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. ANIMALS
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. ANIMALS
Exploring the Old Los Angeles Zoo
Perhaps, the only thing as interesting as today's Los Angeles Zoo is the old abandoned Los Angeles Zoo.
L.A. ANIMALS
Parliament of Owls - Videos of Los Angeles County Wildlife
Since 2012, he has captured several hundred videos of mountain lions, bears, foxes, coyotes, bobcats and ringtails in the wilds of Los Angeles County.
L.A. ANIMALS
For 49 nights during the holiday season, more than 250,000 visitors pass through the Los Angeles Zoo to see "L.A. Zoo Lights." So, how does this event affect the animals that are cared for year-round at the Zoo?
L.A. ANIMALS
Pet Cemetery - Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park
Since 1928, more than 60,000 pets have been buried here, including film star animals, pets of celebrities, lions and cats, horses and pigs, and even rescue dogs who located victims of the September 11th attacks.
L.A. ANIMALS
How to Survive a Coyote Encounter
Coyotes - we've long encroached on their habitat, so they’re adapting to encroach on ours. As their fear of us lessens and they become more emboldened, we must learn to safely live with these canines.
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
"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 the span of 33 years.
L.A. ARTS
Some of the magic of the holiday in Los Angeles County
L.A. ARTS
Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles
The Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles distinguishes itself as the nation's premier Mexican folk dance company.
L.A. ARTS
Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles Rehearsal
These young dancers train with Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles, distinguished 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. ARTS
Secrets of the Cold War Revealed in the Wende Museum
The Wende Museum, founded in Culver City in 2002, is said to have one of the largest private collections of cold war art and cultural and historical artifacts in the world.
L.A. ARTS
This Is (Not) L.A.: An Insider’s Take On The Real Los Angeles
This Is (Not) L.A.: An Insider’s Take On The Real Los Angeles tackles the misconceptions that surround the City of Angels, countering with expert facts on L.A. and its rich history.
L.A. ARTS
Annual High School Choir Festival - LA Master Chorale
What happens when the largest high school choir festival in the nation comes together at Walt Disney Concert Hall?
L.A. ARTS
Gay Men's Choir of Los Angeles Performs "O Holy Night"
Baritone Louis Ramirez leads the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles in this sparkling rendition of the holiday classic.
L.A. ARTS
CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles - The Home of Handmade
CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles is a waterfront marketplace for artists to offer their unique goods.
L.A. ARTS
Mariachi Arcoiris De Los Angeles - First Ever LGBTQ Mariachi Band
The Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles (Rainbow Mariachi) is the first LGBTQ Mariachi band in the world.
L.A. ARTS
"26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" by The Four Preps
In 1958, four Hollywood High School kids sang of the romance of Santa Catalina Island and it became a hit.
L.A. ARTS
"Little Old Lady From Pasadena" by Jan and Dean (Live)
In 1964, this lively song about a little old lady reached number three on the Billboard chart and number one in Canada.
L.A. ARTS
Fireworks at the Hollywood Bowl: Go Behind the Scenes
Get an inside look at how fireworks are prepared and fired at the Hollywood Bowl and what makes this venue unique among fireworks shows in Los Angeles County.
L.A. ARTS
The song "Pico and Sepulveda," first released in 1943, made its mark on the Dr. Demento radio show 30 years later.
L.A. ARTS
Randy Newman's song, "I Love L.A," became something that it actually was not meant to be.
L.A. ARTS
Los Angeles Panoramic Time Lapse Photography - "PANO LA"
This amazing panoramic time-lapse video of Los Angeles was shot over the course of two years.
L.A. ARTS
Los Angeles Panoramic Time Lapse Photography - "PANO LA"
This amazing panoramic time-lapse video of Los Angeles was shot over the course of two years.
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. BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES
Evolution of Downtown L.A.'s Skyline
An animation of the rise of Downtown Los Angeles' skyline, ranging between what was once L.A.'s tallest building in 1928, Los Angeles City Hall, and today's tallest building west of Chicago, the Wilshire Grand Center.
L.A. BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES
Building Los Angeles' Earthquake-Proof Bridge
The late iconic Sixth Street Viaduct was impressive. Its replacement will be even more so.
L.A. BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES
Future Los Angeles 2020: Tallest Building Project and Proposals
There are exciting new additions to the Los Angeles skyline coming by 2020.
L.A. BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES
The Venerable and Beautiful Bradbury Building
This Los Angeles architectural icon has starred in movies of drama, suspense, romance and even a distopian future. Not bad for a 126-year-old.
L.A. BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES
Paul Revere Williams - Pioneering African American Architect
Paul Revere Williams was the first African American west of the Mississippi River to become a certified architect. Despite barriers due to his race, his achievements left a significant mark on the architectural landscape of Los Angeles.
L.A. CALENDAR & EVENTS
Los Angeles New Year's Eve Celebration
Each New Year's Eve, since 2013, before a crowd of 40,000 to 50,000 people, Los Angeles City Hall becomes a 22-story canvas for amazing video projections and a spectacular countdown to the New Year.
L.A. CALENDAR & EVENTS
The Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire
Ok. So it's a wee bit nerdy. It's still an iconic Southern California event and we had lots of fun.
L.A. CALENDAR & EVENTS
Los Angeles Christmas by Drone
An aerial view of celebrating Christmas in Los Angeles County at the Third Street Promenade, Venice Canals, Manhattan Beach, The Grove and Grand Park.
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. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Time-lapse Map of Coronavirus in Los Angeles County Since March
Video shows time-lapse spread of COVID-19 across Los Angeles County, from March 16 to July 22, 2020
L.A. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Drone Video of Los Angeles as Coronavirus Shuts Down City
On March, 20, 2020, a county of 10 million people suddenly stayed home.
L.A. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Thank U Frontline' by Chris Mann (Alanis Morissette)
A song by Christ Mann to thank those working on the frontline to help save us all.
L.A. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
The Howling in Silverlake - Art Report Today
Each night, at 8 p.m., residents of the Silverlake neighborhood in Los Angeles begin howling, making noise and flashing lights on behalf of healthcare workers and first responders on the frontline against the COVID-19 pandemic. The event originated in Colorado in late March and has since spread to communities across the globe.
L.A. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
American Sign Language Interpreters Provide Critical Info
Los Angeles County's daily COVID-19 briefings draw lots of viewers, some of whom are hearing-impaired. Two county American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters, Rorri Burton and Neil Cordova, insure that they, too, receive critical updates from the briefings.
L.A. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles, the nation's premier Mexican dance company, not be defeated by the pandemic, featured their first drive-in performance.
L.A. CRIME & JUSTICE
The Black Dahlia: 5 Things to Know About the Notorious Murder
Here are five things to know about one of the most famous unsolved murders of all time.
L.A. CRIME & JUSTICE
The Hertzberg Davis Forensic Science Center
It is the largest crime lab in the nation and the only one co-located with a university forensics program.
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. CRIME & JUSTICE
First Female LAPD SWAT Officer
In 2008, Los Angeles Police Officer Jennifer Grasso became the LAPD's first female SWAT officer. Her journey to that elite LAPD unit was far from easy.
L.A. EARTHQUAKES & DISASTER
Southern California is Overdue for a Major Earthquake
Geologists warn us that Southern California is long overdue for a major and possibly catastrophic earthquake.
L.A. EARTHQUAKES & DISASTER
A Sobering Animated Earthquake Scenario in Southern California
This animation illustrates the speed and impact of a massive San Andreas Fault earthquake in Southern California.
L.A. EARTHQUAKES & DISASTER
How to Make an Emergency Preparedness Kit
Learn how a few simple steps can make you more disaster prepared and resilient for "The Big One."
L.A. EARTHQUAKES & DISASTER
The Los Angeles Floods of the 1930s
Catastrophic flooding devastated Los Angeles during the 1930s.
L.A. EARTHQUAKES & DISASTER
San Fernando Valley Sylmar Earthquake (1971)
A fast-moving, lean documentary about the Feb. 9, 1971, 6.6 magnitude San Fernando (or Sylmar) earthquake, using actual news footage and staged reenactments, produced by federal emergency response agencies.
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. ECONOMY
Liftoff & Letdown: The middle class took us to the moon and back
When Bob Thompson helped build Apollo spacecraft in Downey during the 1960s, the economy boomed. Then, the huge "lift-off" of the space program turned into a colossal letdown.
L.A. ECONOMY
Asian Restaurants: How We're Surviving COVID-19 - LA Taco
Asian restaurants in Los Angeles County saw the need to prepare for COVID-19 in America sooner than most of us did. Yet, they were also among the first to suffer for the virus. How they are surviving.
L.A. EDUCATION
What happens when you a prominent university partners with a South Los Angeles middle school?
L.A. EDUCATION
Schools and Pension Costs in California
An explanation of the challenges facing California as pension obligations take up a growing share of school district budgets.
L.A. EMERGENCY
Ask a Dispatcher - California Highway Patrol
A short, but interesting, look at the experience of a dispatcher who answers 911 calls from our mobile phones in Los Angeles County.
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. EMPLOYMENT
Living Off Minimum Wage in Los Angeles
The minimum wage in Los Angeles is nearly unlivable, if not impossible to live upon. This breaks down the cost of living in Los Angeles versus the minimum wage.
L.A. EMPLOYMENT
How Can You Buy a $10 Tank Top Made in the U.S.A.? May Have Been Made in L.A.
Sweatshop wages are the hidden cost of the bargains that make "budget-friendly" fashion stores impossible to resist for many Americans.
L.A. EMPLOYMENT
Hispanic Heritage Profile at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
A systems engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is profiled for Hispanic Heritage Month.
L.A. EMPLOYMENT
A Day in the Life of a Production Assistant
If you are planning to work your way up in L.A.'s film industry, this will be your rite of passage.
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
Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls Floating on the Los Angeles Reservoir?
There are 96 million black plastic balls floating on the Los Angeles reservoir and, contrary to popular belief, their primary purpose is not to reduce evaporation.
L.A. ENVIRONMENT
Why We Should Coat City Streets White
As Los Angeles gets warmer, the city is looking for ways to cool down. A California pavement company offers a solution to do just that.
L.A. ENVIRONMENT
Can Los Angeles Be Sustainable?
What does it mean for a city to be "sustainable" and how sustainable can Los Angeles be?
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. FOOD & EATING OUT
Changing Access to Healthy, Affordable Food
A teacher and students in South L.A. work to change their community's access to healthy, affordable food.
L.A. FOOD & EATING OUT
Lynsi Snyder: The woman behind In-N-Out
She inherited control of one of the most beloved fast food chains in the world.
L.A. GEOGRAPHY
Finding the Geographical Center of Los Angeles
The exact geographical center of the city of Los Angeles (a city of 503 square miles and 4 million people) may not look like what you would imagine.
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. HEALTH
Code Black (the Original 2014 Documentary)
The 2014 award-winning documentary that was the inspiration for the television drama series "Code Black." In 2013, a documentary filmmaker was given unprecedented access to the Emergency Room at USC-Los Angeles County Medical Center, one of the busiest emergency departments in the U.S.
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 moved across our region a long time ago.
L.A. HISTORY
The Indian Migration from Villages to Missions, 1772-1840
A visualization of the dramatic migration of the Indian population in the Los Angeles area from their villages to the Spanish missions, 1772-1840.
L.A. HISTORY
This is How Americans Took L.A. Away From Mexico - L.A. Times
On January 8, 1847, Mexican defenders fought with an American invasion force in one of the largest battles ever fought on California soil, deciding the future direction of California. The event is annually reenacted at a historic site in Montebello.
L.A. HISTORY
Networks and Settlements of Los Angeles
An excellent animation by the Getty Research Institute of the growth of settlements, cities, and transit in Los Angeles County from its earliest days.
L.A. HISTORY
From Enslaved to Entrepreneur: The Biddy Mason Story
Bridget “Biddy” Mason was brought to California as a slave, but, having learned of her legal rights, fought in court and won her freedom and that of her family. She went on to become one of the wealthiest and most philanthropic people in Los Angeles.
L.A. HISTORY
The Chinese Massacre: One of Los Angeles' Worst Atrocities
On October 24, 1871, at least 17 Chinese men and a boy were murdered by a mob in Los Angeles, putting the city, for the first time, in national headlines. It remains the largest single-day lynching in American history.
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
The Truth of the Early Days of Flight - Blue Sky Metropolis
For ten days in January, 1910, American and foreign aviators came together in the Los Angeles area to thrill crowds with a new and exciting technology, thereby launching a new culture and industry in Southern California.
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
Tales from the Tower - George Freeth
George Freeth not only introduced surfing to Southern California, but also modern-day ocean lifeguarding. This episode of Tales from the Tower tells the story of how Freeth brought ocean lifeguarding to Los Angeles.
L.A. HISTORY
How Hollywood Became the Center of the Entertainment Industry
The place we call Hollywood was once just a rural farm valley. How did this inconspicuous place end up becoming the entertainment capital of the world?
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
Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles
The Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to sharing the experience of Americans of Japanese ancestry.
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
From 1942 through 1945, thousands of women across Los Angeles County (along with millions across the country) stepped into the industrial roles of men leaving enmasse to fight in Europe and the Pacific.
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
Elysian Park's First Easter Love-In, 1967
Clips from a documentary film made during a visit to the first Love-In held at Elysian Park in 1967.
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. HISTORY
The Chicano Moratorium: Why 30,000 People Marched Through East L.A. in 1970
On August 29, 1970, one of the largest anti-war demonstrations ever held in Los Angeles County occurred in East Los Angeles.
L.A. HISTORY
Liftoff & Letdown: The middle class took us to the moon and back
When Bob Thompson helped build Apollo spacecraft in Downey during the 1960s, the economy boomed. Then, the huge "lift-off" of the space program turned into a colossal letdown.
L.A. HISTORY
Sometimes, we come across a work so intelligent, fresh, and creative in how it tells the story of L.A., that it really stands out to us.
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?
L.A.'S LITTLE ETHIOPIA
Little Los Angeles: Little Ethiopia
It is the only Los Angeles neighborhood to recognize an African culture. It also made U.S. history.
LONG BEACH
This is Long Beach, California
A video stroll through one of the other great cities in Los Angeles County.
L.A. MEDIA
First African American Woman Newspaper Publisher - Charlotta Bass
In Los Angeles, she was the first African American woman to publish a newspaper and one of the most influential African Americans in America.
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 Veterans 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
Those who have served have a message for other veterans.
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. MILITARY
Announcing the National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship Iowa.
The U.S.S. Iowa in Los Angeles Harbor will become home and center of the nation's first museum to connect the past and the future of America's surface navy.
MYSTERIOUS L.A.
Exploring the History of the Haunted Los Feliz Murder Mansion
Oddity Odysseys investigates the haunted murder mansion of Los Feliz in Los Angeles.
MYSTERIOUS L.A.
Exploring the Haunted Devil's Gate Dam
Oddity Odysseys investigates the Devil's Gate Dam, some having said is one of the entrances to hell.
L.A. PEOPLE
Los Angeles-born Anna May Wong became the first female Asian American and first Chinese American to become a film star and the first to achieve international fame.
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. RELIGION
Happy Chanukah (or is that Hanukkah?)
The seniors at the Los Angeles Jewish Home try to help you get up to speed for the holiday.
L.A. RELIGION
Unconventional All-Women’s Mosque in Los Angeles
Opened in Los Angeles in 2015, the Women's Mosque of America was the first women-only mosque in the United States. It has generated discussion about a woman’s place in Islam.
L.A. SOCIAL ISSUES
Countering Myths of Homelessness
We can only hope to end homelessness if we learn the truth about homelessness.
L.A. SOCIAL ISSUES
Inside the Largest Gang Rehab in the World - Homeboy Industries
Located in Los Angeles, home of the largest gang population in the world, Homeboy Industries works to infuse hope in gang members and provide them with a community where they can transcend gang life and thrive.
L.A. SOCIAL ISSUES
The Kids Nobody Wants: Meet a Truly Unique Foster Father
Terminally ill children are the kids in the foster care system nobody wants. Except for this man.
L.A. SOCIAL ISSUES
What is White People for Black Lives?
Some white Angelenos have learned that simply saying that they are not racists is not enough.
L.A. SPORTS
A brief but good film by Scott Goldrich telling the story of one of America's most storied sports teams.
L.A. SPORTS
The Dodgers Move From Brooklyn to LA
The story of the Dodgers' move from Brooklyn, New York, to Los Angeles and those who helped to make it happen.
L.A. SPORTS
Los Angeles Rams History in Three Minutes
A short film telling the story (with a bit of humor) of the only NFL team to win three championships in three different cities.
L.A. SPORTS
A love letter to basketball from a loving and beloved player. Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020.
L.A. SPORTS
The Dodgers pay tribute to their late former manager and Hall of Famer, Tommy Lasorda.
L.A. TRANSPORTATION
Seventy Years of Los Angeles, Then and Now
A split-screen tour of the same streets of Downtown Los Angeles in the 1940s and today.
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. TRANSPORTATION
The Boring Company - First Test Tunnel Opens in Hawthorne to the Public
The Boring Company opens their first test tunnel to the public.
L.A. TRANSPORTATION
Los Angeles Traffic Nightmare on 405 Freeway
Traffic nightmares like this have long ceased to be unusual events in Los Angeles.
L.A. WEATHER
1949 Snow Storm in Los Angeles
A video documenting images from the last big snowfall in Los Angeles.
L.A. WEATHER
L.A.'s worst tornado inflicted significant damage and cost nine lives.
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...
L.A. WOMEN
First Women Transit Operators in Los Angeles
The first women to work in Los Angeles public transit were on streetcars in 1918. It wasn't until World War II, however, for the door to really open up.
L.A. WOMEN
Los Angeles Feminist Amateur Basketball League
A league for women who don't care if you're very good at sports, but want to play and have fun in a supportive community.
