In the midst of a sexual abuse scandal that has shut down a South Los Angeles elementary school, authorities have found 200 more photos of children in bondage situations allegedly taken by former Miramonte teacher Mark Berndt. more ›

Los Angeles-based photographer Enrique Gutierrez shows us his look at the city using 206 of his images set to Flux Pavilion's remix of Culprate - Don't Do That, all in under two minutes. Enjoy! more ›

"This is my Los Angeles, show me yours," is all the simple yet alluring Reddit link title says. And my how the people are revealing themselves. Well, not themselves (dirty mind), their special places. Okay, that still sounds dirty, let's try again. more ›

We didn't win an LA Weekly Web Award this year and we're thrilled about it... because our readers did! Among the most important assets to LAist are the photos and stories contributed by our eclectic and perceptive community of readers. Many of the photos we use with our stories every day are sourced from the LAist Featured Photos Pool on Flickr, a crowdsourced archive of photos relevant to Los Angeles which now includes nearly 70,000 photos shared by a community of more than 1,500 readers. more ›

Not to freak you out or anything, but are you sure right now that no one is taking pictures of you without your knowledge through the camera installed on your Mac? A Fullerton-based computer tech was behind a scheme that involved him installed spyware into the computers of his female clients, which enabled him to collect hundreds of thousands of images of the women in various stages of dress and undress. more ›

Yes, it's Friday but it's also Save the Frogs Day AND Arbor Day. A perfect opportunity for a tree- and frog-filled gallery featuring photos from the LAist Featured Photos Flickr Pool! more ›

During a planned press conference held late yesterday afternoon, the Los Angeles Police Department shared photographs of women they believe could be additional victims of serial killer Lonnie Franklin, Jr, known as the Grim Sleeper. more ›

A University of Southern California student has been suspended from the infamously misogynistic email-sending fraternity Kappa Sigma, after sexual photos taken at the roof line of a campus building over the weekend were posted online. The allegedly well-documented NSFW sexytime incident took place atop the 12-story Waite Phillips Hall, reports KTLA. more ›

What do you get when you add geo-tagged images taken with the Instagram mobile app and a Google Map? Mapstagram! For the photovoyeur-slash-cartography wonk in all of us. Real time updates pinned to locations pop up on the map, with a link to the image. Right now Los Angeles is a little less Instagram-rific (NYC and San Francisco have us beat with volume, hands down).What, are we all Hipstamatic hipsters here? more ›

Local rockers Local Natives gave a stunning performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall last week. more ›

It won't take you out of town but it will take you in a circle and that's essentially the same thing (and for a fraction of the cost of Hawaii). Griffith Park's Travel Town of miniature trains has been in operation since the mid 1970s and in addition to the 1/4th and 1/3rd scale models of five locomotives and 21 passenger coaches, there's also a Buck Rogers-esque retro futuristic simulator on the premises. According to the official site, the railroads carry nearly 600,000 passengers every year, and weather-permitting, the trains operate 364 days a year, closing only for Christmas. more ›

After releasing an edited set of images found among "Grim Sleeper" suspect Lonnie Franklin, Jr.'s belongings, the Los Angeles Police Department have fielded hundreds of calls about the women in the photos, and now say they are working on four missing persons cases, and have had 53 women identified, according to LA Now more ›

Not to be outdone by the East Coast's end of days, Southern California welcomed some new flakes of its own today when snow levels dropped to about 1,300 feet coating Santa Clarita, Valencia and other L.A. surrounding areas. Thanks to all the winter-loving locals who thought to take photos while slipping and sliding. more ›

Paul Lawrence Wadley, the former Huntington Park police chief who is accused of flashing women and leaving sexually explicit photos of himself in a popular Orange County park, appeared in court yesterday for the first time, entering a plea of not guilty in his case, according to KTLA. Wadley, 56, was linked to a series of photos left on cars and trails at Anaheim's Toyon Park by the fingerprints on the images. more ›

Using information provided by the public, the Los Angeles Police Department say "they have tentatively identified at least 15 of the roughly 160 women," whose pictures were part of a massive collection of images gathered as evidence from the home of "Grim Sleeper" serial killer suspect Lonnie Franklin, Jr, according to LA Now. more ›

Following the release of nearly 200 images collected as evidence from the home of "Grim Sleeper" serial killer suspect Lonnie Franklin, Jr. the Los Angeles Police Department say they are receiving several calls from the public that may help them work on their investigation, according to LA Now. more ›

Boston based synth-pop outfit Passion Pit came through Los Angeles for what seemed to be the 100th time on Tuesday, December 7. Yet devotees of their 2009 release, Manners, packed into the Palladium ready to hear their keyboard-heavy tunes as if it were their first show. This performance was a victory lap of sorts as the band winds down and prepares to do it all again sometime next year when their sophomore LP is released. more ›

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The Henry Clay People did a wonderful job at the 2nd annual Rock n' Roll Circus. With more than a dozen bands performing, free popcorn, face painting, and costumes and decorations in full force, this year's circus was exhilarating. Bands such as Downtown/Union, the Little Ones, Andy Clockwise, and of course the Henry Clay People turned in great sets alongside a slew of other bands performing full-on electric sets or side stage acoustic sets on the patios of the Echo and Echoplex. Attendance seemed down, or at least nowhere near capacity, which is a shame because the event had none of the pretentiousness that so often accompanies rock shows and instead truly felt like a community event. I for one am looking forward to next year. more ›

I've seen Ra Ra Riot many times before and this show at the Music Box at Henry Fonda Theater was no different. The energy they brought when touring for their first album The Rhumb Line was intensified by a thousand this time around for their sophomore album The Orchard. The show never had a dull moment. The energy each member brings lifts you up like a surge of electricity running through your veins and makes you dance and sing to every song. By and large, the highlight of the night was "You and I Know," the debut vocal performance of violinist Alexandra Lawn. Her soft, high ranged vocals made jaws dropped, mixed with the powerful tremolo picking solo of guitarist Milo Bonacci took the show to new epic heights. From the looks of it, there's no stopping these Syracuse, New York natives from taking the indie scene to places its never seen before. more ›

“This is so much fun!” A sweaty Damon Albarn beamed from the crowded stage towards the end of the outrageously triumphant Gorillaz show at the Gibson Amphitheatre Wednesday night, surrounded by a mob of musicians including founding members of the Clash, Paul Simonon and Mick Jones. Given the rapturous response of the packed venue, he could have been speaking for a majority in attendance. more ›

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