The Mamas & the Papas’ Michelle Phillips, 80, Seen in L.A. During Rare Outing ArticlePure

There’s no need for “California Dreamin'” when you’re already there!

Michelle Phillips, a member of the legendary folk rock group The Mamas & the Papas, was spotted during a rare outing in Los Angeles last week while on a walk on a late-winter’s day.

The musician and sole surviving member of the iconic group, 80, opted for a black-and-white stripped long sleeve shirt as she was photographed on Monday, March 10. She paired her look with black trousers, black boots, a black bag, gold earrings and a pair of black shades to tie it all together.

Other recent outings for Phillips have included her stepping out for the 66th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala in February 2024 and a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum expansion event in October 2023.

Phillips co-founded The Mamas & the Papas back in 1965, with the group consisting of herself, Denny Doherty, her former husband John Phillips and Cass Elliot.

The musicians released five studio albums under the name between 1966 and 1971, having earned four Grammy nominations in 1967 — and winning one.

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Speaking with PEOPLE in May 2024, Elliot’s daughter Owen Elliot-Kugell opened up about her memoir My Mama, Cass — which she released nearly 50 years after her mom died on July 29, 1974, in London, from a heart attack.

The author, who was 7 at the time of her mother’s death, explained last year that she was sometimes met with jokes and innuendos regarding rumors of her mother dying after choking on a ham sandwich, which she said was a strange story that turned out to be part of her much larger quest to “discern fact from faction” in her mother’s life. As she now puts it, she is “grateful for that crazy story.”

Beyond Elliot’s death, the book explores her mother’s legacy as the alto behind hits including “California Dreamin’” and “Monday, Monday.” An except from My Mama, Cass, shared with PEOPLE last year, detailed the band’s September 1965 meeting with record producer Lou Adler when they sang a few of their songs — and the moments that led up to them landing on their iconic name.

“I learned that I shared my mom. She didn’t belong to just me,” Owen said of the writing process, adding that, “she’s been gone 50 years but I feel closer to her than ever.”

The Mamas & the Papas was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, while Cass specifically was posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2022 — with bandmate Phillips and daughter Owen among those to share speeches.