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Following days of rain, floodwaters surround homes and vehicles in the Planada community of Merced County, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

After months ‘left in the dark,’ undocumented flood victims to get $95 million in aid

Politics

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says good night after speaking to reporters following the debt ceiling vote

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

Climate & Environment

Stratford, CA, Thursday, May 11, 2023 - Sunset over the Tulare Lake canal. Farmers fear the canal is inadequately built to hold off the inevitable surge of snowmelt charging the King's River. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Central Valley flooding offers birds bountiful water. Will it also poison them?

The newest potential threat to migrating birds: Massive die-offs from bacteria-contaminated water.

Majority of Californians fear worsening weather swings due to climate change, poll finds

Water concerns prompt new limits on growth in Arizona

California Living

8 L.A. trees to love that aren’t jacarandas

The iconic home hovers above the ocean in Malibu, curling to resemble the rolling waves beneath it.

The ‘Wave House,’ Harry Gesner’s Malibu masterpiece, lists for $49.5 million

An orange circle is visible through grey clouds.

It’s been gloomy in the Southland. Can May Gray make you feel depressed?

Crime Report

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 03, 2021: Members of the LAPD make their way into LAPD Headquarters on 1st St. in downtown Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Crime is down as L.A. plans to spend $3.2 billion to expand LAPD

Violent crime decreased 10% this year in the city, which plans to hire 1,000 more cops. San Francisco and San Jose also saw drops.

Cold Case Mystery

Lynwood, CA - October 14: Portrait of Cheryl Simmons, 65, of Long Beach, left, Rose Morales, 67, of Seal Beach, middle, Tina McKillip, 64, of Long Beach, right, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Lynwood, CA. They are standing near the home where Janansull "Jan" Marsh lived. "Jan" died at age 14. A group of students walking to Hosler Junior High School in Lynwood found her body in a yard in 1969, and her murder case remains unsolved. Simmons, Morales, and McKillip, all graduates of Lynwood High School have teamed up to try to solve the murder of their former classmate. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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50 years after a classmate’s slaying, three amateur sleuths set out to find her killer

Solving a cold case is a daunting prospect for anyone, let alone amateurs. But three women are determined to find justice for a slain high school classmate.

Californians Are Reading

Actor Danny Masterson convicted of two counts of rape at second Los Angeles trial
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80-year-old kills 30-year-old man in fight over a woman, police say

Pride month

LOS ANGELES, CA-MAY 24, 2023:Jason Wise, certified naturalist and outdoor educator, is photographed next to Coastal Woodfern growing at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. Wise is also a gay LGBTQ advocate who will be guiding several free hikes about "Queer Ecology" in June during Pride Month. Coastal Woodfern is an example of queer ecology because they can reproduce asexually. Like redwoods, they can create clones as a result of new growth from the roots or they can reproduce using spores which don't require male and female parts. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

‘Queer ecology’ gifted him new perspective. Take his hikes to find it too

For Jason Wise, knowing more about the natural world could’ve fortified him growing up in a conservative religious community. Now he’s sharing his queer ecology knowledge on hikes.

Los Angeles, CA - May 23: Keith Haring, Untitled, 1982; Keith Haring with LA II (Angel Ortiz), Column, 1981; Keith Haring with LA II (Angel Ortiz), Statue of Liberty, 1982; Keith Haring, Untitled, 1982; Keith Haring, Untitled, 1982, left to right, on display in the Keith Haring exhibition at the Broad on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. Haring's work pushed boundaries and created work outside traditional art spaces. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times).

Fun ways to celebrate Pride Month 2023 in L.A.

MUXX - EYIBRA's "MARENXXA" created in collaboration with designer Vanebon, 3D artist and photographer Oswaldo Erreve, and artist Cremance. (EYIBRA)

Artsy ways to celebrate Pride Month

Dining Out

The best places to eat and drink in L.A. right now, according to our food writers

From new fine dining restaurants to neighborhood wine bars, pop-ups and more, here are the best places to eat and drink in L.A. right now.

Opening Friday

John Magaro and Greta Lee in the movie "Past Lives."

Chang: Spanning continents and decades, ‘Past Lives’ is a love story for all time

Greta Lee and Teo Yoo play childhood sweethearts separated by time and distance but bound by memory in this exquisite film.

A cartoon Spider-Man strikes a pose in the air above the New York City skyline.

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ review: Spidey levels up

Opinion

Column: The DOJ’s classified documents case was already dire for Trump. Now it looks even worse
Thanks to Speaker McCarthy for not throwing the U.S. off the financial cliff
Opinion: Employers can now sue unions over strikes. Here’s how that will intimidate workers

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Sergio Avedian (L) and Pablo Gomez outside Uber's driver hub in Burbank.

Merchant: How two Uber drivers won millions for California gig workers

They started asking questions after Uber and other gig giants failed to pay a mandated rate hike.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 01: Gregory Winfrey, left, and Benedicto Barnachea, security guards with Allied Universal, prepare to raise the Progress Pride Flag over the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in downtown on Thursday, June 1, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. L.A. County Supervisors Janice Hahn, Hilda Solis and Lindsey Horvath will join county Assessor Jeff Prang, and Sister Tootie Toot of the group the L.A. Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to raise the Progress Pride Flag over the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration. It will mark the first time a pride flag has flown over a county building. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Pride flag flies at the Hall of Administration — a first for an L.A. County building

Los Angeles Dodgers former player Steve Garvey during Manny Mota Legends of Dodgers baseball night before the MLB game Los Angeles Dodgers against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday April 29, 2023 in Los Angeles. The Dodgers defeated the Cardinals by the final score of 1-0. (Kevin Reece via AP)

Former Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey weighs U.S. Senate bid

Forensic experts work with several bags of human remains extracted from the bottom of a ravine by a helicopter, which were abandoned at the Mirador Escondido community in Zapopan, Jalisco state, Mexico on May 31, 2023. The Jalisco Prosecutor's Office is investigating to find out if the remains belong to the 7 call center workers who disappeared on their way to work in recent days. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Mexican authorities find 45 bags of body parts outside Guadalajara

Judge OKs ‘Rust’ producers’ settlement with slain cinematographer’s family

Ancient mastodon tooth washes ashore near Santa Cruz, is almost lost to unwitting jogger

Chabria: Newsom halted the death penalty. The D.A. in the Davis stabbings case doesn’t care

Irvine woman who allegedly taped dogs’ mouths shut arrested

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Join the Conversation

Senate candidates who hope to replace Feinstein are wooing Democratic activists
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Editorial: Vets deserve a thriving town center on revamped West L.A. VA campus

Editors’ Pick

LONG BEACH-CA-JANUARY 19, 2022: Judge Daniel J. Lowenthal, right, listens as Long Beach Police Department Homicide Detective Ethan Shear takes the stand during a preliminary hearing in the case of Eddie F. Gonzalez, a former Long Beach School District safety officer charged with murder of a teen girl fleeing the scene of a fight, at Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse in Long Beach on Friday, January 19, 2022. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

How a convicted murderer’s bid for freedom sparked a fight between L.A. County judges

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Patrick Connolly sought to disqualify a fellow justice from ruling on the resentencing of a convicted cop killer. Legal experts say the move is nearly unprecedented and deeply concerning.

Food

Bill Addison found this under-the-radar taqueria that unites Mexican and Indian flavors from two of L.A.’s most exciting pop-ups
Mims: L.A. meets New Orleans when you put some zing in this springtime crab salad sandwich
What’s ‘super authentic food’ in L.A.? Chef David Kuo’s mega-bodega Fatty Mart looks for the answer

The Times’ 101 list

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Entertainment & Arts

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 30, 2023: Comedians Greg Roque, front, Paige Wesley, left, and Pat Barker are headed to Japan to perform in Roast Battlers on May 30, 2023 in West Hollywood, California. Barker and his core group of Roast Battlers help build the league into what it is now and frequently perform at the Comedy Store in West Hollywood.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Comedians take L.A.’s trash-talking Roast Battle League global with tournament in Tokyo

The insult competition started in L.A. 10 years ago features verbal smackdowns between comics from all over the world who use burns as their love language.

Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham in "Ted Lasso."

Is ‘Ted Lasso’ over? Hannah Waddingham isn’t sure, but says the show kept to its arc

How a new docuseries pieced together the most damning exposé of the Duggars yet

‘Wild ‘N Out’ star Ms Jacky Oh! dies at 32

Sports

Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman (5) celebrates after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

More than batting average: How the Dodgers’ new-look offense formed a juggernaut identity

The Dodgers are in the bottom third in batting average in the majors, yet they lead the National League in runs scored.

Second base umpire Mark Wegner steps in-between home plate umpire Stu Scheurwater and Angels manager Phil Nevin.

Phil Nevin ejected as Angels cannot close gap in loss to Astros

Angel City signs French star, bolstering the club’s roster

How shorthanded Sparks weathered early season illness, injuries

Latino Life

La Santa Cecilia, Nortec, Beatriz Solis headline Levitt Pavilion concerts in MacArthur Park
Mexican singer Julián Figueroa left an upcoming film role and 5 songs you won’t forget

L.A. Times en Español

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World, Nation & Politics

Water concerns prompt new limits on growth in Arizona
Flower power and diplomacy: Versailles perfume gardens transport public back in time
Debt ceiling vote splits Democratic candidates for Feinstein’s Senate seat
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Business

NASA and Boeing delay crewed Starliner flight over safety concerns
U.S. turns up pressure on air bag inflator company that refuses a recall despite deaths, injuries
Beyond Prius, Tesla’s S-X-Y: Electric car branding is weird. Who thought the e:Ny1 was a good idea?
Wall Street rises with hopes for pause to rate hikes

Obituaries

Tom Plate, former L.A. Times editor and leading expert on Asia, dies
Sergio Calderón, actor known for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Men in Black,’ dies
She served tacos and love from neighborhood institution. Tacos Delta matriarch Maria Esther Valdivia dies at 74
Bill McGovern, former UCLA football defensive coordinator battling cancer, dies at 60

Education

Transgender teacher’s Pride flag burned at Saticoy Elementary, where protests have escalated
Cal State faces budget gap of $1.5 billion; report recommends tuition hikes
Victorville high school teacher arrested on suspicion of unlawful sex with female student
Editorial: Popular LAUSD program was helping struggling students. So why was it cut?

Investigations

California to step up efforts to find boxers owed pensions following Times report
Violence and ‘crisis’: How hundreds of L.A. County’s abused children ended up in hotels
Widespread flaws found in Cal State system’s handling of sexual misconduct cases
CSU didn’t investigate claims that Fullerton president inappropriately touched students

L.A. Affairs

L.A. Affairs: I fell for a bad-boy chef. Then the recipe soured
L.A. Affairs: I’m divorced. She’s divorced. Were we too jaded to fall back in love?
L.A. Affairs: She boldly went where no woman had gone before — into my DMs
L.A. Affairs: My date was on ‘Drag Race.’ He helped me get over toxic men