In Central Valley, right-wing voter-fraud cospiracies take over
STOCKTON — As the polls closed in California on Super Tuesday, Jim Hicks stood watch in the parking lot of a community center while election…
Column: Trump has big plans for California if he wins second term
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is running against California — again. In his campaign to win a second term, the former president frequently excoriates the state as…
State Senate approves sweeping new gun control laws for California
Reporting from Sacramento — The state Senate on Thursday approved sweeping new restrictions on using guns in California in response to the December mass shooting by…
California behind on goals for reducing greenhouse gases
Wind turbines rise above an array of solar panels at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Tree Wind Farm and Solar Power Plant…
Opinion: Apocalypse now, but not in Santa Monica
In December, an atheistic, pro-choice, anti-gun, environmental activist — a.k.a. a resident of Santa Monica — asked me, “So how do you plan to ring…
Why Biden can’t get California gig worker law to go national
WASHINGTON — San Francisco’s city attorney last month reached the kind of settlement many gig workers have been seeking for years: An app-based hospitality company called…
How cryptocurrency executives helped decide the California Senate primary
In the days before the California Senate primary, political ads calling Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) a fake, an actor and a hypocrite inundated social media…
Newsom’s Proposition 1 is a shockingly close call in California
It’s been nine days since California’s primary election and we’re still not certain if Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure has passed. Proposition 1, the $6.4-billion…
Water is life. It’s also energy — whether you like dams or hate them
The rain and snow that have drenched California and much of the American West over the last few months — at least relative to some…
Chloe Sims distraught over sisters’ TikTok mocking their feud – as pal brands Demi and Frankie ‘gross and contrived’
CHLOE Sims has been left distraught over her sisters’ latest TikTok video, which appears to mock their recent bust-up. The heartbroken Towie star, 42, had…
Schiff’s Senate win signals change in California landscape
For a long time, life in California had certain rhythms. Winter snow in the Sierra. Springtime blooms in the desert. And come election season, a…
Column: Hubris, thy name is Gavin
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom should have learned this four years ago: You don’t try to sell voters on more government spending in a primary election.…
A paradise for dogs (and people) just off the 405
My dog, a 6-year-old collie mix named Bear (I know, he doesn’t look anything like a bear), has a complicated relationship with leashes. On our…
Feds won’t reimburse California $300 million for homeless housing amid COVID. Congress wants answers
WASHINGTON — California cities and counties might be on the hook for more than $300 million they spent placing thousands of homeless residents in hotels in…
After Newsom veto, California lawmakers try again to ban tampons with ‘forever chemicals’
SACRAMENTO — A new bill could ban the sale of tampons and other menstrual products that contain potentially toxic chemicals in California, reigniting a push by…
California schools could ban Flamin’ Hot Cheetos under bill
The days of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in California schools may be numbered. A new bill aims to ban from public schools food products that contain…
Biden’s State of the Union address should give us hope on climate
If I were a pessimist, I might start today’s newsletter by telling you that Earth just wrapped up its ninth straight month of record-breaking temperatures.…
Outbid, outhustled, outmuscled: Trump has never been able to conquer Southern California
On Jan. 13, 1990, Donald Trump arrived at the once-glamorous Ambassador Hotel for a major announcement: Here on Los Angeles’ Wilshire Boulevard, Trump said, he…
Supreme Court lets stand California ruling holding lead paint makers liable for $400-million cleanup cost
Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday dealt a defeat to business groups in a closely watched California case, rejecting appeals of a ruling…
California bill banning medical debt from credit reports gets a boost
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Monday that he is throwing his weight behind legislation to bar medical debt from showing up on consumer credit…