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The Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers meet on the edge of the Dos Rios Ranch Preserve in Modesto, Calif.

‘A walk back in time’: Where two rivers join, California will get a new state park

The 2,500-acre property near Modesto is expected to open to the public within a year.

Doctor killed in Laguna Woods shooting was trying to disarm suspect, save others
Column: I’m part of the ‘Great Replacement.’ It’s not what believers say it is

Suspect jumps from building after police say he hit woman with truck, dragged body 8 miles
Riverside man shot several times during home invasion
Driver arrested after returning to scene of fatal collision with pedestrian
Laguna Woods shooting was a hate crime targeting Taiwanese, sheriff alleges
With overdose deaths rising, here’s how to test drugs for fentanyl
Full coverage of the Laguna Woods church shooting
With COVID cases rising, how close is California to new mask rules, restrictions?

California Politics

California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils the revised budget plan during a news conference in Sacramento.

I covered the first $3-billion budget in 1963. Now Newsom could crack $300 billion

In rural California, Republican Brian Dahle plants the seeds of a campaign for governor
Endorsement: Sydney Kamlager for Congress
Garcetti’s nomination remains stalled in Senate
Column: A decade ago, California adopted a strange top-two primary system. How’s it working out?

California: Most read

Laguna Woods shooting was a hate crime targeting Taiwanese, sheriff alleges
Churchgoers tackled, hogtied gunman after deadly Laguna Woods church shooting
With COVID cases rising, how close is California to new mask rules, restrictions?
Snapchat co-founder pays off college debt of new graduates at L.A. art and design school

In Depth

Photos: Multiple people shot at church in Laguna Woods
The fight against COVID, a chaplain says, unfolded on ‘sacred ground’
Photos: Nationwide ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ rallies

Covid-19 Pandemic and Vaccines

Entertainment & Arts

How does Disneyland rate a year after its COVID-era reopening?

The Disneyland Resort reopened a year ago after an extended pandemic-forced closure. What’s changed? We rate the new ticket system, the wait times, the food and more.

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 09: Members of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West started weeklong strike today at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday, May 9, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. Workers are alleging safety concerns, short-staffing and low wages at the hospital. Among the workers taking part are nursing assistants, lab technicians, surgical technicians and plant operations workers. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Wealthy L.A. County communities seeing fastest rise in coronavirus cases

RIVERSIDE, CA- APRIL 8, 2020: Medical staff carry a patient's belongings as she is evacuated from Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after 39 tested positive for coronavirus and the nursing staff was not showing up to work for their own safety on April 8, 2020 in Riverside, California. All 84 resident patients will be removed to other facilities.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

California aims to tighten licensing of nursing homes after pandemic exposes deadly lapses

FILE - This image provided by Pfizer shows the company's COVID-19 Paxlovid pills. Pfizer's and Merck's COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections. (Pfizer via AP, File)

Is Paxlovid, the COVID-19 pill, reaching those most in need? The government won’t say

Santa Monica, CALIFORNIA—May 30, 2021--People flock to Santa Monica Pier and Santa Monica beach on Memorial Day, May 30, 2021. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

California again faces rising anxiety about coronavirus spread as summer approaches

L.A. school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion

‘Significant uptick’ in California coronavirus outbreaks brings new warnings

This company was accused of exploiting the coronavirus testing boom to reap millions

California COVID-19 deaths near 90,000, but the per capita rate is among lowest in U.S.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 25: LAPD Chief Michel Moore conducts the Chief's crime briefing with LAPD officials at the LAPD Headquarters on Monday October 25, 2021. Senior LAPD officials inform the Chief about what's happening with crime in the city. LAPD Headquarters on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

LAPD got hundreds of complaints about officers not wearing COVID masks, but punished few

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 05: Allan Fernandez, 7, middle, reacts after Dr, David Bolour, left, gives him a vaccination as CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky looks on in Ted Watkins Memorial Park on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky visted a health department vaccination site in the park. Afterwards she walked into the park and watches children and their parents being vaccinated in the park by an outreach team from the near by site. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

How to get more people vaccinated? ‘You stop talking and you listen,’ Walensky says

FILE - Heather Haworth, left, holds the hand of her 12-year-old son Jeremy as he receives the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from medical assistant Gloria Urgell at the Providence, Edwards Lifesciences vaccination site in Santa Ana, Calif., Thursday, May 13, 2021. The California state Senate Judiciary committee approved a bill by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, Thursday, May 5, 2022, that would allow minors between the ages of 12-17 to get vaccinated without parental approval. The measure now goes to the full Senate. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File )

State measure that would allow preteens to get vaccines without parental consent advances

MONTEBELLO, CA - MARCH 03: Workers with AltaMed Health Services table outside Greenwood Elementary School to share information about the COVID-19 vaccination and distribute test kits on Thursday, March 3, 2022 in Montebello, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. County workplaces and schools seeing rising coronavirus cases

Education

Four high-ranking men at CSU campuses were accused of sexual harassment. All were treated differently
UC, CSU and community colleges set to get big funding boost — with big expectations
Historically Black college in Illinois to close after 157 years

Housing & Homelessness

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, joins a cleanup effort Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in Los Angeles

Newsom’s new California budget offers few details on costs for court-ordered homeless help

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget includes $65 million for his CARE Court proposal, but major funding questions remain.

Column: Did you strike gold selling your house? Maybe you should share the wealth
New California home buyers could soon get government cash for down payment
Skid row is an overdose ‘epicenter.’ But methadone can be miles away
Everyone has an idea for solving homelessness. What if we listened to the unhoused?
Column: Karen Bass wants to end homelessness. Are know-how and connections enough?

Earthquakes

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Magnitude 3.8 earthquake strikes near Desert Hot Springs, Calif.
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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake felt near Escondido, Calif.
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Magnitude 3.4 earthquake felt near Healdsburg, Calif.
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Magnitude 3.5 earthquake hits near Brawley, Calif.

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‘Sickening racial hatred and easy access to firearms’: California reacts to Buffalo shooting
After plane crashes and close calls, pressure mounts to close this L.A. airport
Pastor hit gunman with chair to stop attack at Laguna Woods church, worshiper says
Church where shooting took place was home away from home for Taiwanese immigrants
A church shooting met with ‘exceptional heroism’: What unfolded in Laguna Woods
More cops downtown? Grand Central Market shooting rekindles a debate over policing

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‘Why? Why our community?’: Laguna Woods shattered by mass shooting at church
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Handmade replica Viking ship takes shape in a San Diego County backyard
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In California’s high-risk fire country, Airbnb offers guests no warning or escape plan
Climate & Environment
Is your vacation rental in a risky wildfire zone? What you need to know
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Millennials vs. boomer. Who will succeed L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl?
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Column: Buffalo shooting is an ugly culmination of California’s ‘great replacement’ theory
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Man is shot and killed outside Grand Central Market, police seek gunman
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Britney Spears announces miscarriage
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Protesters rally for abortion rights in California and across the U.S.
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Emergency alert Glendale sent by mistake sparks alarm, questions across L.A. County
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L.A. on the Record: Let the mayoral ad wars begin
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Essential California Week in Review: An astounding $97.5-billion projected budget surplus

Columnists

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Wherever there’s a fight for California’s future, this Mexican nerd will be there
Sandy Banks
The forces that shape California and animate our lives
Anita Chabria
Golden dreams, hard realities
Steve Lopez
Insights from a California native
Frank Shyong
Culture and diaspora
George Skelton
An expert view on California government and politics
Erika D. Smith
People, politics and the quest for a more equitable California

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Column One: St. Dymphna, patron saint of mental health, is having a renaissance
Column One: In their search for love, South Asians swipe right on dating apps catered for them
Joe Buscaino drops out of L.A. mayor’s race, endorses Rick Caruso
Far from Lake Powell, drought punishes another Western dam
‘Firefighter down’: He walked into a burning house but was carried out. What happened?
Anthony Avalos’ family and L.A. County reach tentative $32-million settlement

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