“Trial by fire.”
It’s a cliché, but Los Angeles has a way of validating clichés — riots, earthquakes and fires are part of life here. One waits for locusts.
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As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual
The Los Angeles County wildfires triggered a rant from President-elect Donald Trump, who blamed Gov. Gavin Newsom for depriving Southern California of water. Trump today repeated a claim he has
Hollywood thrives on depictions of desperate battles against overwhelming forces of destruction.
A real life version, the equal of any cinematic disaster film, is raging today. Wildfires, driven by fierce
When California state Sen. Scott Wiener introduced the nation’s most ambitious AI safety bill last year, it became a flashpoint in the debate over how to govern artificial intelligence.
California businesses are suing to halt a new state law that bars them from requiring employees to attend anti-union meetings at work.
The state’s Chamber of Commerce and California
California’s homeless population remains the biggest in the nation, but the crisis is growing more slowly here than in most of the rest of the country, according to new
Last year was supposed to mark a milestone in the psychedelic movement. Lawmakers and advocates were set to make California the next frontier in allowing the use of “magic mushrooms.
California strived to maintain its environmental leadership in 2024, with voters approving a $10 billion environmental bond and the state advancing its renewable energy goals — all while navigating a major
Californians who try to withdraw money but don’t have enough in their bank accounts won’t fall deeper into a financial hole from having to pay a fine, thanks
Against the backdrop of the election, the Legislature’s year was marked by debates over retail theft policies, an 11th-hour special session called by the governor, and a dramatic shelving
As President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign imploded this summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom was at the center of the furor.
He became arguably the most prominent and forceful surrogate for
