California
The state’s legal weed industry faces a wave of turmoil, allowing other states to gain ground.
Sept. 21, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
Journalists employed by Southern California News Group have voted 94% in favor of authorizing a strike, according to their union.
Sept. 23, 2024
Gov. Newsom signed the Phone-Free Schools Act into law. It requires California school districts to draft policies restricting or banning student cellphone use.
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.
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.
Sept. 22, 2024
Opinion
Wrightwood’s local Fire Safe Council promoted ‘home hardening’ measures such as pruning grasses and branches around homes.
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.
A Times investigation of California’s underground puppy resale market “raises serious alarms about the inhumane treatment of pets,” Gov. Newsom’s office said.
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed a first-of-a-kind lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, accusing the oil giant of deceiving the public about plastic recycling.
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.