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Track race, running.

Track race, running.

Transgender athletes still protected in California, Supreme Court rules

July 2, 2026

Firefighters battle a blaze at a cold storage facility in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 22. Authorities declared a state of emergency as the fire intensified, prompting evacuations in the surrounding area. The fire started on June 17.

Firefighters battle a blaze at a cold storage facility in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 22. Authorities declared a state of emergency as the fire intensified, prompting evacuations in the surrounding area. The fire started on June 17.

An explosion scare, then a warehouse fire: Californians want answers about hazardous chemicals

July 1, 2026

GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove.

GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove.

Chemical that caused Garden Grove evacuations is stored all over California

June 25, 2026

Medi-Cal cards.

Medi-Cal cards.

California is getting ready to increase a health insurance tax — will it affect your premium?

June 22, 2026

Tax on billionaires qualifies for November ballot — 5 things to know about the measure

June 19, 2026

Homelessness is down in California and across the country, says new federal report

June 10, 2026

Student Vanessa Menera, 18, in the Innovation and Instruction Building at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson on Feb. 19, 2026.

Student Vanessa Menera, 18, in the Innovation and Instruction Building at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson on Feb. 19, 2026.

How one Cal State campus is trying to break out of a doom loop of declining enrollment

June 9, 2026

Lawmakers stripped the Board of Equalization of power. Now they’re fighting to join it

June 5, 2026

Race for governor, campaign finance

Race for governor, campaign finance

Follow the money: Who’s backing California’s next governor — and why

May 28, 2026

At left, Lily Montana sits next to her mom, Celestina Castillo, on their porch in Los Angeles on May 7.

At left, Lily Montana sits next to her mom, Celestina Castillo, on their porch in Los Angeles on May 7.

‘Feels like erasure’: Why Native American students may be undercounted by 90% in California schools

May 27, 2026

California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer on Feb. 21, 2026.

California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer on Feb. 21, 2026.

Can you trust that post about Tom Steyer? How paid influencers are flooding into the governor’s race

May 26, 2026

An unfinished motel conversion in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 27. The project is expected to finish more than a year after the original deadline, city records show.

An unfinished motel conversion in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 27. The project is expected to finish more than a year after the original deadline, city records show.

Did Newsom’s $3.8 billion hotels-to-housing program pay off? We filed 100 records requests to find out

May 22, 2026