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August 06, 2024

Entertainment

Gigantic Marilyn Monroe statue in Palm Springs will be moved after uproar

Tourists take photos in front of the Marilyn Monroe statue as temperatures reach 118 degrees on July 8 in Palm Springs. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

July 17, 2024

Society

Calif. bans school policies notifying parents of kids’ gender identit

California becomes the first state to prohibit such policies, which some conservatives have advocated for

By Editors Desk

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) speaks during a campaign event for President Biden in Doylestown, Pa., on July 6. (Joe Lamberti for The Washington Post)

July 10, 2024

Society

L.A. robber stole Rolex, got no-prison deal from D.A. Now he’s accused of killing tourist at mall

By Editors Desk

Newport Beach police officers take Leroy McCrary into custody in South Gate on July 2 after an attempted robbery resulted in the death of a tourist from New Zealand earlier in the day at Fashion Island. (OnScene.TV)

June 14, 2024

Society

These cities are now so expensive they’re considered ‘impossibly unaffordable’

By Editors Desk

The downtown skyline of Los Angeles, California as seen on January 22, 2024 Mario Tama/Getty Images/File

June 07, 2024

Society

Las Vegas breaks record as heat dome brings searing temperatures to the Southwest

By Editors Desk

Milton John Scott III, who is unhoused, pours a jug of water on his head to escape the heat and wash up at his shelter in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 5. L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service/Getty Images

April 30, 2024

Society

California’s population increased last year for first time since 2020

By Editors Desk

$During the much-ballyhooed California exodus amid the pandemic, remote workers moved to other states where they could live for a fraction of the cost compared to cities like Los Angeles or San Francisco. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)$

April 14, 2024

Business

California just hiked minimum wage for fast food workers. Some restaurants are replacing them with kiosks

By Editors Desk

An automated screen to select and order your food is shown at a McDonald's restaurant in Del Mar, California as the state began a new wage law on April 1, 2024. Mike Blake/Reuters

April 05, 2024

Society

Opinion: Why is California behind Texas and other states in curbing homelessness?

By Editors Desk

A physician checks on a man living in Los Angeles’ Skid Row. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

March 26, 2024

Artificial Intelligence

California looks to Europe to rein in AI

San Francisco (AFP) – California, home to Silicon Valley, is eager to rein in the deployment of artificial intelligence and is looking to Europe's tough-on-big-tech approach for inspiration.

By Editors Desk

© Arturo Holmes / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

March 12, 2024

Society

Is that graffiti or art? How L.A. draws the lines

By Editors Desk

How would you explain the Oceanwide graffiti saga to out-of-town visitors? Maybe: “Welcome to L.A.!” (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

February 22, 2024

Science & Environnement

‘They just can’t take this kind of beating’: California mansions on the brink

The latest storm battering the California coast has brought fresh flooding, mudslides, sinkholes and coastal erosion — but the three mansions atop the cliffs of Dana Point remain anchored in place.