California’s long cycle of fiery destruction and reconstruction
For the first time in memory, everyone around here either knows someone or is someone who has lost a home or been dislocated by the…
Will Trump and California’s famous feud stop L.A. fire recovery?
WASHINGTON — With President-elect Donald Trump about to take office, federal aid to fire-ravaged Los Angeles has already become entangled in a partisan political fight in…
Wildfires, evacuations across California’s Los Angeles: What we know | Climate Crisis News
California has been placed in a state of emergency and two people have been reported dead as wildfires which began on Tuesday rip across metropolitan…
Despite revenue increase, Newsom plans to pull from California’s rainy day reserves
Gov. Gavin Newsom touted higher than expected tax revenues and a “modest surplus” in an unconventional preview of his $322.2 billion spending proposal for the…
California’s Great America wraps winter season. Could it be the last?
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Not everyone got the email. But the word spread, along with the dread. California’s Great America — Northern California’s best-known theme park…
Mary Shojai’s murderer freed by California’s compassionate release law
At a hearing in the summer, San Diego County Superior Court Judge John Thompson wrestled with the decision before him. “There are very few things…
California’s tech titans rely on H-1B visas. Will Trump defy MAGA and support them?
WASHINGTON — Of all the rich and powerful people cozying up to President-elect Donald Trump, few have rushed to Mar-a-Lago faster than the crowned heads of…
State issues new rule to help fix California’s troubled home insurance market
The state released another regulation Monday aimed at easing California’s home insurance crisis that will allow insurers to charge homeowners higher premiums to protect themselves…
California’s Santa Cruz Wharf closed indefinitely after partial collapse, officials say
1 of 2 | About 150 feet of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf fell into the Pacific Ocean on Monday before 1 p.m. local time.…
Editorial: Immigrants are California’s lifeblood. They need support now more than ever
The United States has always been a nation of immigrants. And nowhere is that more true today than in California, where first-generation immigrants make up…
California’s rush to regulate AI has a 1st Amendment problem
The Constitution shouldn’t be rewritten for every new communications technology. The Supreme Court reaffirmed this long-standing principle during its most recent term in applying the…
Trump’s deportations on a collision course with California’s economy
This country has always had a hypocritical relationship with the undocumented workers who keep America’s agricultural, construction and hospitality industries humming.On one hand, we simply…
Column: Kamala Harris should run for governor — if she wants to solve California’s problems
SACRAMENTO — Kamala Harris could make history as the first woman and person of color to be elected California governor. But she’d need to really want…
How to spot gray whales migrating along California’s coast
The water off the coast of Point Vicente quivered in the distance with little leaping bits of life. At least, that’s what they looked like…
Column: Is it time for California’s Latino Legislative Caucus to let in Republicans?
Over the phone, Lena Gonzalez’s voice had the patient but proud tone of a lawyer charged with defending the damned.Her metaphorical client: The California Latino…
Why California’s Latino voters are shifting toward Trump
Thirty years ago this fall, California’s Latino voters coalesced into a multigenerational ethnic voting bloc for the first time in response to a draconian, citizen-led…
Schiff to be sworn in Monday as California’s next Senator
Sen.-elect Adam B. Schiff will be sworn in as California’s next U.S. senator on Monday, replacing Sen. Laphonza Butler, according to sources familiar with the…
California’s Inyo County flips back to red after 2020 surprise
Four years ago, rural — and staunchly conservative — Inyo County delivered an election day surprise when voters there chose Joe Biden over Donald Trump…
California’s Lake County defends slow ballot counting after election
LAKEPORT, Calif. — Maria Valadez would like everyone to chill out.Every election, the prickly Lake County registrar follows California’s litany of voting laws and certifies thousands…
Newsom touts his economic plans in California’s conservative regions
Gov. Gavin Newsom headed to the Central Valley on Thursday to tout his forthcoming jobs plan, saying California’s economic might was “cold comfort” to regions…