California
Competitive congressional races have brought out Trump and other leaders from both major parties.
Oct. 14, 2024
California legislators for years have granted extensions on a 1994 law requiring hospitals to retrofit their buildings to withstand earthquakes. Gov. Gavin Newsom in September vetoed an extension for all hospitals but signed a bill granting relief to rural and “distressed” hospitals and some others.
Oct. 9, 2024
Letters to the Editor
Will new regulations increase gas prices by 47 cents per gallon or not? It’s a question the state Air Resources Board doesn’t seem to want to answer.
Oct. 17, 2024
Politics
Supporters dismiss Trump’s threat to withhold federal disaster funds and deploy the military as empty bluster. But his past actions give cause for concern.
Like Nixon and Reagan, Kamala Harris put California at the center of national politics. But the state and country have changed.
Oct. 16, 2024
SpaceX has sued the California Coastal Commission after the state agency rejected a plan that would allow Elon Musk’s company to launch up to 50 rockets a year.
‘There’s art in the desert and natural beauty that’s rarely seen,’ says a reader. ‘It’s magical, but you have to go there to know that.’
California’s Prop. 36 has divided Democrats. Vice President Kamala Harris, who is registered to vote in the state, has not said how she’ll vote on it.
Business
A divided Federal Trade Commission adopted a powerful rule Thursday that requires companies to make it just as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for one.
Climate & Environment
When a Medfly quarantine in L.A. ended this summer, you could be forgiven for asking, “A what quarantine?” This is the tale of California’s long fight against an agricultural pest.
Oct. 15, 2024