Editorial: Too many children return to schools without air conditioning
As the Los Angeles Unified School District prepares for the first day of school on Monday, it’s unclear whether students…
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Opinion: What Harris needs to remember about California's anti-immigrant past
The Democratic Party and its presidential candidate Kamala Harris should stop promoting “border security” and offer a new approach to…
The bill would abolish fire risk ratings in California
A legislative proposal to overhaul California’s decades-old wildfire mapping system is sparking intense debate, with critics saying it threatens to…
Conservationists are turning dead urban trees into lumber
To prevent California's 6 million urban trees from knocking down power lines, running over houses or being left lying in…
Editorial: Decades after Nazis stole Pissarro painting, California could help recover it
In the twists and turns that an exquisite impressionist painting of a rainy Paris streetscape has taken from Lilly Cassirer's…
Rent is too high. California can fix it with statewide rent control
August 9, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: The Times report shows that public pensions are driving up…
Who is running to replace Gavin Newsom as California governor in 2026?
(Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press) Top work: California ControllerThe biggest stir: During Yee's tenure as controller, her agency uncovered tens of millions…
July was officially the hottest month in California history
The month of July began with a dire warning: A rare, long-duration heat event was forecast to bring extreme heat…
Newsom threatens to take money away from counties over homeless
With television cameras rolling and traffic humming in the background on a busy San Fernando Valley freeway, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
California's AI bill: Will it protect consumers or gut the technology?
August 8, 2024 3 am Pacific Time California is a world leader in artificial intelligence, which means we’re expected to…