California’s $20 billion unemployment debt is looking like a political hot potato
State analysts have a plan to fix the "structural insolvency" of unemployment benefits but it’s unclear if lawmakers will get on board.
Too wet and too dry: The crazy north-south gap in California’s rain
Some Northern CA cities have been soaked with almost twice their average rain, while southern cities are bone-dry. This season’s huge — possibly unprecedented — disparity works in favor of water ...
LA County fires, fueled by powerful winds, destroy homes
Tens of thousands of Los Angeles County residents evacuated from at least three blazes whipped up by fierce Santa Ana winds Tuesday: the Palisades Fire along the coast in Pacific Palisades, the Eaton ...
Opinion
Promises to reduce California’s high living costs conflict with state’s progressive policies
When the Democrat-dominated California Legislature reconvened this week, its members chanted a new mantra about trying to reduce living costs.
Opinion
Will Newsom simply finish his governorship or mount a White House campaign?
Six years in and with two more to go, California's governor, Gavin Newsom, has reached a political inflection point.