I'm often pleasantly surprised by the high quality journalism coming from the LA Times.
Here are some examples from today:
Deep dive history journalism - the story of mid-19th century black activist Ellen Clark, by Jeanette Marantos.
Clip with video here:
https://www.latimes.com/california/0000017a-c5d4-d6d2-a77b-f5ff8c940000-123
Backstory for the story
Night Market Lincoln Heights and Victim of Success, by Steve Lopez
(See also: "LACC market shuts down after 2 decades." * )
Strong journalism about dying cattle and drought in Arizona, by Jaweed Kaleem.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-08-03/arizona-water-drought-farmers-cattle
Kicking off August with a fine list of museums and galleries in LA County and Orange County - by Matt Cooper.