Jamie Ferrell, Author at Secret Los Angeles

Hi there! I grew up in Santa Cruz and graduated from UC Berkeley in 2018 with an English major and Spanish minor. After teaching ESL for a few years, I joined the Secret Media Network as a Staff Writer. I love to write about California history, hidden gems, museum exhibitions, and local wildlife.

Oasis is bringing their reunion tour to the US in 2027 — but the closest show to L.A. is a short flight away

After months of anticipation, the reunited Manchester band Oasis has announced Oasis Live ‘27, a new slate of 2027 tour dates in the US, UK, and Europe. Despite coming to L.A.'s Rose Bowl in 2025, the...

LAX’s automated people mover is 99.6% complete — but it’s closing in on an October 8 deadline

Angelenos continue to wait for LAX's Skylink/automated people mover with bated breath, and while the project is nearly complete, the final touches are mired in a lawsuit and a recent credit-rating downgra...

Escapes Wellness & nature

After 50+ years, California’s ambitious 1,230-mile coastal trail is 70% complete — and you can already hike some of its most spectacular sections

For more than 50 years, California has been working toward an ambitious goal: a public trail spanning the Pacific coastline from the Oregon border to Mexico. The California Coastal Trail, or CCT, is a...

Escapes

This historic SoCal village is a back-in-time adventure, offering $5 rides aboard a 119-year-old steam locomotive and a 65-vendor Saturday farmers market

About 30 minutes northeast of San Diego, the small city of Poway is home to Old Poway Park, a charming 5-acre community space designed to resemble a turn-of-the-century village. With its winding pathwa...

Things to do

Loma Alta Park Pool extends summer with free Saturdays in September

From Castaic Lake to Hansen Dam, some of the best summer watering holes officially ended their swim seasons on Labor Day. But as Angelenos stare down another week with temps in the 80s, there's one sm...

After over a decade of construction, California inches closer to laying high-speed rail track before the end of 2026

Any Californian knows that the dream of high-speed rail is a contentious and drawn-out one. It's been more than a decade since the project first broke ground, but 2026 is supposed to be the year that we f...

‘When a Californian needs help, they shouldn’t have to become an expert:’ In the wake of L.A. wildfires, California introduces new ‘AskCA’ chatbot to help connect people with state resources

Yesterday, Governor Newsom launched AskCA, a new AI chatbot designed as a "single entry point" to help Californians access state and government services easier. The service now exists as a pilot that...

Escapes

The world’s largest rotating tramcar just shut down in California: why the famous 8,516-foot desert attraction is off-limits ahead of its winter season

While Palm Springs may be synonymous with sunny desert landscapes and mid-century architecture, one of its most dramatic experiences is actually at the top of a mountain. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway,...

Secret Guides Things to do

10 terrifying 2026 haunted houses and Halloween attractions in Los Angeles

The fall season brings us a lot to look forward to, from apple picking in quaint local orchards to picking the perfect pumpkin. But if you're all-in on the scary side of Halloween, then you're in luck he...

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The National Park Service is offering free coastal housing for a volunteer position at a 19th-century lighthouse near San Francisco, but there’s a catch: it’s explicitly ‘not rodent-proof’

The National Park Service is looking for a live-in winter volunteer at the historic Point Reyes Lighthouse, which has been perched on the West Coast's foggiest and windiest stretch of coastline since 1970...