L.A. clergy, protesters denounce ICE fatal shooting in Minneapolis
A day after a woman in Minneapolis was killed by an immigration federal agent, clergy leaders and advocates gathered on the steps of the downtown Los Angeles federal immigration building…
‘Out of the Ashes’ VR documentary chronicles the toll of the L.A. fires
A snapshot of fire-ravaged Altadena is laid out before me, hovering like a diorama. My eyes zero in on a red door, its frame one of the few surviving remnants…
Newsom proposes education power grab for next California governor
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday previewed a major education system overhaul that would give the next governor more authority over state school policies and redefine — and almost certainly diminish…
Newsom offers a sunny view of California to combat Trump’s darkness
In a State of the State speech that largely ignored any talk of the big, fat budget black hole that threatens to swallow the California dream, Gov. Gavin Newsom instead…
Little Flower Cafe’s Christine Moore dead: Influential candymaker was 62
When Christine Moore followed her Yalie boyfriend to California, she walked off the plane, felt the sunshine, so unlike the dreary East Coast weather she left behind, and decided never…
Amid growing scarcity, a giant Arizona dairy farm agrees to use less
One of the largest farming businesses in Arizona has agreed to use less water and pay $11 million in a deal that state officials say will help preserve disappearing groundwater…
California man convicted of killing five of his kids over a decade
A Central California man has been convicted of murdering five of his infant children within months of each of them being born over the course of a decade. Paul Allen…
‘Save the whales’ worked for decades, but now some are starving
Recently, while sailing with friends on San Francisco Bay, I enjoyed the sight of harbor porpoises, cormorants, pelicans, seals and sea lions — and then the spouting plume and glistening…
‘Active shooter’ or ICE agent’s victim? Dual claims after L.A. killing
When Adrian Metoyer first heard government officials describing his best friend as an “active shooter” and threat to his community, he was furious. Keith “Pooter” Porter was a lot of…
Court ruling could complicate plans for California water tunnel
In a decision that could complicate Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to build a giant water tunnel and remake California’s water system, a state appeals court has rejected the state’s plan…