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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 1941 file photo, smoke rises from the battleship USS Arizona as it sinks during a Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The coronavirus pandemic is preventing Pearl Harbor survivors from attending an annual ceremony to remember those killed in the 1941 attack. The National Park Service and Navy also are closing the ceremony to the public and livestreaming it instead. (AP Photo, File)

Column: For many alive during Pearl Harbor, the war years were the most momentous of our lives

Columnist George Skelton writes that his generation is the last that will have any recollection of the attack on Pearl Harbor and World War II, which made America a superpower and California a nation-state.

Column: ‘Why does Mater Dei protect bullies?’ A school and Orange County diocese have lots to answer for
There’s more to Judy Baca than her ‘Great Wall of Los Angeles’ mural. The proof is at MOLAA

Podcast: David Chang gets very honest with us
Facing housing crisis, L.A. voters back duplexes in single-family neighborhoods
A beloved philanthropist, a music legend and a shocking killing in Beverly Hills
Orange County D.A. candidate calls for more scrutiny of coach in Mater Dei hazing allegations
Philanthropist Jacqueline Avant helped unite the worlds of Black politics and entertainment
Hack exposes personal information of 400,000 Planned Parenthood Los Angeles patients
What we know about the San Francisco patient with first U.S. Omicron variant case

California Politics

LOS ANGELES CA JULY 22, 2019 -- FBI agents leave the downtown headquarters of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power after serving a search warrant Monday, July 22, 2019. Authorities have declined to discuss the nature of the investigation. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Column: Continuing DWP scandal a black mark on L.A. leaders, an insult to ratepayers

Former DWP board member ‘acted honorably,’ attorney says
Full Coverage: Poll seeks Angelenos’ opinions on homelessness
L.A. voters angry, frustrated over homeless crisis, demand faster action, poll finds
Poll on homelessness: How it was done

California: Most read

California confirms nation’s first Omicron variant coronavirus case
A beloved philanthropist, a music legend and a shocking killing in Beverly Hills
Jacqueline Avant, wife of music executive Clarence Avant, fatally shot in Beverly Hills home
Column: ‘Why does Mater Dei protect bullies?’ A school and Orange County diocese have lots to answer for

In Depth

After a yearlong COVID-19 shutdown, escape rooms are back in Los Angeles
Photos: Christmas returns to Hollywood
50 years later, a grateful epilogue to a Navy tragedy
Crime on L.A. trains, buses rises as riders return: ‘Poor people are suffering the most’

Covid-19 Pandemic and Vaccines

Manhattan Beach, CA - November 29: Scenes from Manhattan Beach, CA, as restaurants continue with outdoor dining, as the newest COVID-19 variant Omicron continues to spread across the globe, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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L.A. County has no plans for an Omicron lockdown

No significant new coronavirus-related restrictions are planned in Los Angeles County despite the emergence of the Omicron variant.

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 05: A man wearing a face mask cross a street as he checks.

Op-Ed: Japan demands COVID tests and tracking. California, not so much. Which is right?

San Diego, California - November 19: Hundreds of people attend a rally to advocate against vaccine mandates at Balboa Park Organ Pavilion on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 in San Diego, California.The City of San Diego has a vaccine mandate deadline of December 1 for the police department. First responders, family and community members against the mandate attended the event. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego City Council moves forward with vaccination mandate for city employees

FILE - A healthcare worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital on Oct. 5, 2021, in Miami. U.S. regulators have opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all and more adults, Friday, Nov. 19, letting them choose another dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Facing Omicron threat, CDC says all adults should get COVID-19 booster vaccine

San Diego, CA - September 28: At San Diego Unified School District office on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021 in San Diego, CA., a large crowd rallied outside to object to the possibility of making COVID vaccines mandatory for staff and students 12 and up. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Court temporarily halts San Diego schools’ COVID-19 vaccine mandate

In L.A. County, low-income areas have been less likely to get COVID-19 boosters

Enforcement begins today for L.A.’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements

How big a threat is the Omicron variant of coronavirus? Here’s what we know

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccination mandate for California prisons

Montgomery Street, in downtown Oroville, at dusk.

To protest COVID mandates, this California town declared itself a ‘constitutional republic’

A petrol attendant stands next to a newspaper headline in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. As the world grapples with the emergence of the new variant of COVID-19, scientists in South Africa — where omicron was first identified — are scrambling to combat its spread across the country. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

How can you protect yourself amid Omicron variant alarms? Here’s what we know

Johnny Thai, 11, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a pediatric vaccine clinic for children ages 5 to 11 set up at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. Health systems have released little data on the racial breakdown of youth vaccinations, and community leaders fear that Black and Latino kids are falling behind. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Facing new Omicron variant, L.A. County urges mask wearing, testing, vaccinations

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Portrait of Milbet Del Cid, owner of Amalia's Restaurant on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. Amalia's, a Guatemalan restaurant located at the edge of Koreatown, was struggling to get by a year ago. The coronavirus pandemic prompted public health limit restaurants to take out order and outdoor seating. Since then, California's vaccination rates have gone up but new measures to continue to protect residents is creating another wave of hardship for Amalia's. On Nov. 29, many establishments like Amalia's will be required to demand proof of vaccination for several months. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

As L.A. prepares to enforce vaccine mandate, businesses expect some unpleasantness

Education

Dave Chappelle’s high school will still name theater after him despite student protest
Podcast: College degrees for incarcerated folks
Crush of last-minute applications crashes UC, Cal State computers; deadlines are extended

Housing & Homelessness

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - OCT. 15, 2021. A homeless encampment was cleared and a chain link fence erected around MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Officials gave the homeless people living at the park until 10:30 p.m. on Friday to leave. The park will be closed for an extensive cleanup and renovation project. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

For nearly half of Black voters in L.A., homelessness is personal, poll finds

Racial inequity pervades homelessness in Los Angeles. Black residents are far more likely to be homeless and to know someone who is.

Limits on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac loans raised to nearly $1 million in some markets
Some California cities try to blunt new duplex law with restrictions on new developments
The toll of one man’s mental illness: 17 criminal cases, six competency hearings, one failed conservatorship
Column: Ban homeless encampments everywhere? It might have more support than liberals think
Glendale’s homeless community lost access to showers during the pandemic. A nonprofit sees racism

Earthquakes

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Magnitude 3.0 earthquake hits near Ridgecrest
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3.8 quake hits in San Ramon, Calif.
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Magnitude 4.1 earthquake hits near Ukiah, Calif.
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The state is offering cash for earthquake retrofits. Here’s how to apply

More headlines

Biden is leasing public lands for oil drilling. But what about solar and wind?
Why did clams disappear from Pismo Beach?
What to know about Clarence Avant, husband of the late Jacqueline Avant
California water districts will get no requested supplies from the state
Los Angeles County virtually mourns its unclaimed dead
‘Unfathomable’ slaying of Jacqueline Avant stuns Hollywood and political world

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Environmental group and Tejon Ranch agree on plan to build 19,300 zero-emission homes
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Black job applicant sues company for discrimination over hairstyle
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Trial to determine if requiring women on boards is legal
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Multivehicle crash leaves 14 cattle dead, driver hurt in San Bernardino County
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Why California isn’t planning new lockdowns or restrictions for the Omicron variant
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A big gun control win in California, and a shooting involving youths
World & Nation
Democrats make last effort to keep immigration reforms in social spending bill
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Elderly woman found dead in Chatsworth mobile home fire
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State appeals court rejects long-standing challenge to California bullet train
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Woman walking on 110 Freeway in Highland Park is killed in early-morning crash
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Amazon delivery driver carjacked in San Pedro, packages stolen
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Long border waits return after smooth reopening this month

Columnists

Gustavo Arellano
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
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

Featured

U.S. appeals court upholds California’s ban on large-capacity firearms magazines
Psychics and astrologers are huge on Instagram. Now scammers are impersonating them
San Diego Comic-Con is back, and the heroes are masked
Omicron variant adds new peril to holiday season in California and beyond
We write about environmental calamity. Here’s what gives us hope
California’s coast embraces child COVID-19 shots, but demand lags inland

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Business & Economics

A new breed of brazen takeover robbers hitting California luxury retailers, raising ire
California gas prices soar to record highs
‘Rust’ shooting: Who could face criminal charges in death of Halyna Hutchins?
Obamacare open enrollment begins. Find out if you qualify for higher subsidies
Sean Penn’s CORE group faces labor charges over impassioned internal email