Goodwill donations are at all-time high in SoCal. What’s driving the surge?
Maybe you know the feeling — that little burst of virtue that curdles into frustration. You’ve just cleaned…
Sorrow, outrage mark Senate hearing into deadly Palisades fire
In an emotional congressional hearing punctuated by immense frustration, six Pacific Palisades residents on Thursday spoke of family…
Huntington Beach State of the City address airs antipathy toward state
Max Daffron, in his first week on the job as president and chief executive of the Huntington Beach…
Newsom touts record California battery energy gains at U.N. conference
California added 1,200 megawatts of battery energy storage to its electrical grid over the last six months, further…
Jury awards $16.8 million to California prison doctor who complained about inmate’s threat
A jury awarded a $16.8-million judgment to a California prison doctor who alleged her employer did not respond…
In California, high school graduation rates soar faster than student learning
State officials on Thursday celebrated new heights in just-released high school graduation rates, though similar achievement levels were…
California revokes 17,000 driver’s licenses. But the state disputes it is over immigration concerns
California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after the Trump administration raised concerns about…
When immigration agents picked up a 15-year-old white teen
Jimmy Rhoades was spraying pesticide on orange trees in San Juan Capistrano on Aug. 28 when a yell…
Elderly were abandoned at senior facilities during Eaton fire. Regulators slam operators
They were forgotten amid the frantic evacuation of two senior care facilities, according to state investigators, leaving the…
Western states miss key deadline in Colorado River negotiations
Negotiators for seven Western states said they are making progress in ongoing negotiations over how to share the…
Trump wants oil drilling off the coast of California. No one else does
The Trump administration reportedly has plans to open the waters off California’s coast to new oil and gas…
Letters to the Editor: Newsom should lean on policy, not state symbolism, if he wants the presidency
Nov. 11, 2025 5 AM PT To the editor: If Gov. Gavin Newsom leans on California’s symbolic image…