Storms will start to arrive Friday, with stray showers in isolated areas and maximum temperatures slightly lower than average, according to the forecast from the National Weather Service. Read full …
9th Circuit again denies Trump administration request to block 20,000 California ballots
Federal grand jury subpoenas have demanded that county election officials turn over internal communications and testify, raising concerns that investigations could intimidate workers. Read full story Author: Kevin Rector, Brittny …
‘They come in droves’: How robotaxis hog EV chargers in one corner of Southern California
Drivers say the robotaxis are taking up charging spots at public stations, as San Diego officials push for more control over autonomous vehicles. Read full story Author: Ella Chakarian
99 Ranch Market to close two California locations
Tawa Inc., which is also fighting a federal discrimination suit, will close two 99 Ranch Market locations. Read full story Author: Ella Chakarian
Obamacare Dealt Yet Another Blow as Premiums Rise Again
Premiums will jump by 13 percent for next year, though much of the price increase will be offset by subsidies. But customers who earn over $64,000 will pay more, on …
Democrats and Republicans Share Dueling Health Care Messages in Final Midterms Push
After concentrating on the high price of gas and groceries, Democrats are using health costs to make their case about an “affordability crisis.” Go to Source Author: Sheryl Gay Stolberg …
The Justice Department’s Unusual Election-Year Activity
Federal prosecutors have targeted President Trump’s political opponents and sued states over election administration just before the midterms. Devlin Barrett, a reporter for The New York Times, explains how this …
Newsom announces a state ‘strike force’ to smooth path for 2028 Olympics
The strike team will aim to knock down bureaucratic hurdles and ensure that state agencies, local governments and LA28 are working together to ensure a successful Olympics. Read full story …
Becerra widens lead in governor’s race as voter focus shifts to Trump, new poll shows
LA Times/Berkeley poll on California governor’s race, October 2026 Read full story Author: Nicole Nixon
L.A.’s Black leaders uneasy about Bass’ prospects amid declining clout at City Hall
To win the race, Mayor Karen Bass will need to boost turnout among the city’s Black voters and across South L.A. But Councilmember Nithya Raman is also fighting for those …
L.A.’s Westside once bragged about not needing air conditioning. This year’s heat changed that
Many Westside residents without air conditioning told The Times they drastically altered their daily routines due to oppressive heat and humidity. Some avoided cooking and slept on friend’s couches. Read …
This L.A. city board is more than 150 years old. A ballot measure could quietly hasten its end
The five Public Works board members are appointed by the mayor and earn about $200,000 a year. They oversee more than 5,500 city employees working in sanitation, street repairs, sewer …
Arson, conspiracy are behind devastating Old Town Newhall fire, authorities say; 4 arrested
Roughly two months after fire ripped through Newhall’s historic downtown, four people are under arrest, accused of arson and conspiracy in the devastating blaze. Read full story Author: Iris Kwok
Fierce debate as California changes course in central water hub
California regulators adopted a controversial plan changing how the state governs the pumping of water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. It gives water agencies more leeway in how they …
Cal Fire has a new app. It looks a lot like Watch Duty
Cal Fire does not credit Watch Duty as the inspiration for the AwareCA app. But it does address the uneasiness of many fire officials that residents are getting life-and-death information …
‘Mountain of evidence’: ICE agents discriminated against Latinos, judge says
Citing agents’ own testimony and body-camera footage, U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong found evidence of an unwritten policy targeting people who are Latino or appear to be and are …
A ‘compulsion’ to hurt kids: San Diego woman pleads guilty to killing best friend’s baby
A San Diego woman pleaded guilty this week in the 2024 death of her best friend’s 6-week-old baby and harming the baby’s twin. She told investigators she had a “compulsion …
Democrats Peddling False Moderation
Are Democrats really flipping the campaign sleight-of-hand script – running as radicals but planning to rule as moderates? Or are they just using their court stenographers at the New York …
Real GDP Rose 3.4%–Get Out There and Sell It, Republicans
There’s so much talk about Democratic dirty tricks and decoy candidates in Alaska, along with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s husband problem in Minnesota. Along with socialists running away from socialism in …
Meet Abdul El-Bambi, Open-Borders Democrat
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s radicalism on illegal immigration is almost touching. The Great Left Hope for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat has sounded less like a hardened, Bidenesque partisan – hellbent …