Opinion
Executive actions by presidents have to be grounded in defensible legal authority and process. Just because Donald Trump says he can do something doesn’t mean he can.
California
After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby estuary, a home to endangered species.
The FDA has set maximum levels for lead in baby food. A new California law requires baby food makers selling products in the state to disclose levels of four heavy metals.
Climate & Environment
California suffered a setback when its EV truck mandate failed to win federal approval, but officials say they will use a mix of state subsidies and regulations to continue the move toward zero-emission trucks.
Movies
Decades after “Barb Wire,” the now-unvarnished star of “Baywatch” shines in a movie directed by Gia Coppola that’s been custom-crafted to show off her talents.
Hollywood Inc.
Few movies are made in the Los Angeles area anymore. Some people are trying to keep SoCal from becoming an entertainment industry ghost town.
After an epic dry streak, the first real rain of winter fell in Southern California, bringing elevated risk of floods and landslides to areas recently burned by wildfires.
A Metrolink train hit a white Toyota Camry at 8 a.m. near the intersection of Rose Hills Road and Capitol Avenue, killing two people inside.
Communities in the Central Valley are on heightened alert as President Trump looks to follow through on his promises of historic mass deportations.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump’s conversations with the likes of Charlamagne tha God, Alex Cooper, Theo Von and Joe Rogan are an indication of how the media ecosystem has fragmented.