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A map showing the approximate location of the Quail fire origin just outside of Vacaville, Calif.

Evacuations ordered in Solano County wildfire

Northern California wildfire forces evacuations near Vacaville.

San Diego leaders will challenge state law prohibiting race, gender preferences in contracting
Video shows L.A. firefighters punching and kicking man accused of trespassing at station

101 Freeway through downtown L.A. will be closed for 24 hours starting at 10 p.m.
Laguna Woods church and community leaders join together to denounce politically motivated violence
Once-trampled (and secret) Grove of Titans redwood stand in Northern California reopens
Nine shot, one killed outside party in San Bernardino County, police say
San Diegans show love for bighorn sheep after park accused of neglecting ‘guzzler’ system
Another bummer coronavirus summer for California? Cases keep rising along with concerns
Why swimming pools are getting a break despite unprecedented water restrictions

California Politics

Santa Monica, CA - May 20: L.A. mayoral candidates from left, Karen Bass, Kevin de Leon and Gina Viola debate on homelessness at KCRW studios on Friday, May 20, 2022 in Santa Monica, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

With Caruso absent, L.A. mayoral candidates argue for progressive moves on homelessness

L.A. on the Record: Renters are getting short shrift in the mayor’s race, advocates say
Clarence Avant, famed music executive, endorses Rick Caruso for mayor
San Francisco archbishop bars Rep. Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion over abortion rights stance
California Politics: The state’s budget surplus is distracting

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Another bummer coronavirus summer for California? Cases keep rising along with concerns
Q&A: He’s studied mental illness for 50 years. Here are all the things we’re doing wrong
101 Freeway through downtown L.A. will be closed for 24 hours starting at 10 p.m.
Why swimming pools are getting a break despite unprecedented water restrictions

In Depth

An FBI corruption probe revealed who really runs Anaheim. Read our full coverage
Homelessness is up 10% in San Diego County. ‘More miserable out there than I have seen in years’
Here’s what we know about the legacy of DDT dumping off L.A.'s coast

Covid-19 Pandemic and Vaccines

This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. On Wednesday, May 18, 2022, Portuguese health authorities confirmed five cases of monkeypox in young men, marking an unusual outbreak in Europe of a disease typically limited to Africa. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP)

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Monkeypox: Why L.A. is watching out for this rare but potentially serious illness

Monkeypox is garnering increased attention because outbreaks and cases are showing up in areas where they don’t usually occur.

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 05: Dr, David Bolour, left, vaccinats Joshua Fernandez, 5, right, in Ted Watkins Memorial Park on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. County coronavirus cases rise to new risk level, sparking concern

A person holds the drug Paxlovid from the U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer against Covid-19.

New coronavirus mystery: Some are getting COVID-19 again even after taking Paxlovid

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 05: Director Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) left, reads to Joshua Fernandez, 5, in Ted Watkins Memorial Park on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Barbara Ferrer were visiting a vaccination and testing site in the park. An outreach team from the site vaccinated several children and their parents outside in the park and Ferrer and Walensky looked on. The children each received a book after being vaccination Ferrer took an extra few minutes to read to Joshua. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

With new coronavirus wave, L.A. faring much better than New York. Can it last?

The La Verne Police Dept. recovered more than 500 blank COVID-19 vaccine cards from the Pomona Fairplex

L.A. doctor accused of issuing fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, injecting patients with plasma

L.A. coronavirus hospitalizations start rising again; officials urge mask-wearing

With COVID cases rising, how close is California to new mask rules, restrictions?

The fight against COVID, a chaplain says, unfolded on ‘sacred ground’

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

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

Education

Senate moves to preserve site of segregated ‘Mexican’ school
A CSU official was accused of harassment. Women question why he wasn’t disciplined
LAUSD expects enrollment to plummet by ‘alarming’ 30% in the next decade

Housing & Homelessness

A homeless veteran walks along Veterans Row in West Los Angeles on October 30, 2021.

Given a chance to avoid jail and criminal charges, mentally ill, addicted and homeless people in L.A. pass

A program designed to send mentally ill, addicted or homeless adults into treatment instead of jails when arrested in L.A. is having little success.

Why do so many L.A. apartments come without fridges? Inside the chilling mystery
‘Gimme Shelter’: How California’s top cop enforces housing laws
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Finding a place to rent in Los Angeles has become a competitive sport
COVID eviction bans are lapsing, but other protections for California renters remain
Newsom’s new California budget offers few details on costs for court-ordered homeless help

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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Essential California Week in Review: A deadly shooting in Laguna Woods
‘When is the next one?’: After Buffalo massacre, Black L.A. residents consider their safety
Federal judge extends the blocking of Biden administration’s plans to lift Title 42
LAPD SWAT officer caught saying ‘happy hunting’ on body-cam before fatal police shooting
Man sentenced to 24 years for setting Big Sur wildfire that killed 12 endangered condors
L.A. fire officials file building code complaint after fatal blaze at Hollywood recording studios

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Column: How can we protect our kids from racism? Author Ibram X. Kendi has this advice
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Two years after massive wildfire, a reopened general store still offers a helping hand
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Reseda man sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing guns from storage units, selling them
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California families who lost loved ones to fentanyl-laced drugs press lawmakers to act
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L.A. loves the glitz but suspects the rich. Will it turn to a billionaire mayor?
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The Buffalo shooting brings back a lifelong question: Why do they hate us so much?
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State to investigate fatal shooting by officer in Fresno
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Richard Riordan, L.A.’s last Republican mayor, endorses Rick Caruso
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L.A. antiabortion activist charged with harassing San Francisco doctor, defacing statue
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Fire breaks out at Hollywood recording studios, leaving 1 dead and 2 injured
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Growing brush fire burns near the Grapevine east of 5 Freeway
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California lawmakers kill plans to ban oil drilling in state-controlled waters

Columnists

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Wherever there’s a fight for California’s future, this Mexican nerd will be there
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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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This tiny Utah town could shape the West’s energy future
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Secret retreats and a powerful ‘cabal’: Corruption probe reveals who really runs Anaheim
Vancouver’s safe drug-use sites are wrenching to see. California should open them anyway
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In California’s high-risk fire country, Airbnb offers guests no warning or escape plan
Column One: St. Dymphna, patron saint of mental health, is having a renaissance
Four high-ranking men at CSU campuses were accused of sexual harassment. All were treated differently

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