The year began with heavy rains in Southern California, causing massive landslides, and ended dramatically with wildfires ravaging the entire South.
Genaro Molina chronicled the end of an era in the Olympic publishing industry for The Times. After deciding to pull the plug, the company announced that the facility, once a jewel in the media empire, will close in 2024.
Times photographer Robert Gauthier captured all the chaos behind the 2024 Emmys as the winners made their way backstage and the presenters waited in the wings. The stars met, read their cards and watched the monitors leave the stage.
The Times' photo staff covered the university protests, where groups of protesters clashed at UCLA, one of several universities where students pitched tents as part of protests by students, faculty and staff demanding an end to Israel's actions in Gaza and demobilization. from firms that sell weapons or services in the country. Access to USC was limited to students, faculty, staff and registered visitors after more than a week of protests over the Israel-Hamas war.
The sports year ended with the Dodgers and Galaxy both lifting championship trophies in 2024, marking a year of ups and downs.
We hope you'll be able to look back on the year's events through the lenses of Los Angeles Times staff photographers.
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Markers have marked what appear to be more than 25 stories of a downtown Los Angeles building that has been standing still for several years. Construction of Oceanwide Plaza — a $1 billion, three-story, unfinished retail and luxury project — was halted in January 2019 after its Beijing-based developer ran out of money to complete it.
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A printer picks up lost newspapers from a conveyor belt at the Olympic Printing Plant in Los Angeles on Feb. 15.
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The calm waters of Manly Lake in Badwater Basin on a Feb morning. 26.
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San Quentin SkunkWorks, a non-profit organization formed by inmates and prison reform advocates, is holding a chess tournament on March 5.
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John Cena waits backstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood March 10. The topless actor and professional wrestler was preparing to honor the producer who ran on stage during the 1974 Oscars. Cena presented the award for costume design.
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A surfer goes out to surf as the morning sun casts shadows near the San Clemente pier on March 11.
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Traffic is escorted to a closed section of Highway 1 after the roadway slid off the south side of the Rocky Creek Bridge on April 2 in Big Sur, Calif.
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A pedestrian walks past the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on April 6.
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Hundreds of asylum seekers await interviews with US Customs agents at the San Ysidro Border Crossing on April 25.
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Emory Douglas, capture and rescue specialist for the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center, rescues a dying brown heron from the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach on May 8.
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Climber Jonathan wears belay goggles, which give climbers a 90-degree view without straining their necks, at Robbers Roost, a world-class rock climbing area near Las Vegas on May 13.
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Jessie Ortiz practices her navigational skills in the backyard of her family's home in unincorporated Bloomington, San Bernardino County. Ortiz helped organize the 'cabalgatas,' or traditional horseback rides that celebrate the charro cowboy lifestyle.
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Dozens of law enforcement officers from various organizations lead hundreds of demonstrating students, faculty and supporters to protest the treatment of the Palestinian people and the UC program's investment in Israeli interests on May 15.
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The team with The Rare Gems Productions is participating in the Los Angeles Pride Parade in Hollywood on June 9.
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Grant Wactor, left, joins a June 12 rally to protest the shooting death of his brother Johnny, an actor who was killed after working a night at the Level 8 bar in downtown L.A. Police say Johnny Wactor and his co-workers joined the group. of people who tried to steal the catalytic converter from Wactor's car, one of them shot him as he approached. Wactor, 37, starred in “General Hospital,” the NBC series “Siberia” and HBO's “Westworld.”
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Graduates Grace Shelby Roemer, left, and Guinivere Kimber dance down the aisle during UCLA's commencement ceremonies.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Mike Anderson of Las Vegas wears a mask and hat while drinking at the Huntington House in Huntington Beach on the Fourth of July.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Carli Dugan of San Louis Obispo dances in the water during the Fourth of July fireworks display in Huntington Beach.
(Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
The Pacific Park Ferris Wheel at the Santa Monica Pier is lit up in red, white and blue.
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Police are investigating a July 5 stabbing that left two people dead at 16th Street and Pelican Avenue in Huntington Beach. Violence broke out when a man attacked those celebrating the Fourth of July the night before, leaving four in hospital.
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An audience member watches the Seek immersive show at Cosm on July 18 in Inglewood.
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Former President Trump walks on stage during the Republican National Convention on July 18.
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Donald Trump arrives for the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
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Players during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Stade de France on Aug. 11.
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Vice President Kamala Harris welcomes husband Doug Emhoff after delivering a speech at the Democratic National Convention at the United Center.
(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)
Mary Serritella, 71, performs at the Comedy Pole Show at the Bourbon Room on September 18 in Hollywood.
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Barbie collector Azusa Sakamoto was photographed in West Hollywood on Oct. 15.
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Maristella Burchietti dives into the exhibit “BB,” by artist Tadao Cern, at the Balloon Museum's “Let's Fly Los Angeles” exhibit at Ace Mission Studios in Los Angeles on Oct. 30. The museum contains interactive installations and works of art created by 18 world-renowned artists. It is open until March 16.
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The Dodgers celebrate their World Series win, parading down 5th Street in double-decker buses in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 1.
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Jenna Fuentes of Harbor City makes an angel out of confetti after the show on Nov. 1 Dodgers.
(Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
A man runs in the water at the Manhattan Beach Pier as Christmas approaches.
A helicopter descends on the Franklin Fire in Malibu on Dec. 10.
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