California
The state’s legal weed industry faces a wave of turmoil, allowing other states to gain ground.
Sept. 21, 2024
Letters to the Editor
If California expects to see record voter turnout, campaigns and civic groups need to do a better job reaching out to Latinos.
Sept. 23, 2024
Climate & Environment
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a plastic bag bill that will ban stores from offering heavyweight “reusable” plastic bags at the checkout line.
Sept. 22, 2024
The Bay Area man was killed last week in a California prison where he’d been serving a life sentence for murdering a close friend, officials said.
World & Nation
Israeli troops have raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking Californians to take actions in their daily lives to help combat climate change — from composting to taking public transit to avoid driving.
A Times investigation of California’s underground puppy resale market “raises serious alarms about the inhumane treatment of pets,” Gov. Newsom’s office said.
Food
A must-stop stop off California’s 101 highway. Plus, Josiah Citrin’s Mélisse at 25, a coffee shop turned restaurant, pizza pop-ups, Frenchy grilled cheese. And robots in the kitchen? Meet the Autocado. All in this week’s Tasting Notes.
How did a house cat manage to travel from Yellowstone National Park to California? The family of this 2-year-old Siamese is grateful but baffled.
Videos obtained by the Associated Press show Israeli soldiers pushing four apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the occupied West Bank.