The thrill of seeing a rocket launch in this California coastal town
The first time Gene Kozicki drove to Lompoc to see a rocket blast off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, it was night, and the whole…
California decarbonization projects are among two dozen eliminated by Trump’s Department of Energy
California Democrats are denouncing the Trump administration’s decision to terminate $3.7 billion in funding for two dozen clean energy projects, including three in the Golden…
Former California and L.A. Democratic Party chair Eric Bauman dies
Eric Bauman, a gruff and tireless political operative who led two of California’s most powerful Democratic organizations before resigning amid misconduct allegations, died Monday. His…
Fact-checking Trump’s false accusations about immigrants, voting fraud
After nearly a week of protests in Los Angeles against recent federal immigration enforcement sweeps in the city, President Trump doubled down on his administration’s…
New lawsuit alleges sexual assault by former California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman
A California Democratic Party employee sued the organization in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday, alleging he was repeatedly groped and sexually assaulted by…
As the summer harvest launches, uncertainty hangs over California fields
As the crucial summer harvest season gets underway in California’s vast agricultural regions, farmers and their workers say they feel whiplashed by a series of…
Does California have lower homicide rates than some southern US states? | News
As protesters in Los Angeles denounced United States President Donald Trump’s deportation policies, sometimes leading to clashes with law enforcement, Republican and Democratic politicians sparred…
Proposed bill would ban ICE agents, law enforcement from wearing masks in California
SACRAMENTO — In response to immigration raids by masked federal officers in Los Angeles and across the nation, two California lawmakers on Monday proposed a new state…
California leaders say sweeping DOGE cuts will make wildfires worse
HOPLAND, Calif. — On a sun-kissed hillside in remote Northern California, I watched in awe as a crackling fire I’d helped ignite engulfed a hillside covered…
Column: Wasn’t the president supposed to be deporting criminals?
This will strike the literal-minded as illogical, but I think Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores, a Marine veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, had a righteous…
State sues SoCal real estate tycoon, alleging widespread tenant exploitation
Alleging widespread and egregious violations of housing and tenant laws, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta sued Southern California real estate tycoon Mike Nijjar in Los Angeles…
In nixing EV standards, Trump strikes at two foes: California and Elon Musk | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump has signed a series of congressional resolutions to roll back standards in California that would have phased out petrol-powered cars…
The gift Trump never meant to give: the spotlight to Newsom
SACRAMENTO — President Trump craves attention and will stoop to any depth to grab it — even pour gasoline on a kindling fire in Los Angeles. But…
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles halts transgender care
Under mounting pressure from the Trump administration, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will shutter its longstanding healthcare program for trans children and young adults this summer,…
California senator handcuffed during Trump administration news conference | Donald Trump News
Democratic lawmakers have expressed outrage after United States Senator Alex Padilla of California was roughly removed from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) news conference,…
Beach Boys’ Al Jardine fondly remembers Brian Wilson
The death of Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson is an immeasurable loss for music and for California, both the place and the dream of it…
This California hike features massive waterfalls and swimming holes
Whenever I’m feeling stressed out, heartbroken or scared over the state of our nation, the one place where I can find solace, however fleeting, is…
America is moving backward on climate. Here’s how Hollywood can help
An unprecedented heat wave is baking Seattle, and Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital is overwhelmed.Doctors scramble to treat people with heat stroke and pregnant women going…
Eerie silence hangs over Central Coast farm fields in wake of ICE raids
OXNARD, Calif. — At 6 a.m. Wednesday, Juvenal Solano drove slowly along the cracked roads that border the fields of strawberry and celery that cloak this fertile…
California dining guides: Where to eat
Los Angeles can feel like a microcosm of the whole world, particularly when it comes to dining. At some point, though, the road will call.…