A 34-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested after allegedly pepper-spraying a fellow moviegoer using a cellphone at a Burbank AMC theater, leaving at least two others needing hospital treatment. Read …
Newsom signs California’s first standalone post-production tax credit
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2319, California’s first standalone post-production tax credit, offering 35% to 50% back to lure editing, sound and VFX work home. Read full story Author: Cerys …
No. 12 USC defeats Rutgers in Big Ten opener, but defensive woes detract from win
No. 12 USC defeats Rutgers 42-35 in its Big Ten opener, but concerns about the defense continue to cast doubts over the Trojans’ playoff readiness. Read full story Author: Ryan …
California judge sentences former Syrian prison boss to 60 years for torturing inmates
Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 74, was previously found guilty of charges that he ordered and participated in the torture of prisoners while he headed the Adra Prison. Read full story Author: …
The fall of once-mighty McClatchy newspapers underscores California’s news crisis
The union that represents McClatchy journalists said that more than 90 unionized journalists and media workers across 17 publications had been laid off. Read full story Author: Suhauna Hussain
How California tech turned thrifted clothes into fashion’s hottest status symbol
Thrifted clothes have become a Hollywood fashion flex, as California-born platforms like the RealReal, Poshmark, ThredUp and eBay turn secondhand shopping into a $240-billion, fast-growing global industry. Read full story …
Trump Faced Loss After Loss. He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press.
The president’s ban of three media outlets from the White House fits a pattern of using the apparatus of government to crack down on his perceived enemies. Go to Source …
News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters
Some Democrats said President Trump’s ban was an attempt to control the press and distract voters as Republicans face deep challenges in the midterm elections. Go to Source Author: Mack …
Tracking Assault Weapons Bans Across the Country as Court Battles Continue
Here are the states that have sought to limit access to some of the most lethal firearms, as gun restrictions face new legal challenges. Go to Source Author: Aishvarya Kavi …
Newsom Signs Bills Meant to Prevent Trump’s Interference in Midterms
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation that would make it illegal to interfere with ballots or election records in response to efforts by the president to restrict voting. Go …
Community colleges will be able to grant more bachelor’s degrees under law signed by Newsom
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills that would let community colleges offer more bachelor’s degrees. The new degree options would be tied to regional workforce needs and campus …
Paramount, California settlement talks accelerate, moving Warner Bros. merger closer to the finish line
A resolution would allow David Ellison’s $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery to finalize Read full story Author: Meg James
Wanted: Notorious Lake Tahoe tree poisoner. Reward? $147,000
A question has bedeviled a wealthy Lake Tahoe enclave for years: Who is poisoning the towering trees that stand sentry on the lake’s North Shore? Read full story Author: Alex …
Converse apologizes after sneaker ad is slammed for imagery likened to KKK
The popular sneaker brand Converse has apologized and pulled a controversial ad condemned by social media users who said it evoked Ku Klux Klan imagery. Read full story Author: Emily …
Newsom rejects effort to roll back CEQA exemptions for advanced manufacturing
Senate Bill 954 would have rolled back parts of last year’s controversial overhaul of CEQA that allowed for advanced manufacturing facilities to be sited in communities without environmental review. Read …
The Mother of the SAVE Act
A hotel room in Arizona in January makes for an unusual war room, but that’s exactly where a small group of conservative-minded election attorneys gathered in 2024 to discuss upcoming …
Understanding Islam’s Rise in America Without Rancor or Vitriol
America’s unrivaled prosperity and freedom make it hard for us to understand why everyone doesn’t want to live and think as we do. Even leftists in the United States who …
The Politics of Religion
Good afternoon. We’re some 45 days away from the 2026 midterms. Most media observers – recalling with well-earned humility how they felt after the “red wave” of 2022 turned into …
When AI Goes Public, Who Will Own the Risk?
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s essay calling for “pacing” the development of frontier artificial intelligence models – along with domestic and international regulation enforcing “safety standards” – has the world abuzz …
Burned on My 16th Birthday
The night I turned 16, my birthday cake had the biggest candle of all time: my own house. Yes, the Palisades fire was approaching my house, which then burned down. …