In one of its most controversial decisions, California’s air board voted tonight to revamp a key climate change program, which could increase gas prices in a state already facing some of the nation’s steepest costs at the pump.
California’s state Senate will be at least 50% women for the first time in history and, depending on a few undecided races, the state Legislature overall could reach gender parity for the first time.
During the four years that Donald Trump was president the first time, California sued him about every 12 days on average. Now that he’s returning to office, Democratic state leaders are preparing potential new lawsuits.
During the four years that Donald Trump was president the first time, California sued him about every 12 days on average. Now that he’s returning to office, Democratic state leaders are preparing potential new lawsuits. State Attorney General Rob Bonta ...
California’s state Senate will be at least 50% women for the first time in history and, depending on a few undecided races, the state Legislature overall could reach gender parity for the first time.
As debate raged this summer over whether President Joe Biden should abandon his re-election bid, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stock soared. The California Democrat became a fixture on the national political stage as he stood behind Biden to the bitter end — a boost in profile,
Elections have consequences, as California is likely to learn when Donald Trump once again moves into the White House. The state has been a bastion of anti-Trump sentiment ever since the bombastic billionaire real estate tycoon first ventured into politics nearly a decade ago.
AAMER MADHANI Joe Biden’s name wasn’t on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris’ resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces after President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory,
In the parlance of politics, “ticket-splitting” refers to someone who votes for candidates of both major parties. It bedevils political devotees as they turn out partisan voters. In some states it has been discouraged by allowing voters to back all of one party’s candidates by pulling just one voting machine lever and making it difficult
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By Nigel Duara and Joe Garcia From their phones and their television screens and sometimes out their windows, Californians saw their state change quickly in the pandemic. Homelessness grew then and continued to grow.
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff won the California US Senate seat long held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday after a lopsided, low-key contest. The Los Angeles-area congressman, who rose to national prominence as the lead prosecutor in then-President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial,
Voters for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump who cast their ballots for Tuesday’s presidential election had vastly different motivations — reflecting a broader national divide on the problems the United States faces.
Nathan Hochman defeated George Gascón in the race for Los Angeles County district attorney, unseating an incumbent known as the godfather of progressive prosecutors. Hochman, a former federal prosecutor, calls himself a “hard middle” candidate who ...
Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.
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Voters for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump who cast their ballots for Tuesday’s presidential election had vastly different motivations — reflecting a broader national divide on the problems the United States faces.
One of the most successful NBA basketball players of all time, Shaquille O’Neal has six children, and one of them is very talented Shareef O’Neal who by all accounts can make it big in the NBA. As online sports betting is surging in popularity among basketball and sports fans in general,
To fully grasp the impact of Friday’s semifinal games in the College Football Playoff, imagine a big slab of peanut butter hitting the kitchen floor. What a sound. What excitement! The games were an Alabama-Georgia festival of SEC dominance,
There’s something about the Rose Bowl and its mystique, its history, its draw that brings people in. Thousands of Utah Utes fans are experiencing that now.
All eyes have been on the Classic at Damien in La Verne this week where some of the best boys’ basketball programs in the state were campaigning themselves to be ‘Open Division worthy’. Corona Centennial,
Then came an unforgettable blitz, in itself sweet validation of Christmas Day basketball and illustrating why the Warriors’ system is built to last. First came one of the half-dozen Curry 3-pointers that typify his brilliance under duress,
Even if a college football player is assessed for concussion and given the all clear, longer-term brain trauma may still be present, according to a new study in the journal iScience. Researchers evaluated measures of metabolomic,
A recent column mischaracterized Cal head football coach Justin Wilcox, portraying him as a troubled soul likely to leave Berkeley and ascend the ladder of relevance among Pac-12 schools. It turns out he’s a Cal man all the way.
Palos Verdes girls soccer is off to a 4-0 start and senior Natalia Huntington has eight goals already this season, plus we look at some highlights from Thursday’s action.
The North Torrance girls basketball team opened the season with the Battle at the Beach, which is not an easy opener, but it was a successful one. The Saxons kicked off the season with a 4-0 performance in the Gold Division,
The Napa Valley College women’s basketball team went 1-2 in the competitive Ventura College tournament this past weekend, downing Santa Monica 74-59 on Saturday after falling just short against Cypress on Friday,
But, let me on the football field of the Ram’s SoFi Stadium and I can triumphantly complete a five-yard pass. You see, my wife, Kerry, and I are on the SoFi Stadium Tour (US$30). The highlight is actually running through the players’ tunnel to music-pumping adulation and pom-pom-shaking cheerleaders and onto the field to throw the football and run its 100-yard length.