California electors vote for Harris as Electoral College confirms Trump next president
SACRAMENTO — At a somber electoral college ceremony at the state Capitol on Tuesday, electors who had hoped to be celebrating the historic presidency of a…
Oxnard Pacifica falls to Sacramento Grant in state 2-AA title game
With his helmet off, Alijah Royster looks like he’s 12 years old. Don’t let his youthful face fool you.“He’s a baller,” Oxnard Pacifica quarterback Dominic…
JJ Redick doesn’t know when LeBron James will rejoin Lakers
MINNEAPOLIS — LeBron James remained away from the Lakers in Minnesota on Friday, the 39-year-old listed as out with a left foot injury.James hasn’t been around…
The ranks of California women in Congress are shrinking
When California lawmakers convened in Sacramento for a special session this month, they marked a milestone. For the first time ever, women held nearly half…
Maggy Krell wins California Assembly seat with Nevada abortion focus
RENO — Weeks before election day, more than 150 volunteers boarded early morning buses in Sacramento and traveled east, through the towering mountains of the Humboldt–Toiyabe…
Clippers beat Kings for fourth win in a row and first NBA Cup victory
The NBA Cup encounter between the Clippers and Sacramento Kings heightened both teams’ awareness even with this being an early-season game.Both teams had lost their…
For first time, women make up nearly half the California Legislature
SACRAMENTO — Even in a state known for crafting first-in-the-nation progressive laws and leading on reproductive rights, men have long outnumbered women in the California Legislature.The…
Column: Voters sent clear message to Newsom, Democrats: We’re fed up
SACRAMENTO — The state Legislature will convene a new two-year session on Dec. 2, and hopefully lawmakers have been reading the messages California voters sent them…
LA Lakers 131-127 Sacramento Kings: LeBron James & Anthony Davis shine
Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to pass 29,000 points as he led the Phoenix Suns to a 114-102 home win over…
Rod Wave concert postponed following disturbance at Golden 1 Center
A performance by rapper Rod Wave at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center was postponed Friday evening after mass panic following noises that sounded like gunshots but…
Athletics to play on grass, not artificial turf, in Sacramento in 2025
The Athletics will play on grass in Sacramento next season, with Major League Baseball yielding to concerns from players about the risks of an artificial…
Gavin Newsom hosts Tim Walz for a fundraiser at his Sacramento home
FAIR OAKS — With less than a month left before the Nov. 5 election, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told Sacramento political donors at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s…
2024 VP debate live updates: What to expect from Vance and Walz
JD Vance and Tim Walz meet Tuesday night in the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2024 campaign.Historically, the face-off between running mates…
Before Trump, Ford survived 2 assassination attempts in 3 weeks
Nine weeks after a gunman tried to kill Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, the FBI said the former president appeared to be the target of another…
2024 presidential debate live updates: What to expect from Trump, Harris
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet tonight for the first — and perhaps only — debate of their closely fought presidential contest.The stakes are exceedingly…
Column: Hundreds mourn political giant Richard Alatorre
Even in death, Richard Alatorre looms large over Los Angeles, as I found out this morning on the way to his funeral. I got off…
Clippers 2024-25 schedule: First real home games versus Lakers set
Now that the Clippers have a home to call their own, they will no longer have to cover the championship banners featuring the other home…
Richard Alatorre, pioneering Eastside politician, dies at 81
It was a meeting of two of the most powerful men in Los Angeles — and there was no way Richard Alatorre would lose.Police Chief…
Antonio Villaraigosa explains why he’s running for California governor
You don’t interview Antonio Villaraigosa so much as you turn on an audio recorder, sit back and watch a show unfold.The anecdotes rushing out of…
California’s Chloe Cole makes career out of detransitioning
Wearing pigtails, a pleated skirt and a furry heart-shaped purse, Chloe Cole bounced up the steps of the California Capitol this spring, leaned into a…