Karen Bass faces a climate test as she chooses DWP’s next leader
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has just over a month to choose the city’s next clean-energy leader. With the L.A. Department of Water and Power’s…
Kamala Harris brings abortion rights tour to San Jose
SAN JOSE — Vice President Kamala Harris brought her abortion rights tour to California on Monday, elevating the issue in a left-leaning state as Democrats nationwide…
Tribal leaders say California’s Feather Alert has problems
SACRAMENTO — When Yurok tribal member Danielle Ipiña-Vigil disappeared in San Francisco last summer, her family requested that state police issue a Feather Alert — an…
10 beloved trees in Los Angeles
Matthew Teutimez, a biologist and member of the Kizh Kitc Gabrieleños tribe, explained to me why it is that sycamores are so special, “a particularly…
Top Southern California high school basketball prospects
St. John Bosco standout Brandon McCoy is among the players to watch in the upcoming years. (Nick Koza) Brandon McCoy, 6-4 PG, St. John Bosco:…
The first female VP is from California. Could she help elect the state’s first woman governor?
SACRAMENTO — It’s too soon to know whether California’s next governor will be a woman, with the race still two years away. But Vice President Kamala…
California board approves EV charging plan despite complaints
After ripping into Electrify America’s latest public EV charger spending plan for its perceived inadequacies, members of the California Air Resources Board approved it unanimously.…
Farmworker’s son and dairy farmer face off in California election
BAKERSFIELD — As a teenager, David Valadao had a long list of chores to do before school every day. He’d jump on his tractor, buck hay…
Cody’s Wish named horse of the year at 53rd Eclipse Awards
Horse racing’s feel-good story of the last two years reached its inevitable climax on Thursday night when Cody’s Wish was named horse of the year…
Rick Ridgeway, legendary adventurer, explains how to live wild
Shaking hands with legendary adventurer Rick Ridgeway outside his serene Ojai home, I felt like I was meeting Indiana Jones — a comparison made by…
The lithium revolution has arrived at California’s Salton Sea
I’m finally convinced: California’s Imperial Valley will be a major player in the clean energy transition. After a dozen years of engineering, permitting and financing,…
Column: Steve Garvey won California’s U.S. Senate debate
SACRAMENTO — Donald Trump’s strong victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary Tuesday probably hurt fellow Republican Steve Garvey in California’s U.S. Senate race. I’ll explain…
Biden officials privately resisted University of California plans to hire undocumented students
“I just want to do the right thing,” said UC Regent José Hernández, a former astronaut who supports the measure. “It’s about making sure that…
Southern California girls’ high school basketball rankings
A look at the top 20 high school girls’ basketball rankings produced by Harold Abend of CalHiSports for The Times. Rank (last rank) school 1.…
Opinion: Is Steve Garvey, or his California campaign, for real?
Many years ago, I interviewed Steve Garvey’s ex-wife, Cyndy, whose memoir had just been published. She’d spent years as a lonely, resentful baseball wife wrongly…
It’s over, and other takeaways from Donald Trump’s victory over Nikki Haley in New Hampshire primary
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump won the first Republican primary Tuesday in New Hampshire over his closest competitor, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, according to…
L.A. County looks to require rental units to stay cool in summer
This winter, renters in frigid Los Angeles apartments have some ammo when they complain to their landlord about busted heating and drafty rooms: Legally speaking,…
Are dams good or bad?
The latest forecast has arrived for the West’s largest reservoir — and, stop me if you’ve heard this one, it’s not great. Federal scientists are…
Democrats work to highlight differences in Senate debate
When you agree 90% or more of the time with your political opponents, how do you differentiate yourself? That was the challenge facing three Democrats…
The ultimate guide to ice climbing in California
Thwack! Thwack! Thud! Oh, thank god, my whole body exclaimed. After a few swings, the razor-sharp pick I clutched lodged firmly into a cascading frozen…