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Proposition 30 has voters deciding on a tax for zero-emission vehicles. What you need to know

California Proposition 30 has sparked furious debate and heavy campaigning funded with more than $40 million in political donations.

Stocks lose more ground on fears a recession may be looming
Column: The artificial intelligence field is infected with hype. Here’s how not to get duped
Another month of solid hiring in U.S. suggests more big Fed rate hikes

California

Free money is coming to Californians to offset high gas prices. Will it also come with a tax bill?
Business

An afternoon with Robbi Jade Lew, the woman at the center of the poker cheating scandal
Technology and the Internet

Do you use Zelle? Here’s how to spot increasingly common scams
Climate & Environment

Majority of voters favor gasoline-car phaseout. But all-electric goal faces tough opposition
Business

IMF warns of higher recession risk and darker global outlook
Company Town

CNN’s Jim Sciutto is taking a personal leave of absence from the network

Elon Musk at a news conference in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in January.

Twitter trial against Musk is halted to allow deal to close

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 11, 2021: Despite the Delta variant, tourists are still flocking to Hollywood Boulevard to check out the Walk of Fame and other iconic sites on August 11, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Are visa approval delays keeping free-spending international tourists from visiting L.A.?

A trader looks over his cell phone outside the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in the financial district of Manhattan in New York. Stocks edged higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday following the market's worst day in two years on fears about higher interest rates and the recession they could create. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Stocks close lower again on Wall Street, still up for the week

Technology and the Internet

02 June 2022, Saxony, Leipzig: A piece of butter lies on a table. Food prices have already risen in recent months and could rise even further . Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa (Photo by Hendrik Schmidt/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Why the TikTok butter board trend is totally disgusting

FILE - An Uber sign is displayed inside a car in Palatine, Ill., United States, Feb. 10, 2022. Uber had agreed to pay a 26 million Australian dollar ($19 million) fine for misleading riders by falsely warning they could be charged a cancellation fee and for inflating estimates of what a taxi would cost for the same journey, Australia’s consumer watchdog said on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Uber’s former security chief convicted of data hack coverup

Does Kim Kardashian’s SEC fine mark the end of the crypto-celebrity gold rush?

FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2020. Musk says he has lined up $46.5 billion in financing to buy Twitter, and he’s trying to negotiate an agreement with the company. The Tesla CEO says in documents filed Thursday, April 21, 2022 with U.S. securities regulators that he’s exploring a tender offer to buy all of the social media platform’s common stock for $54.20 per share in cash. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Everything we don’t know about Elon Musk’s latest about-face on Twitter

Columnist

Michael Hiltzik
Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer winner

Column: Serranus Hastings’ heirs say he’s the victim of cancel culture. History ties him to massacres of Native Americans
Column: How the GOP counts on Democrats’ goodwill to conceal its own cruelty
Column: How did America get addicted to a policy that fails everyone but the rich?

Real Estate

A man exits the parking lot at 1637 North Wilcox Avenue in Hollywood on January 31, 2018.

‘Gimme Shelter’: How parking lots explain California’s housing crisis

CalStar Reality, Inc. has a For Sale sign outside 3010 Montrose Ave., in Glendale on Thursday, April 9, 2020.

Did you stop your home search because of rising mortgage rates? We want to hear from you

Santa Ana, CA - September 13: Construction crews work to finish the OC Streetcar in downtown Santa Ana as well as housing developments along its route. Some residents welcome the changes to come. Others fear transit-orientated development will only further gentrification in the area. Photo taken in Santa Ana Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A streetcar is coming to downtown Santa Ana. Will it fast track gentrification?

Los Angeles, CA - October 04: The Los Angeles City Council has voted to end long-standing renter eviction protections due to COVID-19 hardship on Jan. 31, 2023. Landlords will be able to resume increasing rent on rent-controlled apartments, which account for three-quarters of apartments in Los Angeles, beginning in February 2024. Landlords raise their signs in support of the end of eviction moratorium vote City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. to end COVID eviction protections by February

The half-acre estate in Royal Oaks includes a main house, guesthouse, outdoor lounge, swimming pool and 3,000-square-foot rooftop deck.

Baseball’s Jimmy Rollins asks $11.75 million for modern Encino mansion

Company Town

Jane Biondi Munna and her father Frank Biondi

Frank Biondi ran Viacom and built Nickelodeon, and now his daughter is helping to tell his story

After her father died, Jane Biondi Munna was determined to finish his book, which recounts experiences from his long Hollywood career.

How the ‘Rust’ settlement could affect any criminal case. What to know
‘Rust’ criminal probe will continue, D.A. says, after Alec Baldwin settles lawsuit with family of cinematographer killed
Supreme Court won’t review copyright fight over Paramount’s ‘What Men Want’
Triller aimed to be the next TikTok. But some creators complain of missed or delayed payments
Nexstar Media Group names new leadership for CW Network

More California Business

23 million Californians will get gas tax refunds beginning today: What you need to know

U.S. long-term mortgage rates up for 6th week; 30-year at 6.7%
Old age inequality: Can most Californians even afford to retire?

Solar and wind farms can hurt the environment. A new study offers solutions
California gas prices hit record highs, with OPEC+ move sparking worsening economic threat

Autos

It just got harder in California to steal and then sell catalytic converters
California needs to charge electric vehicles during day, not night, to save grid, study says
Tesla recalls almost 1.1 million vehicles over window glitch

Personal finance and guides

Los Angeles, CA - September 09: Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho addresses a press conference about sharp decline in student test scores and hacking of LAUSD system. Press conference was held at Aragon Ave. Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

California

Hackers released a bunch of LAUSD data. What can parents and employees do?

Students, teachers and contractors at LAUSD could have sensitive personal information on the dark web. Here are the steps you should take to protect yourself.

FILE - In this June 15, 2018, file photo, cash is fanned out from a wallet in North Andover, Mass. A personal loan can be a good option when you need money, but it typically requires strong credit and high income to qualify. What if you don’t meet the requirements for a personal loan? Consider several alternative ways to get money, such as family loans and cash advances. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Here are some strategies to survive inflation

SANTA CRUZ, CA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2022: Students walk through the campus of University of California Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. (Nic Coury / For The Times)

Biden administration scales back eligibility for student loan forgiveness. Here’s who’s affected

Students pull a mock "ball & chain" representing the $1.4 trilling outstanding student debt at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where second presidential debate will be held between Republican nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic counterpart Hillary Clinton / AFP / PAUL J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Scammers have seized on student loan forgiveness. Here’s how to avoid them

Illustration for a story about how to be a stunt man in Hollywood.

We should have a deeper appreciation for underwater ‘Baywatch’ stunts

Will you ever be able to stop working? A guide to retirement in California

Think retirement is out of reach? Here’s what you need to know

Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job performing stunts

An online bank didn’t want this reader’s deposit. Now what?

Dealers in masks wait for customers before the reopening of the D Las Vegas hotel and casino, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Las Vegas. Casinos were allowed to reopen on Thursday after temporary closures as a precaution against the coronavirus. (AP Photo/John Locher)

How to find jobs that don’t require a college degree

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

With mortgage rates above 6%, here’s what the Fed’s latest hike could mean

FILE - Credit cards as seen Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Record low-interest mortgages are long gone. Credit card rates will likely rise. You'll pay more for an auto loan. The unusually large three-quarter point hike, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in the Fed's benchmark short-term rate is going to have a lot of impacts on Americans' finances. The hope is that by making borrowing more expensive, the Fed will succeed in cooling demand for homes, cars and other goods and services and slow inflation. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

How to practice good credit card hygiene to avoid getting hacked

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Ben Affleck sells L.A. bachelor pad for $28.5 million
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