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Best things to do this week in LA and SoCal: October 28 - 31

A Halloween roundup with fun events for adults and kids, SIAMÉS plays the Echoplex and more.

A sea of people sitting on picnic blankets waiting for a movie to start, packed from the foreground to the horizon. Palm trees are illuminated by the projector's light.

Newsom wants to increase Hollywood tax credits to $750 million

The governor to expand the state's tax credit for the film and television industry to help stave off competition.

Heading to a concert or music festival? Some tips on keeping your phone from getting stolen

If you worry about getting pickpocketed, here are some tips for making yourself a tougher target.

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Go Fact Yourself quiz for October 26

Our celebrity panelists Taran Killam and Jen Kober go head to head this week on their knowledge of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the film) and the TV series Roseanne. Think you might know more than they do? Go Fact Yourself!

A promotional graphic with faint circles and a line pattern on a black background with circle icons that show a question mark, a brain icon, a microphone, and a lightbulb. The overlaying text reads, "Go Fact Yourself LIVE with special guests Taran Killam and Jen Kober". In 4 circles are headshots of each of the two hosts, J. Keith Straaten a white male and Helen Hong an Asian female, and the two guests, Taran Killam a white male and Jen Kober, a white female.

How a film about Vietnamese New Wavers in SoCal became a journey of healing

The documentary “New Wave” opens a window into a music subculture that thrived in Little Saigon.

A circa-1980's photo has a Vietnamese American woman posing on a white sports car surrounded by five Vietnamese American young men.

The Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh dies at 84

Lesh, an original member of America's preeminent jam band, died Friday morning.

Attention fair-weather Dodger fans: This emergency guide will get you sounding like a diehard

The Dodgers and the New York Yankees square off for all the marbles! Gear up with our guide to the players, storylines, and team history you need to know.

An art class at East LA College gives students path into Getty's massive SoCal project

A collaboration devised as part of Getty's PST ART taught students about environmental issues from the perspective of communities across the Americas.

Three people work on a mural, which features a body of water and other elements, including a fisherman casting a net and a lowrider sprouting flowers. There are painting tools around the three people, including a ladder and multiple buckets of paint. The floor has been sealed off with plastic and blue tape.

Best things to do this weekend in LA and SoCal: October 25 - 27

Cheer on the Dodgers, catch a spooky boat parade in the Marina, and see a Broadway winner at the Pantages.

The Los Angeles Dodgers pose for a team photo after defeating the New York Mets 10-5 in game six of the National League Championship Series. They're all holding their arms up and cheering.

Disney's ongoing succession battle will now extend to 2026

Why is this process so fraught and what should we infer from the latest timeline?

Bob Iger, a man with light skin and short, gray hair, leans back slightly and gestures while talking to someone off camera. He is wearing a suit with a blue-and-white striped shirt.

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