Along with visiting Joshua Tree National Park, stop by the Palm Springs Surf Club, an epic resort-style waterpark where you can surf in the desert, that is about a 25-minute drive from downtown ...

If our playbook for 2028 starts with found things — palm trees, the Hollywood sign or the Venice boardwalk — then you begin with a yawn. We must begin with creativity.

In 1931 the Los Angeles forestry division planted more than 25,000 palm trees around the city. The most common was the Washingtonia robusta, or Mexican fan palm.

The 16 palm trees at the Winter Garden Atrium at Brookfield Place in Battery Park City are a long way from Florida, but are settling into their new home nicely.