Los Angeles, Bay Area voters will decide whether to hike already high sales taxes | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
This year California voters will choose a new governor, fill other statewide offices, elect 100 state legislators and…
LA Mayor Karen Bass deflects blame, adds insult to injury for wildfire victims | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 13 months ago destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with almost…
As California’s population plateaus, so will its national clout
A mosaic of the seal of the State of California in the ferry building in San Francisco. (Public…
SoCal, Central Coast mountains lions now listed as threatened
More than 1,400 California mountain lions are now protected by the state’s Endangered Species Act. On Thursday, the…
California can’t shed a history of persistent government corruption | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
Susan Shelley, a columnist at the Orange County Register, recently reminded her readers — and the whole state…
California population flattens amid Trump immigration crackdown
California’s population stalled in 2024 and growth across the county slowed amid widespread immigration raids in the first…
San Diego homebuilding still lags the region’s population growth
Housing construction in Otay Mesa. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) San Diego – surprisingly –…
Adorable ferret-sized martens are rebounding in California
It’s understandable if you’ve never heard of the coastal marten. These secretive—but adorable—woodland carnivores nearly went extinct. Fortunately,…
Long Beach School District to hold meetings on school zone changes
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) – The Long Beach School District will hold two meetings on Wednesday about realignment…
‘Save the whales’ worked for decades, but now some are starving
Recently, while sailing with friends on San Francisco Bay, I enjoyed the sight of harbor porpoises, cormorants, pelicans,…
San Diego’s population is growing faster than other CA metro areas
An ADU under construction in San Diego. (Photo courtesy of the city) The popular idea in San Diego…
Judge panel rules California’s open carry ban unconstitutional
A dissenting panel of federal judges for the Ninth Circuit on Friday deemed California’s open carry ban in…