California

A baby was found dead on a California road. Girl, 14, and her father are sought

Iris Kwok — Tue, 1 Sep 2026 03:16:24 GMT

Authorities say they are searching for a man suspected of sexually abusing and impregnating his teenage daughter. The teenager is wanted on suspicion of killing her baby.

Voters would decide on a $7.5-billion science bond to fund state research if Newsom approves

Andrew Khouri — Tue, 1 Sep 2026 02:41:53 GMT

California lawmakers sent a $7.5-billion science research bond measure to Gov. Gavin Newsom. If signed, it would go before voters on the March 2028 ballot.

2 drivers careen off PCH onto beach near Mugu Rock just days apart

Terry Castleman — Tue, 1 Sep 2026 01:03:29 GMT

A car tumbled 75 feet from Pacific Coast Highway onto a rocky shoreline near Mugu Rock early Sunday — just days after a vehicle plunged off the road in the same area, according to authorities.

Reining In Big Tech: How California lawmakers plan to regulate AI and social media

Queenie Wong, Dakota Smith — Tue, 1 Sep 2026 00:57:01 GMT

As the legislative session moves closer to the end, California lawmakers will decide on bills that tackle issues including social media safety and AI's impact on jobs.

Bill to aid California newsrooms now on the governor's desk

Suhauna Hussain — Tue, 1 Sep 2026 00:40:47 GMT

Assembly Bill 2222 would create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ, which in practice would provide direct cash infusions to participating newsrooms.

Teenage Five Guys worker hit by stray bullet while on the job

Iris Kwok — Tue, 1 Sep 2026 00:26:40 GMT

The shooting took place in Oxnard Friday evening, authorities said.

L.A. County sues State Farm over its handling of wildfire claims

Melody Petersen — Tue, 1 Sep 2026 00:15:25 GMT

L.A. County announced Monday that it had filed a lawsuit against State Farm General after hundreds of victims of last year's devastating wildfires complained that their policy claims had been delayed, denied or underpaid.

State lawmakers back environmental carve-out for new San Diego stadium

Dakota Smith — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:58:21 GMT

California lawmakers voted to fast-track a San Diego stadium and housing project by helping it avoid lawsuits over its environmental impacts.

Flash flood in Grand Canyon left two dead. Extreme weather fueled the deluge

Karen Garcia, Ruben Vives — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:05:41 GMT

A catastrophic flash flood tore through the Grand Canyon's Bright Angel Canyon, killing at least two, leaving more than a dozen missing and wrecking trails and bridges.

Citing California as a problem state, Trump administration shuts down 110 trucking schools

Andrea Castillo — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:35:38 GMT

Federal officials said the targeted schools were connected to more than 5,000 drivers who had failed English proficiency tests.

Ex-Compton gang leader found guilty in murder of Tupac Shakur

Richard Winton — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:21:16 GMT

A Las Vegas jury on Monday found a onetime Compton gang leader guilty in the slaying of rapper Tupac Shakur, marking a turning point in a murder mystery that captivated the public's attention for decades.

Teen girl who livestreamed San Diego mosque shooting faces murder charges, prosecutors say

Clara Harter — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:13:59 GMT

A 17-year-old girl accused of livestreaming a deadly attack on a San Diego mosque is now facing murder charges.

Beverly Hills alley fight leaves man dead; 19-year-old resident arrested on suspicion of murder

Clara Harter — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:47:39 GMT

A 19-year-old Beverly Hills resident has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a Sunday night fight in an alleyway that left another resident dead.

Ex-LAPD officer indicted again on murder charge in 2015 killing of homeless man

Richard Winton, James Queally — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:46:16 GMT

A Los Angeles County grand jury has once again indicted former LAPD Officer Clifford Proctor in the 2015 killing of Brendon Glenn, who was unarmed and on the ground when Proctor shot him in the back while on duty. A judge threw out the charges against Proctor earlier this year.

Newport Beach jeweler who cheated clients out of Rolexes and diamonds gets five years in prison

Alene Tchekmedyian — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:16:12 GMT

Prosecutors say Nelson Holdo took clients' money but never delivered the Rolexes, diamonds and other jewelry they paid for.

L.A. woman gives birth to 'very rare' triplets. Babies come close to Guinness world record

Fedor Zarkhin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:12:20 GMT

A South L.A. woman gave birth to "very rare" triplets, nearly breaking a world record at the same time

Planned bikes lanes on Forest Lawn Drive targeted in last-minute language added to bill

Colleen Shalby — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:29:26 GMT

A street safety project at the center of a debate between Mayor Karen Bass and mayoral candidate Nithya Raman could be affected.

Simi Valley landfill gets rotting food from warehouse fire, raising odor complaints from neighbors

Salvador Hernandez — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:54:11 GMT

Simi Valley residents complain of odor after a nearby landfill receives waste from the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights.

Solar power for renters would get easier with two bills now on the governor's desk

Blanca Begert, Ian James — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:48:16 GMT

Renters could get access to solar panels if the governor signs two bills just passed by the Legislature.

Singer D4vd swaps private attorneys for public defender in murder case

James Queally — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:08:09 GMT

The musician David Anthony Burke — known by his stage name D4vd — has changed representation as he faces trial in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, swapping out the private attorneys who have represented him for months for lawyers from the L.A. County public defender's office.

The high-risk strategy in Tupac Shakur case: Defense says client is full of BS

Richard Winton — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Legal experts call it a novel tactic, but perhaps the best shot at getting jurors to ignore statements in police interviews and a documentary they heard in Duane Davis' own words.

UCLA disciplined a pro-Palestinian protester behind closed doors. Now he's suing

Jaweed Kaleem — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

UCLA PhD student Dylan Kupsh, who was a pro-Palestinian campus protester, is suing UC over its student discipline process. The lawsuit alleges viewpoint discrimination and due process violations. UCLA said it will respond to the suit in court.

AI is watching your spending and setting your prices accordingly. Lawmakers want to stop it

Audrey McGlinchy — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Personalized pricing, or so-called surveillance pricing, is when companies use data such as IP addresses or language preferences to set prices specific to customers.

Lawmakers send bills to Newsom shoring up ballot security, transparency for paid political posts

Nicole Nixon — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:25:17 GMT

California lawmakers on Sunday approved bills aimed at preventing interference in this fall's midterm elections and requiring more transparency from social media influencers who are paid by political campaigns.

California lawmakers vote to change childhood sex abuse law

Dakota Smith — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:08:50 GMT

The 2019 law resulted in billions of dollars in payouts from local governments.

Weird, wet heat is finally set to taper off: Here's where and when

Corinne Purtill — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:06:04 GMT

Expect weather that feels "more like California than Miami," the National Weather Service says

One dead, more than a dozen unaccounted for after Grand Canyon flash flood

Hayley Smith, Emily St. Martin — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:34:46 GMT

The flash flood happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday and resulted in 'significant impacts' to infrastructure throughout Bright Angel Canyon.

'We're not changing it': SoCal-based Mapquest takes stand against Trump's 'Lake America'

Corinne Purtill — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:20:22 GMT

Like a voice of dissent from 2005, the mapping site holds firm to Lake Ontario despite Trump's executive order stemming from his escalating trade war with Canada.

Bear family rescued from large water tank in La Verne during heat wave

Hayley Smith — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:53:34 GMT

Officials speculated that the bear and her cubs may have entered the tank because they were thirsty. The high temperature in La Verne Saturday was 98 degrees.

'Measured in weeks, not days': Plaskett and Timber fires near Big Sur scorch 33,000 acres

Hayley Smith — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:01:30 GMT

Crews are continuing to battle two wildfires in Monterey County that have collectively burned more than 33,000 acres and forced more than 600 people to evacuate.

A conservative California upbringing paved Natalie Harp's way to Trump

Ana Ceballos, Hannah Fry — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The presidential aide spent much of her early life in Southern California, where she was home-schooled and attended a mega-church on Sundays, her brother said.

France's wildfire nightmare echoes California's hard lessons on building in the woods

Michael Finnegan, Noah Haggerty — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

As France fights wildfires this summer, it looks to California and its experience with fighting or preventing fires.

Family of boy killed at Long Beach bus stop watches as driver is sentenced

Jacob Sisneros — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Jacob Bustillos received probation and jail time after running a red light in Long Beach, causing a crash that killed 15-year-old Carlos Ramirez.

Dolly Parton's former Solvang retreat is on the market

Suhauna Hussain — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:27:03 GMT

Dolly Parton, the country music icon who died at 80 this week, used to spend some of her weekends in Solvang.

Millions of pounds of rotting food have finally been removed from burned warehouse in Boyle Heights

Suhauna Hussain — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:02:18 GMT

The air quality regulator sent an enforcement team to inspect the site Saturday and confirmed food removal had been completed.

California lawmakers reach deal in high-stakes fight over regulating data centers

Dakota Smith, Blanca Begert — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:25:27 GMT

After weeks of intense negotiation, state lawmakers on Friday reached a compromise on legislation to regulate energy use by California's growing data center industry, action triggered by community anger over the facilities and fears of high utility bills in some communities.

Lopez: Gov. Newsom backs off from shameful gambit, and it's a victory for California coast

Steve Lopez — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:11:33 GMT

As legislative session closed, Newsom pushed environmental break for donor.

Facing protests, Newsom drops most of plan limiting utility wildfire liabilities

Melody Petersen — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:56:32 GMT

In a late-night deal with lawmakers, Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to drop his push for legislation that would have shifted more of the cost of utility-sparked wildfires to property insurers, which could have sharply raised premiums across the state.

He stole nearly $1 million from immigrants in food truck fraud scheme, prosecutors say

Ruben Vives — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:17:50 GMT

Fernando Ochoa Jauregui, 30, was convicted this week for defrauding dozens of aspiring food truck owners, according to the Stanislaus County district attorney's office.

'Derogatory' fliers targeting Armenian community found near Glendale elementary school

Stacy Perman — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:03:38 GMT

'Derogatory' fliers directed at the Armenian community were scattered around a Glendale elementary school, police are investigating the matter as a potential hate incident.

L.A. rapper arrested in $8.1-million stolen check scheme

Stacy Perman — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:53:56 GMT

L.A. rapper ColdheartedAC and two others were arrested and charged in a multimillion-dollar check-cashing scheme across Southern California.

The Broad and Lauren Halsey join forces to bring South L.A. students free art programming

Deborah Vankin — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:46:11 GMT

The Broad and L.A. artist Lauren Halsey forge partnership to offer South L.A. students free art field trips, community workshops and museum tours.

Twin Big Sur wildfires shut down Highway 1 as new blaze races toward coast

Iris Kwok, Suhauna Hussain — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT

The Plaskett fire, which ignited Tuesday in a remote area about 30 miles down the coast from where the Timber fire started, exploded overnight Friday. It grew to more than 8,000 acres Saturday.

A wildfire caused millions in damages in Napa County. A winery worker is accused of causing it

Iris Kwok — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

A man who worked as a gardener at a prestigious California winery is accused of igniting a wildfire that caused millions of dollars' worth of damage and tens of millions' worth of agricultural losses in Napa County last year.

What Meta's $17-billion settlement revealed about the harms of social media

Sonja Sharp — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Evidence presented during a civil trial leading up to Meta's costly settlement with California and other states revealed that company employees had repeatedly raised concerns about young users of Facebook and Instagram being exposed to bullying, harassment and explicit content.

California's new attempt to help struggling newsrooms faces key test

Suhauna Hussain — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The bill will require approval from two-thirds of the Legislature in the coming days in order to make it to Gov. Newsom's desk.

Arellano: Racist 'Magic Deportation Bus' isn't the way for Trump to keep Latino voters

Gustavo Arellano — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

If the GOP wants any chance of holding on to Congress in the midterms and winning other key races, they need to get down on their hands and knees and beg Latinos for forgiveness,

LAPD releases video of officers beating handcuffed jail inmate who later died

Libor Jany — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:07:06 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department released a video that shows officers at Van Nuys Regional Jail manhandling an uncooperative inmate who died after he was left handcuffed with a hood over his head while lying prone on the bunk in his cell.

Missing man found dead just steps from Santa Barbara jail where he was held

Terry Castleman — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:25:30 GMT

A missing man who had been arrested for a DUI and released was quickly reported missing, only to be found dead a week later on a hillside near the Santa Barbara County Jail.

Former acting U.S. attorney died by suicide inside San Diego federal building, coroner says

Terry Castleman — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:13:19 GMT

Assistant U.S. Atty. Andrew Haden died by hanging himself inside the Edward J. Schwartz federal building in San Diego last week, the San Diego County medical examiner's office said in a statement.

Fire at abandoned Studio City property creates another Raman-Bass clash

Salvador Hernandez — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:56:45 GMT

A fire on an abandoned Los Angeles property has led to another clash between Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman, with the mayoral rivals blaming each other for not tackling a problem lot that neighbors say has languished for years.

Long Beach aquarium takes in at least 500 animals rescued from wildlife traffickers

Summer Lin — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:05:28 GMT

The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, home to about 12,000 sea creatures, is caring this summer for an additional 500 animals seized from wildlife traffickers.

Trump administration considering trading Yosemite land to private developer

Kevin Rector — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:26:33 GMT

The Trump administration is considering trading a parcel of Yosemite National Park to a private commercial developer to connect a proposed development on adjacent land to an interior park road, according to administration officials, members of Congress and documents reviewed by The Times.

Forget Florida. L.A. humidity is off the charts this summer. What's going on?

Alex Wigglesworth, Hannah Fry — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:33:35 GMT

Southern California's swampy summer continues to set records, with humidity levels creating conditions that feel more like Florida than the West Coast.

Lopez: A coastal development exemption in Santa Monica? Shame on Gov. Newsom

Steve Lopez — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:27:25 GMT

Gov. Newsom is pushing a bill that would exempt a donor-developer from normal project review.

California lawmakers crack down on AI used in public comment

Hayley Smith — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:00:14 GMT

Senate Bill 1159 will make it easier for public agencies to protect themselves from the rising use of artificial intelligence for civic engagement.

Man accused of murder and street racing in crash that killed 2 California teens

Fedor Zarkhin — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:40:59 GMT

Terry Lamar Easter, 50, of Apple Valley, has been charged with two counts of murder in the girls' deaths, the San Bernardino District Attorney's Office said in a statement.

Baby Maytie, the first person buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, gets a headstone after 120 years

Karen Garcia — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:38:18 GMT

The first person to be buried in the Inglewood Park Cemetery finally receives a grave marker more than a century after her death.

Moldy dishes, live maggots and cockroaches. In-flight meal provider for LAX under scrutiny

Suhauna Hussain — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:50:48 GMT

Photos of contaminants at a catering facility in Inglewood that cooks and packages meals for a number of airlines operating out of Los Angeles International Airport were compiled by Southern California union Unite Here Local 11. The union says it's among a long string of violations.

Chabria: L.A. D.A. Nathan Hochman changed his mind. Is that such a bad thing?

Anita Chabria — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman reversed his decision to pursue felony charges against an LAPD officer who secretly recorded his colleagues making racist and misogynistic remarks.

Far off the grid in the Antelope Valley, RVers make a mess — and elude the homeless count

Doug Smith — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The disappearance of more than 700 RVs from the rural Antelope Valley reported in the 2026 homeless count is baffling locals who say the number of unpermitted vehicles has only increased.

Two of California's top law enforcement leaders trade barbs over state election integrity

Kevin Rector — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, and California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta have engaged in a public and personal online spat this week.

Firefighters struggling to get a handle on Timber fire as blaze surges again in Big Sur

Iris Kwok — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:53:27 GMT

Nearly 20 days in, the Timber fire continues to grow at a "rapid pace," officials say. Meanwhile, Big Sur businesses are missing out on their most lucrative season

Final victim of 'Happy Face' serial killer identified. How the public helped crack the case

Clara Harter — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:51:48 GMT

Lydia McWhorter was revealed to be the final unidentified victim of serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, known as the 'Happy Face Killer.'

California lawmakers reach deal to adjust childhood sex abuse law — but rebuff damage caps

Rebecca Ellis, Dakota Smith — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:20:34 GMT

State legislators said Thursday that they plan to make "modest" changes to a controversial law that extended the statute of limitations for lawsuits over sexual abuse, resulting in billions of dollars in payouts from local governments.

Family of man killed by LAPD officer who mistook plastic fork for weapon to get $5.8 million

Libor Jany — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:30:50 GMT

The family of Jason Maccani, who was fatally shot by a rookie LAPD officer while experiencing a mental health crisis in February 2024, has agreed to settle a lawsuit with the city of Los Angeles.

Black jaguar Samba dies after rattlesnake bites at California sanctuary

Karen Garcia — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:52:17 GMT

Black jaguar becomes the latest victim of a fatal bite as the end of rattlesnake season nears.

California lawmakers push bill to ban shock gloves for federal agents

Christopher Buchanan — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:48:08 GMT

Assembly Bill 2760 seeks to ban the use of "shock gloves" by the Department of Homeland Security and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents.

'I will never understand why': Jake Reiner opens up about parents' slaying and brother's arrest

Richard Winton — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:47:06 GMT

Eight months after Rob and Michele Reiner were fatally stabbed in their Brentwood home, son Jake opens up, describing his parents' deaths and brother's arrest as a "living nightmare."

State lawmakers pass bills to punish unethical lawyers, limit hedge funds that influence cases

Rebecca Ellis — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:01:55 GMT

Legislators advanced bills, backed by California's powerful trial lawyer trade group, aimed at policing the state's legal industry, which has been bruised by 'a wave of inappropriate attorney conduct' highlighted by The Times.

Bass tells LAPD to stop issuing criminal citations to street vendors

Sandra McDonald — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:46:25 GMT

Street vendors are a new pressure point in the mayoral race, as Councilmember Nithya Raman unveiled a new pro-street-vendor plan Wednesday and Bass' office announced that some erroneous criminal citations were being rescinded.

California Legislature passes bill to track use of 'forever chemicals' by farms

Dakota Smith — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:41:32 GMT

Studies show that exposure to certain levels of PFAS may lead to decreased fertility and developmental delays in children and increase the risk of cancer.

Historic Newhall survived so much calamity. Then a fire ripped out its heart

Summer Lin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:21:51 GMT

Downtown Newhall dates back more than 100 years and the business district is considered the cultural and historic heart of the Santa Clarita Valley. On Monday, a fire ripped through the district, destroying some of its most cherished landmarks.

Bodysurfer dies after being pulled from water in Laguna Beach

Salvador Hernandez — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:33:00 GMT

A man was unconscious when lifeguards pulled him out of the water Wednesday at Laguna Beach's South Crescent Bay. He died after being taken to a nearby hospital.

Did 49ers owner Jed York violate NFL conduct policy? Commissioner says it's 'being reviewed'

Chuck Schilken — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:09:20 GMT

After Jed York's arrest in an Ohio prostitution sting, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is reviewing whether the 49ers owner violated its personal conduct policy.

Insurance executives warn that Newsom plan to shift utility wildfire liability would raise premiums

Melody Petersen — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:45:55 GMT

Insurance company executives warned Gov. Gavin Newsom in a letter Wednesday that his plan to shift utility wildfire liability to property insurers would raise premiums.

California moves to outlaw disposable vapes, a toxic trash plague from beaches to battery fires

Susanne Rust — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:09:56 GMT

Lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday that would ban disposable vape cartridges, a scourge to waste haulers and facilities.

How an alleged fake 49ers wideout wooed women and took $1.3 million: 'That's Google, not me'

Steve Henson — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:57:22 GMT

Federal prosecutors say two men led a multistate scam, posing as a San Francisco 49ers player and adviser to steal $1.3 million from at least 26 women.

U.N. warns of 'moral red line' on killer robots; experts say it's already been crossed

Corinne Purtill — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:52:50 GMT

Autonomous machines have killed humans in recent conflicts, arms experts say.

Flames erupt from plane landing at LAX: 'It feels like the brakes locked up'

Fedor Zarkhin, Joseph Serna — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:44:25 GMT

Video obtained by a plane-spotting website appears to show a DHL plane landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday night and moments later, the rear tires bursting into flames.

This week's heat wave brought record-setting temperatures to SoCal. What comes next?

Iris Kwok — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Record-shattering, triple-digit temperatures baked Southern California on Wednesday, from Woodland Hills' 111 degrees to downtown L.A.'s 98, as the region endured one of summer's most intense heat waves.

Rare bird draws flocks of Southern California birders to this Irvine marsh to get a glimpse

Ruben Vives — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Hundreds of birdwatchers have flocked to the Irvine Ranch Water District's San Joaquin Marsh hoping to see a juvenile purple gallinule.

Family awarded millions for dad's fatal overdose in notoriously deadly SoCal jail system

Clara Harter — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Riverside County must pay a family millions for the in-custody death of a beloved father who overdosed in his cell while awaiting trial in 2022.

USC and UCLA bet big on AI to meet soaring student, job market demands

Jaweed Kaleem — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

USC, UCLA and UC Santa Barbara are launching new undergraduate majors and programs in AI and digital humanities to prepare students for high-demand tech careers.

Electric heavy-duty trucks will be able to run from Baja to Canada, West Coast leaders pledge

Hayley Smith — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The West Coast is home to one of the busiest freight corridors in the United States, and it's getting cleaner.

Orange County is now treating e-bikes like guns. Can the crackdown make streets safer?

Salvador Hernandez — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Patterned after gun buyback programs organized by police departments, prosecutors in Orange County are offering gift cards for people to surrender e-bikes and e-motorcycles with "no questions" asked.

Tons of planet-warming gases are bubbling up from reservoirs. California is going to keep track

Ian James — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

California's Air Resources Board will start tracking estimates of the climate-warming methane that bubbles up from the state's dams and reservoirs.

'Too many cases': Mexico confronts U.S. over deaths of its citizens in ICE custody

Patrick J. McDonnell, Ruben Vives — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

As increasing numbers of migrants perish during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has vowed to ramp up pressure on U.S. authorities to investigate the deaths.

L.A.-area lawmakers urge Trump to fund transit fixes for 2028 Summer Olympics

James Rainey — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:52:40 GMT

Officials called on the federal government to expedite $2 billion needed to make L.A. traffic-ready for the 2028 Games.

Explosive devices found in a SoCal boy's home after school threat, officials say

Iris Kwok — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:37:26 GMT

Two explosive devices were recovered from an Orcutt boy's home Saturday, and officials said a "potential school threat" had been thwarted.

Three state senators press UC to restore SAT test requirements, backing faculty outcry

Jaweed Kaleem — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:22:22 GMT

Three Southern California Republican state senators press the UC Board of Regents to restore SAT testing for admissions, weighing new legislation as faculty demand tests return.

New details from 49ers owner Jed York's arrest: Fake ad, rental car and $160 cash

Grace Toohey — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:14:12 GMT

San Francisco 49ers owner and Chief Executive John 'Jed' York was arrested after responding to an online ad advertising a prostitute that ended up being a sting, according to an arrest report.

Trump administration's wage cuts for seasonal farmworkers is unlawful, federal judge in California rules

Brittny Mejia — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:36:56 GMT

The ruling is a win for farmworker advocates who sued the Trump administration last year, arguing that a Labor Department rule would "undercut and adversely affect" wages paid to U.S. workers.

'A voluptuous sex symbol.' Judge invokes Dolly Parton in overturning Texas 'drag ban'

Hannah Fry — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:22:21 GMT

U.S. District Judge David Hittner on Tuesday cited Dolly Parton in his decision to strike down Senate Bill 12, a 2023 law that sought to restrict drag shows in Texas.

California moves to outlaw child marriage with bill headed to Newsom's desk

James Queally — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:06:38 GMT

A bill that would make it illegal to issue marriage licenses to anyone under the age of 18 in California is now headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom for final approval, likely ending a decade-long fight to outlaw the practice.