music "Frog on the Floor" is the evolutionary pinnacle of SoCal Pop-Rock Thom Dunn

crows Watch: A crow keeps its distance on a California beach Andrew Yi

vehicles Fantastic photos from a 1970s-80s SoCal custom van club David Pescovitz

skateboards Scene report: Skateboarding in Huntington Beach, 1975 David Pescovitz

happy mutants Burbank! I'll be at Dark Delicacies today! (then San Diego, UCLA, LA Times Festival of Books) Cory Doctorow

california LA's high-tech, thoughtful water management is cause for cautious optimism about adapting to climate change Cory Doctorow

art Greg Escalante, co-founder of Juxtapoz magazine, RIP David Pescovitz

colors Why are doughnut boxes usually pink? David Pescovitz

photos Badass SoCal Latinas from the 70s and 80s Andrea James

California Out-of-control fire burns 1,300 acres in hills of Los Angeles so far — fueled by "life-threatening" winds Carla Sinclair

cats Avian-flu contaminated raw pet food recalled after indoor cat dies Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures A handsome and rare deep sea creature washed up onto the shores of La Jolla this August Popkin

Harbinger of doom emerged from the sea off the California coast days before earthquakes Allan Rose Hill

viral videos Smug neighbor's property line grudge costs him big time in fence feud  Mark Frauenfelder

News LEGO crime wave strikes Southern California Jason Weisberger

politics PBS covers Beverly Hills' assault on women's rights Jason Weisberger

retro games Retro game store robbed in California—and another attempted Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

crimes Little rascals, ages 11, 12, and 16, busted for bank robbery David Pescovitz