Trump and Biden both want this California solar facility to close. The state has other plans
The electricity it makes is expensive, its technology has been superseded, and it’s incinerating thousands of birds mid-flight…
‘It is scary’: Oak-killing beetle reaches Ventura County, significantly expanding range
A tiny beetle responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of oak trees in Southern California has reached Ventura…
Commentary: California made them rich. Now billionaires flee when the state asks for a little something back.
California helped make them the rich. Now a small proposed tax is spooking them out of the state.…
Immigrant healthcare takes a hit under Newsom’s nearly $349-billion budget proposal
Thanks to surging revenues tied to California’s artificial intelligence boom, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $348.9-billion budget proposal includes only…
Newsom’s budget includes $200 million to make up for Trump’s canceled EV rebates, among other climate items
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday doubled down on California’s commitment to electric vehicles with proposed rebates intended to…
Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s freeze of $10 billion in child-care funds
A federal judge in New York has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s move to freeze $10 billion in…
Federal court rules against California’s open carry gun ban
Federal court rules against California’s open carry gun ban Updated: 10:46 AM PST Jan 9, 2026 Editorial Standards…
Trump administration’s Colorado River options could hit California hard
The Trump administration has released an outline of four new options for dealing with the Colorado River’s deepening…
Dr. Oz touts health care fraud crackdown on L.A. ‘foreign influences’
Trump administration officials announced a sprawling probe into benefits fraud across California on Friday, citing what they called…
Gov. Gavin Newsom to propose California 2026-2027 budget
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the state faces a $2.9 billion budget deficit this year, an amount…
ICE agent’s killing of Minneapolis woman ‘demands serious reflection’
Jan. 9, 2026 5 AM PT To the editor: As a military veteran, I swore an oath to…
They left gangs, but are California prisons better off?
Anyone who has followed the devastating violence in California’s prisons knows that gang rivalries trigger a lot of…