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L.A. Times Festival of Books, Arts Open San Pedro, Ben Folds in Costa Mesa, a walking book club, Dana Point Wine Fest and more best things to do this weekend.

Expect cooler weather today for most areas, with partly cloudy skies.

The horse with the newsy name recently won the Santa Anita Derby and is seen as a favorite to win the Kentucky Derby on May 3.

California wants to make sure community college students don’t leave money on the table.

The wait continues for 2,000 people accepted into the Metro Mobility Wallet program granting them $1,800 to spend over the course of a year on bus, rail and other transit options.

Get your personal tax receipt for the city's spending.

The proposed project is in its infancy and still has to clear concerns raised by City Council members.

Addiction and homelessness are a constant presence in L.A.'s mental health court. Its judge wants defendants to "feel like someone who's deep in the system of power cares about them."

The UC has grown its enrollment of California undergraduates by 16,000 in the last five years. University officials say they won’t be able to continue that growth if state funding is cut.

L.A. resident Samuel Patrick Groft was taken into custody Tuesday on suspicion of felony vandalism.

Weinstein is facing sex crimes charges after his 2020 New York conviction was overturned last year. The #MeToo movement was catalyzed in part by the many women who came forward to accuse the disgraced producer of misconduct.

The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.