Steve Montelongo, foreground, and Jack Swarts, farther back, are evaluated along the irrigation canal Swarts crashed into Thursday morning, Oct. 8, 2020 near the intersection of Crows Landing and Hatch roads in south Modesto. Montelongo helped Swarts get out of his car. Delilah Cordova It’s been a while since Steve […]
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2 California sheriff’s deputies shot in apparent ambush on patrol car
A reward has been offered for information on a suspect who opened fire on two Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies. Read the latest update here. The shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in an apparent ambush prompted a manhunt for the shooter, reaction from the president and protests outside […]
California oil production limits stall in Legislature, leaving the issue to Newsom
Oil derrick pumps just north of the Kern County town of McKittrick. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) In his first year in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed to protect Californians against hazards and pollutants from oil and gas production. Now the governor is facing increasing pressure to make good […]
More of you are helping us reimagine California after the pandemic. Keep the suggestions coming
Southbound lanes of the 110 Freeway heading into downtown Los Angeles are empty in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) Last week, we published an update of the Opinion section’s “Reimagine California” project — in which we are asking readers to help guide […]
California Child Care Workers Win Biggest Union Election In Years
Publicly funded child care providers in California have voted overwhelmingly to form a union, marking what organizers believe is the biggest U.S. union organizing election victory in years. Roughly 43,000 child care providers will now be able to negotiate with the state over a contract that could impact the funding […]
California Child Care Workers Win Biggest Union Organizing Election In Years
Publicly funded child care providers in California have voted overwhelmingly to form a union, marking what organizers believe is the biggest U.S. union organizing election victory in years. Roughly 43,000 child care providers will now be able to negotiate with the state over a contract that could impact the funding […]
Thousands of you told us you want California to change. We want to hear from even more of you
The 110 Freeway leads south toward downtown Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) It was almost three months ago, but it might as well have been another epoch: In early May, the L.A. Times Opinion section asked readers to envision life in California after the pandemic and share […]
How California went from a rapid reopening to a second closing in one month
Hannah Mikus demonstrates how to administer a coronavirus self-test to drivers at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in South Los Angeles. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) Two months ago, California looked like a coronavirus success story. The first-in-the-nation stay-at-home order helped the state avoid the […]
A fitting end to the last Confederate monument in Southern California
The 800-pound Jefferson Davis National Highway marker was installed in Kern County in 1942. (Robert Price) And then there were none. You might have missed it, but the last known Confederate monument in Southern California has been removed from public view. Without fanfare or fuss. The memorial had been placed […]
California mandates big increase in zero-emission trucks
The nation’s toughest clean-air mandate on trucks was approved Thursday by the California Air Resources Board. In effect, the board ordered manufacturers of medium-duty and heavy-duty commercial trucks to begin selling zero-emission versions in 2024, with 100,000 sold in California by 2030 and 300,000 by 2035. “This is a bold […]