Editor's note: this post, first published Oct. 18 at 3:08 PM, is being updated as additional information is received
A city of Santa Monica employee has been
Roma King (Michniewicz) will never forget her family’s escape from Soviet-occupied Siberia during World War II.
Against all odds, Roma’s father located where his family were in Siberia
MIKE SCHNEIDER
Associated Press
Heather and Clark Ensminger breathed sighs of relief when their Los Angeles-bound plane took off from Florida on time: Their biggest hurdle was now eliminated for
JULIE WATSON and CAROLYN THOMPSON
Associated Press
Winning re-election while indicted is a rare feat in U.S. history.
But two Republican congressmen are attempting to do just that in
DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
California will reconsider life sentences for up to 4,000 nonviolent third-strike criminals by allowing them to seek parole under a ballot measure approved by voters
An elementary school teacher that was removed from the classroom due to an article in which she discussed her former pupil, Stephen Miller, has returned to teaching this week.
Nikki
MICHAEL R. BLOOD
Associated Press
Pushy midday shoppers nose their carts through the Korean market, stocking up on bottled kimchi and seaweed spring rolls. A few doors away, customers grab
JONATHAN J. COOPER
Associated Press
John Cox, the Republican candidate for governor of California, had his political awakening in grade school.
His mother, a high school librarian, worked for incompetent
Name: Lori Brown
Age: 58
Occupation: Business owner; Vice Chair of Santa Monica Recreation & Parks; Mother of a public school students.
Neighborhood of residence: Sunset Park; Pico Neighborhood and
JONATHAN J. COOPER
Associated Press
For eight years, Democrat Gavin Newsom bided his time as California's lieutenant governor, a job with little responsibility and little interest to him.
SOPHIA BOLLAG
Associated Press
As the political battle to overturn California's gas tax increase intensified, the state transportation agency coordinated frequently with the public affairs firm working to