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U.S. Vice President Harris speaks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22 in Chicago.

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  • Elections

Trump likes to attack Harris' native California. Its politicians say bring it on

The GOP nominee has trained his eye even more squarely on the Golden State and its progressive record -- a line of attack he’s likely to lean into at tonight’s debate with Vice President Harris.

September 10, 2024
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By:
  • Marisa Lagos
Juan Rodriguez and his cousin Orlando Flores check on their 2-acre agave field in Vacaville, Calif., on June 26. Their crop was planted two years ago and will be ready to harvest in another five years or so.

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  • Climate

California farmers turn to agave amid drought conditions and climate change

Farmers in California are trying to plant crops that don't require a lot of water. Some are turning to growing agave as a response to a warming state.

September 09, 2024
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By:
  • Manola Secaira
The sun rises, shedding light onto an oak grove along the western edge of Dos Rios.

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  • Environment

California's newest state park is like a time machine

California's newest state park just opened this summer — and a visit is like stepping into a time machine as its creators reimagine what a state park can be.

July 25, 2024
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta,
  • Christopher Intagliata,
  • and 1 more
Parents, students, and staff of Chino Valley Unified School District hold up signs in favor of protecting LGBTQ+ policies at Don Antonio Lugo High School, in Chino, Calif., in June 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday barring school districts from passing policies that require schools to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification.

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  • National

California bans school rules requiring parents notification of child's pronoun change

The law, which is the first in the nation, bans school rules requiring school staff to disclose a student's gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child's permission.

July 16, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
An air tanker drops fire retardant while trying to keep the Grubbs Fire from spreading in the Palermo community of Butte County, Calif., on Wednesday. Firefighters stopped the fire at around 10 acres, but the Thompson fire near Oroville, Calif., is still burning.

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  • National

Most evacuation orders are lifted, but a Northern California wildfire is still burning

The "vast majority" of the 17,000 people under orders or warnings because of the Thompson fire north of Sacramento were able to go home. But an intensely hot weekend could make things worse.

July 05, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A woman whose remains were discovered roughly 40 years ago by children in Southern California has been identified as Maritza Glean Grimmett. The remains, which were discovered in 1983 in what is now Lake Forest, Calif., were positively identified by investigators in the Orange County, Calif., Sheriff’s Department.

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  • National

After 41 years, a missing woman has been identified. Police want to know how she died

The mom whose remains were discovered in 1983 in what's now Lake Forest, Calif., was positively identified Friday by authorities as Maritza Glean Grimmett, says the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

June 19, 2024
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Tuen Kit Lee is led away in handcuffs on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Danville, Calif. The fugitive dubbed the "bad breath rapist" was arrested in the San Francisco Bay area more than 16 years after he fled following his conviction for sexually assaulting a co-worker in Massachusetts, authorities said this week.

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  • Law

'Bad breath rapist' from Boston area caught after 16 years at large in California

Tuen Kit Lee was found guilty in 2007 of the kidnapping and rape of the young woman at knifepoint near Boston. He was located in California after images of him emerged on social media.

May 30, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Alondra Mercado, a community health worker with the Central California Asthma Collaborative, helps provide services through an ambitious California Medicaid initiative. On a recent morning in March, she visited a family in Turlock to teach a mother how to control in-home asthma triggers that cause flare-ups in her young son.

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  • Health

California's $12 billion Medicaid experiment stretches the definition of health care

The state covers basic services for vulnerable residents, including things like air purifiers for kids with asthma. But nonprofits offering the services struggle to work within the health care system.

May 14, 2024
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By:
  • Angela Hart
Brian Wilson, performing in Los Angeles in 2015.

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  • Music

Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys is being placed under a legal conservatorship

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge approved the conservatorship Thursday, noting that Brian Wilson suffers from "a major cognitive disorder." Wilson has agreed to the conservatorship.

May 13, 2024
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Louis Sahagún at the Los Angeles River.

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  • Arts & Life

From utility man to one of California's foremost journalists

Louis Sahagún first arrived at the Los Angeles Times in his early twenties as a utility worker, sweeping lead dust around the printing machines.

But it was the buzzing newsroom that inspired Sahagún to soon spend his lifetime writing stories about the undiscovered characters and corners of California.

Now after 43 years, he's retiring from the paper, and reflecting on what motivated him to cover a side of the Golden state that remained unknown to many.

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May 10, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Louis Sahagún.

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  • Arts & Life

After chronicling California at 'L.A. Times' for 43 years, Louis Sahagún has retired

In his 43 years at the L.A. Times, Louis Sahagún reported on everything from the Latino communities of east LA, to the plight of the desert tortoise. And he got his start sweeping floors.

May 01, 2024
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta,
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • and 1 more
FILE - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass waits to speak during a news conference in Los Angeles, Jan. 24, 2023.

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  • National

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass safe after suspect breaks into official residence

Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following a break-in at the home of Mayor Karen Bass on Sunday morning, officials said.

April 22, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Some California users of Google were not able to access local news on Friday after the tech giant restricted news links in the state in response to a bill that would force the tech giant to pay publishers.

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  • Technology

Google blocks California news in response to bill that would force tech giant to pay

The company on Friday said it has started blocking California-based news outlets to protest a pending bill that supporters say would extend a lifeline to the ailing news industry.

April 12, 2024
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco says legalization has increased incentives for unlicensed cannabis farms and associated violent crime.

Tagged as: 

  • National

Black market cannabis thrives in California despite legalization

Marijuana legalization was expected to bring the industry out of the shadows. But in some states, the black market is alive and well.

April 05, 2024
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By:
  • Martin Kaste
Fast-food workers rally for health and safety protections near a McDonald's in Los Angeles, in 2021.

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  • Business

Half a million California workers will get $20 minimum wage, starting today

It's a big win for cooks, cashiers and other fast-food employees, among the least paid in the workforce. Restaurant owners and franchisees warn of higher prices and cuts to workers' hours.

April 01, 2024
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  • Alina Selyukh and
  • Vanessa Romo
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