Rain is coming back to Southern California: A timeline of what to expect
Southern California should be prepared for rain and blustery conditions this week. Residents can also expect to have a rainy New Year’s Eve and Day, with rainfall rates from a…
Does Santa Monica need another Trader Joe’s?
Trader Joe’s has purchased a former drugstore in Santa Monica, paving the way for a fourth location in the seaside city for the popular grocer. The retailer paid $22 million…
Trump regime’s lies against immigrants in 2025 even did Frank Sinatra dirty
This is a column about lies. Big lies. Presidential lies. Dumb lies. The type of lies that have made life in the United States a daily dumpster fire of bad…
A new California law requires tortillas to include an extra ingredient starting Jan. 1
Tortillas sold in California are going to have a new ingredient, one that’s intended to help nurture infants. Starting Jan. 1, a new law will take effect requiring most tortillas…
California regulators order Edison to look for fire risks on old lines
State regulators ordered Southern California Edison to identify fire risks on its unused transmission lines like the century-old equipment suspected of igniting the devastating Eaton wildfire. Edison also must tell…
Santa Monica Airport Violated Federal Law Over Fees, FAA Rules
The Federal Aviation Administration has determined Santa Monica Municipal Airport violated federal law by accumulating surplus revenues it intends to spend on general city services when the airport closes, rather…
Southern California has an unlikely AI mecca: the very industrial Vernon
Five miles south of downtown Los Angeles, a single industrial block in Vernon is drawing as much electricity as a small town. Inside a three-story, 242,000-square-foot building known as LAX01,…
California is ending coverage for weight loss drugs, despite TrumpRx
SACRAMENTO — Many low-income Californians prescribed wildly popular weight-loss drugs will lose their coverage for the medications in the new year. Health officials are recommending diet and exercise as alternatives…
The head of California’s wildlife department is stepping down after 15 years
Charlton “Chuck” Bonham will be stepping down as director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at the end of the month, after contending with a slew of contentious…
Santa Monica Homelessness Rises 5% Despite LA County Declines
July Venice Homelessness Declined — Venice’s unsheltered homeless population dropped 22% in 2024, falling by 165 people to around 585. Researchers found no clear policy explanation for the decline, unlike…