Letters to the Editor
Using reserves from the state’s rainy-day fund to fill the $37.9-billion budget deficit makes little sense when California taxes neither services nor oil extraction.
Jan. 14, 2024
California
Customs agents pulled almost 2 tons of drugs from dozens of vats of fiery jalapeño paste that had been seized from a commercial tractor-trailer near the Otay Mesa border.
Dec. 18, 2023
World & Nation
Conjunto Nacional México, the rhythmic gymnastics team from Mexico, was preparing in Israel for the Pan American Games when Hamas attacked.
Oct. 10, 2023
A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 30 people and injuring 17 others; 24 miners are believed to remain trapped.
Sept. 22, 2024
Movies
Netflix’s extremely popular “Extraction” begets a sequel with Chris Hemsworth again playing a rough-and-tumble soldier-for-hire. Don’t expect the nascent franchise to end anytime soon.
June 15, 2023
The ruling invalidated a law spearheaded by environmental justice activists that barred new oil and gas extraction and required that all existing operations stop production within 20 years.
Sept. 11, 2024
Returning to a wholly animated product, the robot franchise hatches an unusually smart and well-voiced prequel helmed by “Toy Story 4” Oscar winner Josh Cooley.
Sept. 20, 2024
Climate & Environment
California has placed the Tule groundwater subbasin on probationary status, a step that brings additional state oversight, new fees and reporting requirements.
Sept. 21, 2024
San Pedro High School discovered a deposit of marine fossils on campus in 2022 and began collaborating with local paleontologists to uncover secrets from the Palos Verdes Peninsula’s geological past.
Sept. 13, 2024
Politics
Like the rest of the nation, voters on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington appear evenly split between the two. Many in Clallam County — the last presidential bellwether county in America — can’t fathom how anyone thinks differently.
Sept. 19, 2024