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Construction of Otay Mesa East facility expected this fall amid newly reached agreements – San Diego Union-Tribune

Two key agreements needed to begin construction of the long-awaited Otay Mesa East Port of Entry facility on the U.S. side have been finalized, with project managers expecting to break…

Easy Rawlins and Walter Mosley’s vision of L.A. have evolved in 35 years

On the Shelf Gray Dawn By Walter MosleyMulholland: 336 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent…

Contributor: Why is California losing good jobs to other states? It’s not rocket science

For a century, it worked, and brilliantly. The “California model” rested on massive investments in higher education, development of industrial zones in places such as the South Bay and Silicon…

Listen: Limiting Benefits and Adding Restrictions, ‘MAHA’ Reshapes Food Aid

By Renuka Rayasam September 4, 2025 Article HTML By Renuka Rayasam LISTEN: Carrot or the stick? Some nutritionists say incentives are the best way to improve the diets of low-income…

Niger state boat capsize: Dozens die in Nigeria

At least 32 people have died in Nigeria’s northern Niger state after a boat sank in a river, an official has told the BBC. The reportedly overloaded boat, said to…

UC warns of ‘distinct possibility’ of federal funding losses beyond UCLA, with billions at risk in spat with Trump

The University of California’s top leader has raised the “distinct possibility” that financial losses due to the Trump administration’s funding cuts could amount to billions of dollars and extend beyond…

Heavily armed ‘Angel of Death’ charged with threatening SoCal church

An Alabama man who claimed to be Michael the Angel of Death has been charged with multiple felonies after he threatened to “do the Lord’s reaping” at a Catholic monastery…

NFL Week 1 primer: Everything you need to know as season kicks off

The NFL is a quarterback-driven league, but it’s a quarterback hunter who made the most dramatic offseason splash. All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons, traded from the Dallas to Green Bay,…

Ben Uyeda’s Reset Hotel in Joshua Tree is modern, minimal and modular

Dressed in torn cargo pants and beat up Vans, architectural designer and DIY influencer Ben Uyeda was stretched out poolside in a rare moment of repose on a recent Tuesday…

Josh Groban on L.A., Barbra Streisand and his ‘sad and beautiful’ hobby

Josh Groban views his pair of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl this weekend as a form of debt repayment. In 2009, when he was a boyish 28, the Bowl “very…