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Sheriff’s Department reviewing incident at Lancaster gas station where deputy pinned a Black man to the ground while holding a gun to his head.
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Security camera footage shows two men breaking into a Placerville deli and running away with boxes of lottery tickets.
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California’s population has declined for the first time in its history, losing 182,083 people in 2020, officials announced Friday.
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With her husband and nine children, Juliette Paskowitz spent a lifetime chasing the perfect wave.
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With demand for COVID-19 vaccines waning, officials are closing some mass vaccination sites while doubling down on getting the reluctant inoculated.
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“Our democracy is collapsing, and that’s dangerous for all of us because the void will be filled by carnival barkers, despots and authoritarians.”
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Rida Hamida has received international attention for the vaccine/taco event and has taken it to mosques from San Diego to Sacramento.
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The survey also found that 73% of Asian residents worry about being victims of a hate crime. That’s higher than the share of Black and Latino residents, 61% and 58% respectively.
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Speaking with The Times on Thursday, Jenner fleshed out some of her proposals on governing the fifth biggest economy in the world.
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Jenner talks about who she thinks is her natural political base and how she might fix some of California’s problems.
State Laws, Politics & Policy
Federal appeals court rejects challenge to a California program that provides retirement savings for workers who don’t have a pension or 401(k).
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Newsom critics say the recall campaign must tap into discontent over homelessness, housing costs and other issues if the effort hopes to succeed.
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Banners in the Central Valley proclaim thousands of jobs created by the high-speed rail project. The real numbers are more complicated.
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The immigration debate poses a moral dilemma for America.
California: Most read
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L.A. County is in the yellow tier of the state’s COVID recovery plan, allowing for the broadest reopening of the economy since the pandemic began.
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Ending the COVID-19 pandemic will require at least some of us with brains to argue — sorry, have calm and reasoned conversations — with willful idiots.
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Speaking with The Times on Thursday, Jenner fleshed out some of her proposals on governing the fifth biggest economy in the world.
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As L.A. County high schools reopen, teens are redefining back-to-school wardrobe, shedding their remote-learning loungewear for innovative looks.
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The pandemic’s “shecession” could set back decades of progress on workplace equality, especially among Latina, Black and Asian women.
Sanctioned tent camps sprouted up in San Francisco at the beginning of the COVID pandemic and have become key to the city’s homelessness response.
It’s a mad commencement scramble to deliver some pomp to the Class of 2021. Universities are changing their plans the very week that wider reopenings are announced.
“We do need to work harder to ensure that there’s good information and easy access to vaccinations for our younger people,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said.
Orange County will close mass vaccination sites at the Anaheim Convention Center, OC Fair & Event Center, Soka University and Santa Ana College.
The owner of the Old Corner Saloon in San Joaquin County is arrested after allegedly selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards to undercover agents.
A ‘slimmed down’ version of the state fair may return later this year, organizers say.
There will be no LA Pride parade in 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there are virtual and charity events planned.
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris has become one of the nation’s most influential public health figures while guiding California’s efforts during the pandemic.
Gov. Gavin Newsom wins his appeal of a judge’s ruling last year that he didn’t have the right to change state laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number of COVID-19 patients reported statewide Monday was 1,608 — the lowest since tracking began on March 30, 2020.
Restaurants, gyms and theme parks can expand capacity. Indoor bars can open without needing to serve food.
L.A. hoping to supercharge economy by summer. But will tourists and office workers really return?
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A writer who took issue with his daughter’s AP U.S. history course went too far when he accused teachers of ‘deliberately trying to strip the past of relevance.’
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Officials abandon effort to extend the school year in the face of opposition from teachers and lukewarm parent support.
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An adjunct professor at Cypress College repeatedly interrupted and challenged a student who expressed pro-police views during a Zoom presentation.
Housing & Homelessness
Sanitation workers collected about 35 tons of trash while cleaning the remnants of a homeless encampment at Echo Park Lake, which the city is hoping to reopen by the end of this month.
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A federal judge ruled the CDC has no authority to declare a nationwide eviction moratorium during the COVID-19 pandemic. What does this mean for renters?
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With high housing prices driving people inland, a deep-seated fear has taken root in pockets of red California that they’re being invaded by liberals.
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We’re not losing high-income people fleeing California taxes, columnist George Skelton writes. More affluent people have been moving here than departing because they can afford our escalating costs of living.
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Vacation destinations have become primary homes during the COVID-19 pandemic as Lake Tahoe and Palm Springs see surges in population and housing costs.
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L.A. City Councilman John Lee is again battling plans for a homeless housing project along Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Chatsworth.
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A magnitude 4.7 earthquake was reported at 9:35 p.m. Thursday one mile from Truckee, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The recently reopened Pasadena Central Library has closed due to seismic safety issues
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Mobile users in Washington state gained access to the earthquake early warning system’s mobile alerts, following California and Oregon.
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Earthquakes along strike-slip faults can cause tsunamis in certain contexts, a new model shows — and such faults exist right off parts of California.
More headlines
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It’s been a surreal week on the recall campaign trail for those eyeing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s seat
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New report shows the breadth of anti-Asian racism, with attacks reported in hospitals, restaurants and schools
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Giant California condors are rare — but not at Cinda Mickols’ home, where a flock of them turned up uninvited and left a mess.
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At least eight whales in five weeks have washed up dead in the San Francisco Bay, shocking some locals but not highly concerning to some wildlife agencies.
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Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of starting a brush fire in Thousand Oaks last week that forced residents to evacuate.
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Italians applaud Californians’ life sentences for police officer killing
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About 50 children being housed at an intake center in Long Beach have tested positive for COVID-19, along with 14 more at the Pomona Fairplex.
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Leo Leonard, the founder of Pacific Southwest Airlines, wanted to clear the name of the pilot in a deadly 1978 crash.
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The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s refusal to name deputies who fire their weapons runs counter to a ruling by the California Supreme Court.
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Penguins and otters at Monterey Bay Aquarium are said to have perked up since members began visiting recently. Reopening to the public is days away.
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Southern California air quality officials consider rules to hold warehouses accountable for pollution from the diesel trucks they attract.
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Body camera footage from the April 23 exchange captured the woman calling the deputy a “murderer” and a “Mexican racist”
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Conservationists and dam operators have some ideas for President Biden’s infrastructure plan.
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The hilltop cottage belonging to a lesbian couple who were the first same-sex partners to legally marry in San Francisco has become a city landmark.
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The wolf, named Garcia, died Tuesday after experiencing a recent decline in his quality of life, the zoo said in a statement.
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A 57-year-old Shasta County resident has been charged with 20 felony counts of arson in connection with the 2018 Delta fire, which destroyed more than 63,000 acres and burned dozens of properties.
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Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez is seriously considering a bid for mayor, her political consultant said Wednesday.
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Blanca Tamayo, the sole survivor in the Orange mass shooting in March, was released Wednesday afternoon from UCI Medical Center.
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Columnists
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An Assembly panel recommended against creating a new department at a hearing where lawmakers noted a backlog of delayed claims has increased.
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Actor known as “Zach Avery” indicted on fraud charges in sprawling Hollywood Ponzi scheme
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In an unnamed and unheralded alley just south of Hollywood Boulevard, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton filmed scenes in some of their greatest films. It deserves recognition.
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A tidal wave of reopenings continues to wash over the state as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths recede.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers negotiated the provisions of the bill, which allows businesses to avoid paying state taxes on forgiven loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program and to deduct expenses paid for using the loan funds.
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Actor Zachary Horwitz collected $690 million from investors for movie deals the FBI says were fictitious.
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With five new additions, 38 of California’s 58 counties are now in the orange tier. Three are in the final yellow tier, 17 remain in the red tier.
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The ArcLight Hollywood with its Cinerama Dome means a great deal to Hollywood the neighborhood. Here’s hoping for a rescue that saves it but doesn’t try to reinvent something that works.
