racism A high school coach was fired after his basketball team threw tortillas at Latino rival team Carla Sinclair

DRONE This smooth, one-take drone short of Muscle Beach won a big prize at a film festival Rusty Blazenhoff

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

music Talking with stars of Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy: John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks Xeni Jardin

Anger Mismanagement LA man's carbon-neutral reign of terror may have come to end Jason Weisberger

Off Tha Map Los Angeles Hip Hop tours and "Temple Tactics" interview show from Conkrete Mike P. Elías Villoro

Elvis Presley Lisa Marie Presley rushed to the hospital for alleged cardiac arrest Carla Sinclair

california California's atmospheric rivers Grant St. Clair

birds Rare snowy owl in California draws crowds to Cypress neighborhood Rusty Blazenhoff

Space Look at this gorgeous winter wonderland on Mars David Pescovitz

twitter Phony free-speech advocate Elon Musk bans prominent left wing Twitter accounts Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets Don't let winter get you down. Save over $225 off this heated jacket before Thanksgiving. Boing Boing's Shop

gun culture "Barrel Bands" are rings made from shotgun barrels Jennifer Sandlin

politics The origins of student debt Elías Villoro

Science World's largest digital camera, with a 5-foot diameter lens, nearing completion David Pescovitz

red tape Innocent people in Humboldt County are being fined millions for cannabis crimes Mark Frauenfelder

law Cops kill the 15-year-old kidnapping victim they were supposed to be rescuing Rob Beschizza

human rights No Más Bebés: a documentary about forced sterilizations of women of color in California Elías Villoro

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