Karim Doumar

Nov 26, 2024 | latimes.com | Karim Doumar

Good morning. I’m Karim Doumar, head of newsletters, filling in for Ryan Fonseca. Here’s what we’re covering today. • These three California constituencies may be on a collision course with Trump. • Marriage, service, TikTok fame: How the Menendez brothers spent 34 years in prison. By now, it’s old news: Trump’s reelection promises to revive his rivalry with California and its elected leaders.

Sep 30, 2024 | latimes.com | Karim Doumar

• Cayucos residents are being priced out by Airbnbs that sit empty for parts of the year. • These six pumpkin spice recipes will help you embrace fall’s favorite flavor. A town with a certain charm, right on the beach, which for decades had been home to hippies and surfers is now an unaffordable nightmare: The cheapest house on the market costs more than $1 million, and permanent residents have been pushed out in favor of Airbnbs that sit empty for long stretches of time.

Aug 15, 2024 | latimes.com | Karim Doumar

Good morning. It’s Thursday, Aug. 15. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Laguna Beach has been overrun by the four Ts: Traffic, trash, tempers and tourists. Adam Schiff expands already sizable lead over Steve Garvey in California Senate race, poll says. The Intuit Dome opens today, here’s what you need to know. And here’s today’s e-newspaper Californians flock to the beach to escape the heat. Beach town residents don’t always like it.

Aug 15, 2024 | flipboard.com | Karim Doumar

Good morning. It’s Thursday, Aug. 15. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Laguna Beach has been overrun by the four Ts: Traffic, trash, tempers and tourists. • Adam Schiff expands already sizable lead over Steve Garvey in California Senate race, poll says. • The Intuit Dome opens today, here’s …

May 5, 2024 | latimes.com | Karim Doumar

I have been engaged in a clandestine yearslong effort to steal Easter away from my mother, who has hosted the feast our entire lives. It’s not like she does a bad job. In fact, nobody can create a feast as good in as little time. But at some point we all have to let these matriarchs rest. Serve them for a change. And Easter comes with much lower stakes than Thanksgiving or Christmas. Before I go further, I know what you’re thinking: Easter was five weeks ago.