Los Angeles Magazine

Weeks before the abrupt cancellation of a massive musical extravaganza slated to feature 175 acts at events over 17 days in every corner of the city, the endeavor’s founder, Martin Ludlow, went on a popular jazz podcast to tout “The Birth of the LA Jazz Festival.” “We finally found a courageous title sponsor,” Ludlow told musician Rob Cope, the co-host of “The Jazz Podcast,” last month, to explain how the ambitious festival came together.

Founders of companies often start by identifying a gap in the market, but personal experience can be the inspiration for some of the strongest ideas. Laura M. Mackay, founder and CEO of Mina™ swimwear, spent years in competitive open-water swimming and had trouble finding swimwear that had both a luxury look and the functionality for serious movement in the water. Mackay had expertise in product design, and one of the strengths that shaped her career was her ability to problem-solve.

Jay Pharoah’s story may not have started in Los Angeles, but his love of the city’s culture and natural beauty is reminiscent of Angelenos everywhere. The city has welcomed him with open arms, serving as a relaxing escape from the hustle and bustle of his life in New York City, where he lived for many years while working on Saturday Night Live.

On Thursday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that Lineage Logistics, the owner of the cold food storage warehouse that burned in Boyle Heights on June 17, missed the city’s Friday deadline to clean up the mess that had been made. The city of Los Angeles implemented a 45-day cleanup with an Aug. 14 deadline for the company to complete cleanup efforts for over 85 million pounds of rotting food left inside the Boyle Heights building.

As summer is about to end, public pools in the Los Angeles area are letting dogs loose into their pools for the second year in a row on Saturday, August 15. Five pools, from Cerritos to Sylmar, are participating in this year’s “Pooches in the Pool” day. The event turns select county public pools into dog splash zones, with swim times separated by small and large dog sizes.

Michael Douglas Brambles once built a reputation as one of the LAPD’s top investigators, leading high-profile white-collar crime cases and organized crime probes. By 1994, his career had come crashing down after he was convicted in a string of robberies and sexual assaults. More than three decades later, authorities say they are still holding the former detective accountable after charging him in connection with a 1994 kidnapping.

Arguably the unseen backbone of the entertainment industry, Local 399 represents over 6,400 industry workers across Los Angeles and New Mexico. Lindsay Dougherty, the vice-president at large of Local 399, has pushed to receive data showing how the merger would help the union rather than harm them.

On the evening of April 11, 2025, a few dozen high-powered political players and community members gathered in the backyard of a$3 million home in the historic View Park neighborhood for an event that was billed as a “Forum with Karen Bass.” The home belonged to former L.A. City Councilmember Martin Ludlow, the CEO of Bridge Street Inc., a company which bills itself as a “live entertainment and public engagement company.” They were assembled in the centerpiece of the four-bedroom midcentury...

The Jonas Brothers will headline the halftime show for the season opener of the Los Angeles Rams against the San Francisco 49ers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, next month on Sept. 11. (The game will air at 5:35 p.m. PT on September 10 in the United States) “We couldn’t be more excited to perform at halftime during the NFL’s first-ever regular-season game in Australia,” Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas said in a statement.

As the Pacific Northwest is still undergoing wildfire threats and conditions, California’s city of Malibu has declared a local emergency due to worsening wildfire conditions. This allows the city to expedite the removal of encampments in higher-risk areas. The city council approved the declaration on Monday after seeing live fuel moisture levels in the Santa Monica Mountains drop below the city’s 65% threshold for hazardous fire conditions.