Opinion
Requiring two-thirds support to pass local taxes for parks, housing, transportation and other public investments is undemocratic. Proposition 5 would lower the threshold to pass a local bond measure to a more reasonable 55%.
Sept. 20, 2024
California
Malibu and Caltrans and other agencies are being sued by the families of four Pepperdine students killed by a speeding driver as well as an injured fifth student.
World & Nation
Weeks after California announced a $250 million public-private partnership with Google to fund local news outlets and develop AI, many aspects of the deal remain uncertain.
Politics
A cap on the federal tax deduction for state and local taxes, known as SALT, was a controversial part of Trump’s 2017 tax overhaul.
Sept. 18, 2024
France’s new government is dominated by conservatives and centrists following elections in which a left-wing coalition won the most seats but not a majority.
Sept. 21, 2024
Letters to the Editor
A reader affected by the Airport fire in Orange County blasts the local Department of Public Works for creating mayhem.
Sept. 19, 2024
Business
Employers in the state add 6,800 jobs in August, far below its nationwide share. Hiring in film, manufacturing and other key sectors stalls.
If the founders were concerned about a too-powerful president, what would they say about the conservative groups backing Donald Trump?
Sept. 15, 2024
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s ‘poison pill’ budget bill defines insanity. Here’s why.
The Dutch government says it wants out of the rules, or even as one of the world’s wealthiest nations it would struggle to provide public services.