Advertisement
Latest Headlines
Humans keep building where we shouldn’t build, experts say, heightening the danger in fire-prone landscapes subjected to dry Santa Ana winds.
-
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Friday afternoon at 5:56 p.m. less than a mile from Palm Springs, according to the U.S. -
Southern California Edison is considering shutting off power to more than 56,000 customers as forecasters warn that strong winds will raise the risk of wildfire over the weekend.
-
Former Cal State Northridge student Davis Moreno-Jaime was sentenced to eight years in state prison for sexually assaulting a woman on the school’s campus, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
-
An L.A. jury decided that Michael Gargiulo, convicted of murdering two women and nearly killing a third, should be put to death.
-
Joblessness stood at 4% in September, less than any month since the current methodology was introduced in 1976, state officials reported. That was down from 4.1% in August and a year earlier.
-
A Los Angeles company owned by a real estate developer faces a proposed fine of $71,000 for making improper donations to a City Council candidate.
-
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said the amount of fentanyl it has seized is set to double for the third year in a row.
-
Video shows 12-year-old Isaiah Brown being held on the ground with a spit mask over his head. His family is now seeking damages.
-
Two top officials at the California Coastal Commission criticized Del Mar this week for continuing to reject “managed retreat” as an option to deal with sea level rise, saying they hope the city will reconsider.
Times Investigations
Nearly 300 drinking water wells and other water sources in California have been found to have traces of man-made chemicals linked to cancer.
-
Los Angeles Times reporters found two dozen cases in which a death investigation was harmed by the procurement of body parts.
-
How firms helped rewrite a law to make it difficult for coroners to stop them from harvesting body parts.
-
The Times found a rising number of death investigations across the country were complicated or upended after transplantable body parts were taken before a coroner’s autopsy.
-
The Times found dozens of cases in which autopsy investigations were hindered or delayed by the procurement of tissues or organs — something the industry claims never happens.
Columnists
-
City Beat: Moments in the life of L.A.
-
Insights from a California native
-
Culture and diaspora
-
Skelton has covered government and politics for The Times since 1974.
Advertisement
A number of arson attacks on Los Angeles’ growing homeless community have left several people dead or injured in recent weeks, and Los Angeles fire officials say the overall number of blazes affecting the homeless community is on pace to rise for the third year in a row.
Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer on Wednesday sued several housing developers, alleging they misappropriated millions of dollars of public money. The lawsuit stems from a $2.3 million loan issued by the city in 1999.
When a city has a shortage of shelter beds, homeless people are forced to sleep outside. Why should they be punished for that?
A protest in Chatsworth against a homeless housing project shows that voters are fine spending tax money on these items, but just not near their homes.
The L.A. City Council has voted to move forward with an effort to stop landlords from quickly evicting tenants or raising rent before a new state rental law takes effect.
Dozens of new apartments for homeless people could rise in Chatsworth after the Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to fund a rare proposal to build such housing in the northwest San Fernando Valley.
Boise is a midsize city with a manageable homeless population. But it is setting standards for how much bigger cities deal with homeless encampments.
A newly formed group called Homeshare Alliance Los Angeles has been pushing City Council members to permit Angelenos to rent out a second unit to travelers.
No private bedrooms for these L.A. residents. They choose to live in pods or rooms filled with bunk beds.
Advertisement
Climate & Environment
Jane Fonda was detained again during a rally outside the U.S. Capitol Friday. Her “Grace & Frankie” costar Sam Waterston also was caught in the fray.
-
Southern California Edison is not explaining why it chose to keep electricity running through power lines in Slymar last Thursday, including in an area where the Saddleridge fire ignited.
-
Rick Perry was traveling with President Trump to Texas on Thursday when he shared the news aboard Air Force One, an administration official said.
-
A major California fault capable of producing a magnitude 8 earthquake has begun moving for the first time on record since July’s Ridgecrest quakes.
-
A gang of Wall Street hedge funds is jousting to own PG&E, leaving Californians with nothing but bad choices.
-
With the new MyShake app, how many seconds would you get from an earthquake early warning?
-
Twenty-seven percent of students who entered Cal State universities as freshmen four years ago graduated in 2019, up from 19% in 2015, according to CSU’s figures.
-
The strike is Chicago’s first major walkout by teachers since 2012. It follows months of negotiations between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools over pay, class size and other issues.
-
Under a new law, schools will be forced to start later in the morning -- and more kids will have to go to school without their working parents.
-
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 12:19 a.m. Friday in Compton, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
-
The quake was reported at 7:54 a.m. It occurred 14 miles from Hollister, 18 miles from Salinas, 20 miles from Greenfield and 20 miles from Prunedale.
-
On Thursday, California will unveil an app created by UC Berkeley that will offer earthquake early warnings to any corner of the state. Warnings will also be issued for some quakes by text message.
-
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning at 6:09 a.m. 11 miles from Soledad, Calif., according to the U.S.
More Headlines
-
Man convicted of hate crime in attack on black Whole Foods Market employee
-
Robert Flaxman, a California real estate developer, was sentenced to a month in prison for rigging his daughter’s test scores
-
Federal prosecutors are ratcheting up pressure on parents who have maintained their innocence in the college admissions scandal with a warning they intend to file additional criminal charges as early as next week.
-
Tina Bejarano gave birth at age 17 to a baby girl she believed had died. She learned she actually has a son, who is alive and well, with a child of his own. The new family will meet for the first time this Thanksgiving holiday.
-
Orange County residential care homes will pay $1.1 million in back wages and penalties to 66 workers in federal lawsuit settlement, as experts cite widespread abuses in the industry
-
Lois Arvickson died in her home after burning garbage was dumped nearby and started the Sandalwood fire. Residents struggle to adapt to a new reality.
-
Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which shook Northern California as Game 3 of the World Series was about to begin at at Candlestick Park.
Most read
-
A major California fault capable of producing a magnitude 8 earthquake has begun moving for the first time on record since July’s Ridgecrest quakes.
-
An L.A. jury decided that Michael Gargiulo, convicted of murdering two women and nearly killing a third, should be put to death.
-
Tina Bejarano gave birth at age 17 to a baby girl she believed had died. She learned she actually has a son, who is alive and well, with a child of his own. The new family will meet for the first time this Thanksgiving holiday.
-
Southern California Edison is considering shutting off power to more than 56,000 customers as forecasters warn that strong winds will raise the risk of wildfire over the weekend.
-
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 12:19 a.m. Friday in Compton, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Advertisement
Laws & Policy
-
California officials are wondering why marijuana taxes haven’t turned out to be a cash cow. Here’s the reason.
-
Several utility executives and political leaders seemed shocked, shocked to find that when electricity is shut off, traffic lights go dark and drivers smash their cars.
-
More than 80% of registered voters in the state feel this way, according to a new poll. About 92% of Democrats and 60% of Republicans are in agreement.
-
Gov. Newsom is facing criticism over his decisions for the $5 billion generated annually by gas taxes and vehicles fees that were increased by a 2017 law.
-
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged PG&E to give money back to hundreds of thousands of customers affected by last week’s outages.
Advertisement
Advertisement