The San Fernando Swap Meet isn’t just a flea market – it’s a cultural phenomenon that’s been drawing treasure hunters, bargain seekers, and curious wanderers for decades.

The competition starts on Friday with more than 500 robots from 16 countries including the U.S., Germany, and Japan. They ...

Together, they have spilled vats of ink. Ralph Ellis and Susan Puckett are old-school newspaper people who made the ...