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Letters to the Editor: One ‘serious concern’ with a potential Hilda Solis congressional run

Aug. 24, 2025 7 AM PT To the editor: In light of the news that L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis intends to run for Congress should California create a new…

‘No place is safe’: families flee Gaza City as Israel vows to press on with offensive | Israel-Gaza war

Israeli aircraft and tanks have pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City, destroying buildings and homes, as Israeli leaders vowed to press on with an expanded large-scale offensive…

2 people found dead inside a car in Acton – NBC Los Angeles

The bodies of two people were found after two vehicles were spotted in a ravine in Acton on Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP responded to the call…

Angels place Victor Mederos, Carson Fulmer, Nolan Schanuel on injured list – Orange County Register

ANAHEIM — The Angels didn’t even need an MRI exam to decide that Victor Mederos needed to go on the injured list. A day after Mederos acknowledged that he “felt…

Michael King all smiles after sim game, Will Wagner arrives – San Diego Union-Tribune

Michael King was all smiles as he walked off the Petco Park mound on Sunday morning. He’d thrown 44 pitches over three simulated innings. He struck out six and an…

Israel hits Yemen’s Houthis after reports group used cluster bomb

MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images Israel has carried out many strikes on Houthi targets following their attacks against Israel Israel has carried out air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen’s…

Pickett fire in Napa County grows, threatening homes and wineries

Fueled by hot and dry conditions, the Pickett fire in Napa County grew over the weekend, becoming the largest in the region this year as it spurred evacuations while threatening…

Why a cannabis tax cut is sending some child-care advocates into panic

A fight over taxes consumers pay for cannabis products has prompted a standoff between unusual adversaries: child-care advocates and the legal weed industry. On July 1, California’s cannabis excise tax…

The Times’ top 25 high school football rankings

A look at the top 25 high school football teams in the Southland: Rk. School (record) result; Next game; last week ranking 1. Mater Dei (1-0) def. Fort Lauderdale (Fla.)…

Coastal Art Studios Tour to showcase works and homes in La Jolla, Pacific Beach – San Diego Union-Tribune

On a small patio turned art studio, Ann Chaitin turns seed pods, leaves, shells, twigs, stones, copper foil, paper and “all kinds of random doodads” into images. “The bits of…