L.A. ANIMALS
A Challenging Rescue by a Los Angeles Dog Rescue Organization
A challenging rescue by Hope For Paws near the Los Angeles International Airport.
L.A. ARTS
"Another Day of Fun" - A La La Land Parody by LAUSD Students
A fun-to-watch parody of "La La Land" by talented Los Angeles ("La La Land") middle schoolers.
L.A. ARTS
"Old Fashioned Art of Puppetry Not Lost in Los Angeles
Bob Baker's Marionettes - the oldest children's theatre company in Los Angeles and a local cultural icon.
L.A. ARTS
One of the most eclectic cultural icons in Los Angeles was created by an immigrant in his spare time over 33 years.
L.A. ARTS
Some of the magic of the holiday in Los Angeles County
L.A. ARTS
Ballet Folklorico de Los Ángeles
The Ballet Folklorico de Los Ángeles distinguishes itself as the nation's premier Mexican folk dance company.
L.A. ARTS
Inner city orchestra inspires young musicians, promotes diversity
With America's racial conflicts making global headlines, the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles defies the trends.
L.A. ARTS
A beautiful film mash-up of Los Angeles in the movies.
L.A. ARTS
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
A preview of the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to open in 2019.
L.A. ARTS
Angel City Chorale Amazes with Toto's 'Africa' in America's Got Talent
The Angel City Chorale of Los Angeles amazed the audience and judges of America's Got Talent in 2018 with a unique rendition of 'Africa."
L.A. BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES
Little Known LA - Hidden Staircases
Explore hidden staircases in Silverlake and Echo Park with Alexa Sita.
L.A. BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES
Exploring the Bridge to Nowhere - Oddity Oddesseys
Why is there a roadway bridge in the middle of the San Gabriel Mountains that doesn't connect to anywhere?
L.A. CHINATOWN
A story of growing up in Los Angeles' Chinatown and how it shaped a young woman's passion for education and her sense of home.
L.A. CRIME & JUSTICE
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Training Academy
An intense 22-week academy preparing recruits for law enforcement duties in Los Angeles County.
L.A. CRIME & JUSTICE
Visiting the Largest Women's Jail Facility in the U.S.
Crime Watch Daily spends a day in the life of Los Angeles County women jail inmates and their guards.
L.A. ECONOMY
Mid-20th Century Southern California saw the boom in demand for the dream single-family home with yard, garage and, preferably, pool and view. Will that continue to be the home of L.A.'s future?
L.A. EDUCATION
What happens when you a prominent university partners with a South Los Angeles middle school?
L.A. EMERGENCY
Fighting a Brush Fire Along the Hollywood Freeway
Up close raw footage of the Los Angeles Fire Department arriving at and fighting a brush fire along the Hollywood Freeway.
L.A. EMERGENCY
When we need them, they will be there.
L.A. ENVIRONMENT
A beautiful view of America's largest urban forest.
L.A. ENVIRONMENT
2017 Environmental Report Card for Los Angeles County
What grade did Los Angeles County earn for our air quality and energy use and what's our outlook?
L.A. ENVIRONMENT
Youth and Climate in Los Angeles
How does climate and air pollution effect the youth in Los Angeles
L.A. ENVIRONMENT
Mountain Lions in the Santa Monica Mountains
L.A. is one of only two big cities in the world where wild big cats roam free. A wildlife ecologist talks about the challenges these big cats face.
L.A. FOOD & EATING OUT
L.A.'s Grand Central Market - 1963
The hip Grand Central Market in Downtown L.A. was once...well...just a hard-working farmer's market.
Also see the following video.
L.A. FOOD & EATING OUT
L.A.'s Grand Central Market - 2014
The city's oldest and most iconic farmer's market has always been changing and always reflective of Downtown Los Angeles.
Also see the preceding video.
L.A. FOOD & EATING OUT
South L.A.'s African-American Taco Movement
Young, charismatic African-American entrepreneurs in Watts, South L.A. and Compton shaking up the taco scene.
L.A. FOOD & EATING OUT
Anthony Bourdain: 'My Favorite Restaurant in LA'
The late Anthony Bourdain talked about his favorite restaurant in Los Angeles. We love his choice.
L.A. GEOGRAPHY
No One Knows How To Pronounce L.A. Places Correctly
So, you think you know how to pronounce Spanish place names in Los Angeles correctly?
L.A. GEOGRAPHY
Exploring Vasquez Rocks - Oddity Oddesseys
This odd but striking geological formation just north of Santa Clarita was a hideout for a notorious 19th-century bandit (Tiburcio Vasquez) and background scenery for numerous western and science fiction films (such as Star Trek).
L.A. HISTORY
First Motion Picture Made in Los Angeles, 1897
On December 31, 1897, a motion picture camera was set up in Downtown Los Angeles to film passing traffic. It was the first time a film was made in this city.
L.A. HISTORY
A wonderfully preserved film of a Los Angeles street in 1912 (and the nearby Alligator Farm and Ostrich Farm in Lincoln Heights).
L.A. HISTORY
Bones of Giant Sloth Discovered in Los Angeles
As Los Angeles digs new transit tunnels beneath the city, evidence is found of a different sort of traffic that roamed our region a long time ago.
L.A. HISTORY
On October 24, 1871, at least 17 Chinese men and boys were murdered by a mob in Los Angeles. It remains the largest single-day lynching in American history.
L.A. HISTORY
Drive Through Bunker Hill & Downtown Los Angeles, Circa 1940s
A background film produced for an unidentified feature film, shot from a vehicle driving through Bunker Hill and downtown Los Angeles during the 1940s.
L.A. HISTORY
Once Upon a Time in Chavez Ravine...
Before the Los Angeles Dodgers came to Chavez Ravine, there existed a vibrant little community.
L.A. HISTORY
Exploring the St. Francis Dam Ruins with Oddity Odysseys
Exploring the ruins of what was one of the deadliest engineering disasters in U.S. history.
L.A. HISTORY
From Redcars to Freeways: A Brief History of Los Angeles Transit
One of the best brief video overviews of L.A.'s transit history.
L.A. HISTORY
This video is a children's project, but it led us to learn some important local history.
L.A. HISTORY
Los Angeles’ Forgotten Hollywood Subway
Once, Los Angeles had an underground transit system that was the envy of urban centers across the nation. What happened?
L.A. HISTORY
Los Angeles Zoot Suit Riots, History Channel
Exploring how the infamous “Zoot Suit Riots” came to be America’s worst racial violence during the 20th century.
L.A. HISTORY
What happened to the Little Tokyo neighborhood in 1942 when the entire ethnic Japanese community was forced to leave?
L.A. HISTORY
Remembering The Pike in Long Beach in the 1950s and 1960s. Color film and accounts from those who enjoyed the rides and the eateries.
L.A. HISTORY
Robert Kennedy's Final Speech and Aftermath, ABC News
ABC News film of Robert Kennedy's victory speech at the Ambassador Hotel and what followed.
L.A. IMMIGRATION
North Koreans In Los Angeles Are Facing Discrimination — In Koreatown
Koreatown in L.A. is the largest Korean population outside of Korea. How welcome are North Koreans here who escape their oppressive homeland?
LONG BEACH
This is Long Beach, California
A video stroll through one of the other great cities in Los Angeles County.
L.A. MEDIA
As Renters Struggle to Pay the Bills...
Congratulations to L.A. Times columnist Steven Lopez as a 2018 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for his columns that vividly illustrated the crippling cost of housing in California.
L.A. MEDIA
Congratulations to author Steven J. Moss and his book Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America for being a Pulitzer Prize Finalist.
L.A. MILITARY
In honor of "Veterans in the Arts and Humanities Day" on October 29, 2017, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) screened a selection of films made by military veterans in its Veteran’s Make Movies Program. The program offers a series of filmmaking courses that teach veterans how to write, shoot and edit their own short films.
L.A. MILITARY
The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez
In 2003, the first American killed in combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom, a young U.S. Marine from Lomita, wasn't even an American.
L.A. POPULATION
A personal interview with a leader among Los Angeles' original peoples.
L.A. POPULATION
Why Are There So Many Iranians in Los Angeles?
What are the origins of this slice of Iran in America, aka "Tehrangeles"?
L.A. POPULATION
Jeepney Tour in Historic Filipinotown
A unique enclave honoring Los Angeles County's second largest Asian population.
L.A. BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES
Little Known LA - Hidden Staircases
Explore hidden staircases in Silverlake and Echo Park with Alexa Sita.
L.A. TRANSPORTATION
A cockpit perspective video as an aircraft flys over over Los Angeles and lands at LAX as dusk approaches.
L.A. TRANSPORTATION
CicLAvia: leave your car behind for a day. See L.A.
CicLAvia gives Angelenos a chance to abandon their cars for a day and actually see their community.
L.A. TRANSPORTATION
Los Angeles Traffic Time Lapse
Yes, we hate L.A. traffic. Yet we admit that it is intriguing to see it in time-lapse.
L.A. TRANSPORTATION
The Future of LAX - Automated People Mover
Major changes are coming to how airline passengers can move into and around LAX.
L.A. WEATHER
1949 Snow Storm in Los Angeles
A video documenting images from the last big snowfall in Los Angeles.
L.A. WEATHER
Californians Figure Out Winter Hacks
We find it hard enough driving in rain. What would we do if we had to drive in snow and ice?
L.A. WEATHER
Thunderstorm in Los Angeles - 4K Timelapse
On average, there are 284 sunny days per year in Los Angeles...but sometimes, this happens...
