Tesla’s steep fall from California’s green darling to hated target
They say they’ve been flipped off in traffic, called Nazis and even punched in the face.Charging stations have been defaced and burned too, and local…
Gigi Hadid looks stunning in pink bikini top and shorts for 60s-style campaign
LEGGY Gigi Hadid is enough to cause a flap as she shows off her flip-flops.The supermodel teamed a pink bikini top and patterned shorts with…
Review: ASAP Rocky returns to stage at Rolling Loud California
As usual, ASAP Rocky made a memorable entrance on Saturday night.Wearing dark sunglasses, walnut-sized diamond earrings and a T-shirt with a bulletproof vest printed on…
Trump and recent gains give the California Republican Party hope
SACRAMENTO — A caravan of pickup trucks waving large President Trump flags circled the California Republican Party’s convention this weekend, with drivers occasionally hopping out to dance…
Confusion clouds the fate of two new California monuments
The Trump administration touched off consternation and confusion over the weekend, issuing, and then apparently rolling back, an announcement implying the president had rescinded his…
Dodgers receive rock star welcome in Tokyo as opening day nears
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know to start…
CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS : INLAND EMPIRE : Bono Hopes to Succeed in Friendlier Territory
BANNING, Calif. — Entertainer-cum-campaigner Sonny Bono is trolling a politically attractive neighborhood for votes, hoping he can finesse his celebrity stature more successfully than he did two…
Wildflower season has arrived in Southern California
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Newsletter You're reading the Essential California…
California businesses reeling from Trump’s ever-changing tariffs
Tariffs haven’t yet hit the supply chain at Anawalt in Malibu, but the hardware store and lumber seller is bracing for steep price hikes in…
California, Democratic states sue Trump to stop Education Department cuts
California on Thursday joined Democratic-led states in suing the Trump administration, seeking to halt massive layoffs at the federal Department of Education, alleging the cuts…
In California, cost of undocumented healthcare is $3B over estimates
Gov. JB Pritzker proposed a $330-million budget cut last month to scale back an expansion of healthcare coverage for undocumented adult immigrants in Illinois, where…
Can the Woolsey Fire teach us how to recover burned Palisades trails?
Reporting on the 2018 Woolsey fire remains vivid in my mind. I remember observing its bright orange glow from outside the gates of the shuttered…
How scheming cruise ship killer planned ‘perfect murder’ of ex-wife on Med holiday…before being snared by crucial error
MICKI Kansaki was thrilled when her ex-husband, with whom she had recently reconciled, invited her on a romantic Mediterranean cruise.But just four days into the…
The protectors of Santa Monica Bay are caving to Trump’s dangerous demands
Even as many businesses and universities rush to abandon their climate goals, diversity commitments and small-d democratic values for fear of reprisal from an increasingly…
California federal buildings’ fate uncertain in Trump cost-cutting plan
The future of several prominent federal buildings in California that provide resources for broad swaths of the state’s residents is in jeopardy, as the Trump…
Trump guts Education Department, sending California scrambling
The Trump administration has begun dismantling the U.S. Department of Education by laying off about half of the agency’s employees, casting uncertainty over how —…
If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican’s House seat would be imperiled
Rep. David Valadao faced a no-win decision last month: Fall into line behind President Trump and vote for a budget resolution that would almost certainly…
Tuesday’s Southern California high school baseball and softball scores
HIGH SCHOOL SCORESTuesday’s Results BASEBALLSouthern SectionBeckman 14, Irvine 4Bell Gardens 10, San Gabriel 0 ‘Bishop Amat 1, Gardena Serra 0Brentwood 1, Viewpoint 0Buena 9, Oxnard…
Farm groups look to stabilize workforce amid immigration crackdown
As the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration, California farm groups are working behind the scenes to influence legislative measures that would ensure a…
Myles Walker is always at the ready to give Roosevelt a spark
Every day at 5 a.m. during the school week, Myles Walker awakens and joins his father, Tony, for a drive to a fitness center, where…