California
Kids in California struggle with more cavities than kids in most states, despite Medi-Cal efforts to fix dental care administrative hurdles and focus on prevention.
Sept. 17, 2024
Business
John Baackes, who will retire at the end of the year as head of L.A. Care, turned the publicly run insurer into a major market player following its expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
Sept. 2, 2024
Gov. Newsom signed the Phone-Free Schools Act into law. It requires California school districts to draft policies restricting or banning student cellphone use.
Sept. 23, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
Journalists employed by Southern California News Group have voted 94% in favor of authorizing a strike, according to their union.
Opinion
Wrightwood’s local Fire Safe Council promoted ‘home hardening’ measures such as pruning grasses and branches around homes.
Jessica Caloza gets The Times’ recommendation for this Assembly district. She has extensive experience in local, state and federal government and would be an important pro-housing voice in Sacramento.
Climate & Environment
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed a first-of-a-kind lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, accusing the oil giant of deceiving the public about plastic recycling.
A Times investigation of California’s underground puppy resale market “raises serious alarms about the inhumane treatment of pets,” Gov. Newsom’s office said.
World & Nation
Tensions have been rising in the French Pacific territory New Caledonia after four months of deadly unrest.
Letters to the Editor
If California expects to see record voter turnout, campaigns and civic groups need to do a better job reaching out to Latinos.