California
A new study in Science found that California wildfires are growing four times as quickly as they did 20 years ago. Experts say that the danger increases with faster growth.
Oct. 26, 2024
Patrick Mester was a teacher at Enochs High School — where three teachers have been arrested on molestation charges in the last 12 years — when he was arrested by Modesto police in March 2021 for ‘inappropriate communication’ with a student.
Oct. 25, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled plans to increase the cap on California’s film and TV tax credit program to $750 million as Hollywood struggles to compete with rivals.
Climate & Environment
The Biden administration and California are close to finishing new plans for operating the state’s major water systems, an overhaul that is generating debate.
Following a Times investigation, California stopped destroying records that contain key details about the state’s underground puppy market.
Some want the environmental organization to lean harder into environmental justice, while others fear the club is abandoning its roots in wilderness preservation. The state club’s new acting director, tasked with managing the fractured membership, believes in a big tent approach.
Oct. 27, 2024
The Santa Ana winds are notorious for being hot, dry and dusty, but the quality that really defines these ‘devil winds’ is their direction.
Salinas-based international food production giant Taylor Farms had announced a recall on four onion products ‘due to potential E. coli contamination.’
Travel & Experiences
When Melissa Strukel wound up in a silent Sonoran Desert town, standing outside a bedraggled old motel, she was smitten. Now it’s the dreamy, eclectic Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel.
Oct. 24, 2024
California officials insist that pesticide air samples remained within healthy limits. However, environmentalists say the state is downplaying the risk.