Politics
Kamala Harris needs to expand her majority among Black voters to match President Biden’s winning formula from 2020.
Sept. 23, 2024
Movies
Also this week: A new 35mm print of ‘Shampoo,’ a 4K restoration of ‘Paris, Texas,’ ‘Mi Vida Loca,’ a generous Beyond Fest lineup, news about Sundance and more.
Sept. 13, 2024
California
In Southern California, a long time has passed since our famed citrus crop dominated the landscape. The orange groves have instead gone to housing developments, nearly every one.
Sept. 22, 2024
Nearly 75,000 Americans, including 6,850 Californians, died of fentanyl overdoses last year. But only a few politicians have recorded ads about the synthetic opioid crisis.
Sept. 18, 2024
World & Nation
The Justice Department will investigate whether the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force.
Sept. 19, 2024
Climate & Environment
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.
The coronavirus subvariant XEC is drawing more attention as a potential threat heading into late autumn and winter — prompting doctors to urge residents to get an updated COVID vaccine.
The Congressional Black Caucus has issued new guidelines for corporations to use in adopting their diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
Sept. 9, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris said to National Assn. of Black Journalists members that former President Trump had a long history of using racist tropes — and of discriminating against Black people in particular.
Sept. 17, 2024
Letters to the Editor
Donald Trump’s and JD Vance’s lies about pets being eaten in Ohio continues the centuries-long mistreatment of Haitian immigrants to the U.S.