California is electing someone to run the state, not entertain
California has tried all manner of design in choosing its governor. Democrat Gray Davis, to name a recent example, had an extensive background in government and politics and a bland…
Contributor: California’s place in enslaved people’s struggle for freedom
In one version of U.S. history, California is a place where slavery was prohibited from the founding, in the 1849 state constitution, and where that ban was reaffirmed by the…
Man killed by off-duty ICE agent in Northridge identified by community as Keith “Pooter” Porter; vigil Sunday
The man who was shot and killed on New Year’s Eve by an off-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in a Northridge apartment complex has been identified by Black…
‘A giant ice cliff.’ Identities of all 3 deceased Mt. Baldy hikers revealed
Authorities have confirmed the identities of all three hikers found dead on Mt. Baldy on Monday following a winter snowstorm that covered the San Gabriel Mountains. The two unidentified hikers…
Southern California storms slam Santa Barbara, Ventura. Rain through Tuesday
California’s wet winter continued Saturday as rain fell across the Southland, grounding flights coming in and out of Santa Barbara Airport and causing extensive road closures along the coast. The…
Many U.S. Venezuelans praise Maduro capture, but some protest in Los Angeles
WASHINGTON — Maria Eugenia Torres Ramirez was having dinner with her family in Los Angeles on Friday night when the flood of messages began. Word had begun to circulate that…
L.A. City Hall rotunda, windows, menorah display damaged in break-in
A man has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing City Hall on New Year’s Day, police said Saturday. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Security Services Division responded at approximately…
Real big fish: Rose Parade float sets Guinness World Record
In the pantheon of parade float achievement, world-record titles are coveted. The longest parade float, a paper dragon in Gutian, China, spanned a half-mile in 2012. The heaviest, dubbed the…
Trump’s top voting rights lawyer led L.A. election conspiracy case
Eric Neff’s tenure at the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office ended after he was placed on administrative leave in 2022 over accusations of misconduct in the prosecution of the…
More than 100 detained in Central Coast holiday immigration raids
A year-end wave of immigration raids in the Central Coast led to the apprehension of 147 people, sparking outrage from elected officials and immigrant-rights groups. Federal immigration agents took people…