Opinion
Legal pot is tested and safer for consumers. But the Department of Cannabis Control’s failure to address lab fraud and tainted items undercuts the legal market.
July 26, 2024
Climate & Environment
Watch L.A.
California
July 25, 2024
A perfect storm of hot, dry winds, untouched brush and remote topography has fueled explosive growth of the Park fire north of Chico, now over 178,000 acres.
July 27, 2024
Farmers in one California county are challenging state officials’ effort to crack down on groundwater overpumping. A judge gives growers a temporary reprieve.
The growth of the Park fire amid steady winds and hot temperatures has been dramatic. It is now the 12th-largest in California history, and still “growing by leaps and bounds.”
Whether you are drinking, dunking, splashing or beholding, water is the best ingredient we have. Here’s how to make the most of its miraculous presence in SoCal.
Business
The insurance industry will soon have the ability to use wildfire models when setting rates. Homeowners in high risk areas already know how these models have made policies hard to get and hard to afford.
Facing vocal opposition, a group of Silicon Valley elites pulled their development initiative from the November ballot. What’s next?
Filed on behalf of more than 365,000 policy holders, the class-action lawsuit accuses the state’s insurance of last resort of unlawfully selling subpar fire insurance policies.