Newsom calls for increased oversight of local homelessness efforts
SACRAMENTO — Frustrated over the lack of progress on homelessness in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for increased oversight of cities and counties that receive…
The best and most beautiful sound baths in Los Angeles
It’s 8 o’clock on a Saturday night and I’m standing in my pajamas on the third floor of a nondescript office building in Beverly Hills…
Repowering the West, Part 5!
In January 2020, I sat down with my editors at the L.A. Times office and pitched them on a series of stories that would eventually…
What are the wildflowers like in Carrizo Plain right now?
Carrizo Plain National Monument in eastern San Luis Obispo County is one of California’s most iconic wildflower viewing areas, but is this year’s display worth…
AI-generated child pornography is circulating. This California prosecutor wants to make it illegal.
SACRAMENTO — After several reports of artificial intelligence-generated child pornography surfaced in California, Ventura County Dist. Atty. Erik Nasarenko advocated for a change to state law…
California sues Huntington Beach over voter ID law
California has sued Huntington Beach, alleging that the city’s new law requiring voters to show photo identification is a violation of state law. The 320-page…
Biden administration gives California $45 million to help migrants
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is allocating $45 million to California programs that help migrants who have crossed the southern border. The money is part of…
Watch moment Billie Eilish is caught kissing gorgeous female YouTuber in steamy Coachella clinch
COULD this glamorous YouTuber be Billie Eilish’s new lover? The What Was I Made For singer was pictured grabbing gorgeous influencer Quenlin Blackwell and planting…
Transgender rights vs. parental notification. California goes to court
Supporters of a proposed November ballot initiative wanted the all-important title of their measure to reflect their beliefs, a name like “Protect Kids of California…
3.8 temblor rattles Southern California near Coachella music festival
A small temblor measuring a 3.8 magnitude struck Southern California's Sonora Desert region on Saturday not far from the ongoing Coachella Valley Music & Arts…
From Pomona to Oakland, a skater maps California from his board
Book Review Chipped: Writing From a Skateboarder's Lens By José VadiSoft Skull Press: 256 pages, $26If you buy books linked on our site, The Times…
Builders may challenge California fees, Supreme Court rules
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that developers and home builders in California may challenge the fees commonly imposed by cities and counties to pay…
California abortions increased after Roe vs. Wade was overturned
After the Supreme Court overturned the Roe vs. Wade decision in 2022, jeopardizing abortion access for millions nationwide, California emerged as a “hot spot” and…
Too many California parents don’t know who killed their children
Like a lot of parents, I’ve carried a picture of my son everywhere I go for many years. Unlike a lot of them, I have…
Newsom called it a ‘gimmick.’ Now he’s using the trick to lower California’s massive deficit
SACRAMENTO — With a windfall of cash five years ago, Gov. Newsom said he was doing away with a state budget “gimmick” one of his predecessors…
This L.A. start-up will sell your used outdoor gear
When Emme Hayes moved to Los Angeles in 2014, she felt a call familiar to many readers of this newsletter: She had to get into…
Dianne Feinstein made history. Now she could get honored with a post office?
WASHINGTON — After a barrier-breaking career over more than a half-century that took her from being the first woman mayor of San Francisco to the longest-serving…
Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban was modeled on California’s
It was the era of the Wild West, when white men from back East were flooding into Arizona to reap the golden bounty of the…
California Assembly Democrats unveil plan to curb retail theft
SACRAMENTO — Two approaches are gaining traction as California confronts the issue of retail theft, which was propelled to the top of the state’s political agenda…
Why Biden is getting little credit for the resilient economy
WASHINGTON — As President Biden struggles to sell Bidenomics to skeptical voters, he’s facing the all-too-real consequences of stubbornly higher inflation, but he’s also battling human…