Benjamin Von Wong, a Canadian artist and activist, is heaping piles of plastic waste onto a large sculpture in front of the U.N. office. Delegates to the treaty talks pass by the sculpture daily in a ...

Also, Kings Brewing Company is celebrating its grand opening and Mars Brewing Company is having an anniversary party.

Nationally, wages rose at a 3.5% annual rate in the second quarter. Southern California raises have topped national gains in 41 of the past 43 quarters.

Vinylcon! Los Angeles will welcome 80 vinyl vendors, live DJ sets and more on Aug. 23 and 24 to celebrate the physical formats.