Californians love our parks. We just don't know they are state parks.
When Rancho Dos Ríos opens For visitors next month in the San Joaquin Valley, California will have 280 state parks,…
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Closing California prisons should be the easiest budget cut
California faces a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall that will require lawmakers and the governor to make painful decisions. No one wants…
California should modernize energy bills to encourage electrification
California has some of the highest electricity rates in the country and energy bills are rising rapidly. This is a…
Opinion: Californians passed Proposition 1. How does the state make it work?
In a race so close that it took more than two weeks to decide the race, Californians narrowly approved Proposition…
Gasoline prices in California have gone up. The fault is not only the oil companies
To the editor: The Times editorial board criticizes greedy oil companies for charging Californians the highest gasoline prices in the…
California Lottery Jackpots Top $1 Billion
Maybe this time it will be different. (Or maybe not). The drawing for the $607 million Mega Millions jackpot is…
Editorial: Californians amass answers. Did Panera Bread get an exemption from the $20 minimum wage law?
Even before Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the landmark law in September that would raise the minimum wage for fast food…
Forget the California exodus. New Jersey residents lead influx back to Golden State
After a half-decade of Californians moving to places like Texas and Florida, an unlikely state has been supplying new residents…
Opinion: California wants to make your health care less expensive
Californians have accumulated billions of dollars in medical debt. Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature granted authority…
LA Times columnists say why California is still a Golden State
California has been a beacon, a destination, a paradise and a promised land since its precipitous expansion in the midst…