university follow Columbia, Brown to settle with Trump? @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I look at the possibility of a big payout — and how California complicates the Trump higher education battle www.latimes.com/california/s...

Watches are a $23 billion industry in the U.S. But the field is experiencing a crisis — an education crisis. There are simply not enough American watchmakers, and the schools that train them are disappearing. Rolex just opened a new one. Will it be enough? www.latimes.com/california/s...

Breaking: UCLA will pay $6.45 million to settle a civil rights suit filed by three Jewish students and a professor over the school's handling of the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests. Most of the money will be donated to Jewish groups. Story w/ @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/california/s...

I had a great time on “L.A. Times Today” — we talked about the plight of the California avocado farmer. One grower from L.A. has waged legal and legislative battles against entrenched interests he believes aren’t doing right by him and other farmers: www.latimes.com/00000197-d25...

For many West L.A. parents, it was the question of the spring: was it safe to send their kids to surf camp this summer? They feared the ocean was filled w/ Palisades fire toxins. I wondered, how are the camps faring? The answer: not well. Our story, w/ Al Schaben 📷: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Just so much respect for this family that took a Waymo from LAX to Tito’s and lugged their suitcases up to the counter to order a fat stack of tacos.

Vicini, the West L.A. Italian spot by chef Lucio Bedon, closed last week. He's one of several notable chefs from Italy who quietly got his start in the 90s at Louise's Trattoria. The humble chain, now w/ just one location, was actually a surprising culinary incubator: www.latimes.com/california/s...