California
Essential California: Could L.A. City Council incumbents be more vulnerable in 2022?
Challenges have rarely succeeded, but at least three incumbents face potentially competitive races this year.
The profound costs of global learning loss, and what can be done about it
The learning crisis will have serious implications worldwide unless drastic steps are taken to address it.
Baby’s skull fracture under investigation after LAPD officer tackles hit-and-run suspect
A driver hit a flatbed truck before running from officers while holding his infant son, police said in a video about the pursuit.
Essential California: Cal State pays millions to executives after they resign
While CSU students struggled during the pandemic, former executives were paid more than $4 million in salary and benefits.
Chinatown is one of L.A.’s trendiest dining destinations. But residents don’t have a supermarket
As Chinatown has become one of L.A.'s trendiest dining destinations, its elderly immigrant residents live in a food desert, struggling to buy groceries easily and affordably.
Judge orders release of records detailing Turpin siblings’ care under Riverside County
After claims of mistreatment, a Riverside County judge has ordered the release of records of the Turpin siblings’ conservatorship under the county.
Chick-fil-A isn’t the first to get backlash over a drive-through. It’s a California tradition
Drive-through fast food has been part of Southern California life since the 1960s. But it’s not always been a smooth ride.
Paleontologists discover new San Diego saber-toothed catlike species
The 42-million-year-old fossil specimens belong to the newly named Diegoaelurus, or ‘San Diego’s cat.’
One person dead in Monday night house fire in Highland Park, LAFD reports
It took 40 minutes for firefighters to extinguish a house fire in Highland Park that left one person dead.
Many L.A. County Asian Americans fear racial attacks and are against cutting police funding, survey finds
A new poll from Cal State Los Angeles surveyed Asian American and Pacific Islander voters on homelessness, anti-Asian racism and hate crimes.