UCLA seeks to rebuild trust with free speech zones and increased security
UCLA, torn apart by violent protests over the war between Israel and Hamas last spring, on Thursday unveiled a plan…
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Why Last Call at 4am is a Terrible and Deadly Idea
September 5, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor:According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 11,654…
Puma that attacked child had to be euthanized, experts say
After a cougar attacked a 5-year-old boy over the weekend, some commentators on social media criticized authorities' decision to kill…
Newsom lifts drought measures in parts of California
After two wet winters stretched California's water supplies, Gov. Gavin Newsom has officially lifted a drought emergency declaration for 19…
'Shameful': Newsom denounces Elk Grove's opposition to housing for homeless people
A Northern California city has agreed to plan more low-income housing and pay the state's legal fees to settle a…
California to fund 250 new beverage container recycling sites
In response to a shortage of places to recycle cans and bottles, state officials announced that residents in 30 counties,…
Post-Labor Day period poses new COVID risk in California. Will the wave get worse?
As COVID levels remain stubbornly high in California, some doctors are warning that transmission could accelerate again after the busy…
California is on the verge of enacting restrictions or bans on cellphone use in schools. Here are the details.
California lawmakers have passed a landmark law requiring schools to devise plans to restrict or ban student cellphone use on…
Column: Newsom's power in this election is at home, not abroad
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom should now turn his attention from national politics to crucial races on home turf. Here…
California tries again to ban plastic grocery bags
About 10 years after California unsuccessfully tried to ban plastic bags in grocery stores, state lawmakers have passed a law…