Larry Perel
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Dust off your boots and take a day trip of the old west in SoCal
"There are ... towns with amazing ranching history and stagecoach history. … A lot of towns in Southern California were alive and well during the 1800s," says travel writer Ann Marie Brown. → Read More
Bud under Biden: What will be the new president’s policies on cannabis?
President Donald Trump’s term has come to a fateful end. Now, some are wondering what an America under Joe Biden’s administration will look like. → Read More
What to give the cannabis user in your life this holiday season?
After a stressful pandemic year, people may be thinking about giving green gifts so everyone can get into the spirit of the holidays. → Read More
These Instagram art classes keep kids creative in quarantine
Wendy MacNaughton has pledged to host a drawing class every week day through the end of the school year from her home in San Francisco. → Read More
Iconic punk band X is back with an album for a pandemic
The West Coast punk scene exploded in the late 1970s and early 1980s with X leading the charge. Now some 40 years later, the band is out with a new album amid the backdrop of COVID-19. → Read More
Miss going to concerts? Danny Clinch's photos bring rock stars to you
Danny Clinch is a photographer and film director behind some of rock’s most iconic moments. He photographed Keith Richards, Elvis Costello, Brandi Carlisle, and Bruce Springsteen, and he also directed music videos and commercials. → Read More
People are stockpiling weed during the coronavirus pandemic
People across the country are stocking up on essential supplies to get through the next few weeks as cities shut down due to the COVID-19 outbreak. → Read More
California nurse says people with coronavirus symptoms are “not being tested”
As of Wednesday, facilities across the U.S. are unable to process testing kits. California has a shortage of chemicals that are critical to the testing process. That means thousands of kits here are inaccessible. → Read More
You can get fired for smoking weed. A new California bill could change that
California Assemblyman Rob Bonta has introduced a new bill in the state legislature that would protect medical marijuana users from employment discrimination. → Read More
Treat cannabis like tomatoes? Santa Cruz is the third city to decriminalize magic mushrooms
Santa Cruz recently became the third city in the United States to decriminalize natural psychedelics, such as magic mushrooms, ayahuasca and peyote. LSD and MDMA are off limits. → Read More
California’s cannabis jobs will bloom in 2020
“We think the state will add about 300 new license stores and delivery services in 2020, and that's adding to the 600 that already exist. But this is still just scratching the surface," says David Downs, California bureau chief for Leafly. → Read More
Behind the Sounds: KCRW’s Aaron Byrd on ‘When They See Us’
The series marked Byrd’s first time music supervising a project. → Read More
This Week in Weed: Treat your flu with cannabis
Flu symptoms are usually treated with Tamiflu and Z-Paks. Now more people are turning to cannabis. → Read More
Behind the Sounds: The music in ‘Booksmart’ is all about finding yourself
Olivia Wilde and Bryan Ling got inside the heads of teenagers to get it just right. → Read More
New film highlights human’s role on a quickly changing earth
In a new documentary, ‘The Human Element,’ National Geographic photographer James Balog travels the country to show how water, earth, air and fire have all been impacted by a fifth element: humans. → Read More
Get ready for the Great American Eclipse
Get your solar glasses ready. A week from today, many Americans will have the opportunity to witness a solar eclipse. California is not in the path of totality – meaning the moon won’t completely block out the sun. But, according to Andy Howell, it’s still worth checking out. Howell is a scientist at the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network and teaches physics at UC Santa Barbara. He… → Read More
Performer and playwright Sarah Jones on why she marched
Playwright, performer and activist Sarah Jones (pictured above with civil rights activist Angela Davis) is known for transforming into multiple characters at a moment’s notice. Each one has a name, a life, and a unique perspective on issues like sex, religion and race. Jones will perform excerpts from her latest show, Sell/Buy/Date, Tuesday night at UC Santa Barbara’s Campbell Hall. This… → Read More
The drought reveals hidden history at the bottom of Lake Casitas – For The Curious
After five years of drought, Lake Casitas, a main water source for cities like Ventura and Ojai, has dropped to its lowest point since it was filled in the 1960s. So low, in fact, that the reservoir is revealing old foundations that have been sitting underwater for over 50 years. Some people have come back to relive their childhoods. David Hartman spent days digging out the back steps of his old… → Read More