California’s unusually wet and cold winter has caused epic snow, serious flooding and a renewed interest in umbrellas and portable heaters. But the atmospheric river storms have also put a huge dent in the state’s water woes — at least for now. It’s common in a wet winter, though not a guarantee. …
To keep up with changing consumer tastes, Santa Ana’s MainPlace is poised to get the second major overhaul in its 60-year existence. The $300 million makeover would add a food hall-style mix of dining choices such as street tacos and bahn mi sandwiches, more entertainment venues including an interactive, educational play center for kids and…
By BILL BARROW and RACHEL LA CORTE SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, mixing calls for combating climate change and highlights of his liberal record with an aggressive critique of President Donald Trump. The 68-year-old governor is launching his bid Friday in Seattle, following recent visits to the…
The president and several deans of Claremont McKenna College were meeting with the parents of a student who was found dead in his dorm room one week earlier when the call came. There was another emergency in the dorms. By the time Sharon Basso, the college’s dean of students, arrived at the dormitory,…
Success of Seuss Saturday, March 2, 2019 would have been the 115th birthday of Theodor Geisel also known as Dr. Seuss. By 2015, Dr. Seuss’ books had been translated into 17 languages and had sold 650 million copies in 95 countries. Above illustration by Kurt Snibbe, Staff Theodor Geisel was a student at Dartmouth in…
Volunteer pilots and their aircraft formed the Los Angeles County aero squadron.
Lewis Nyarecha was found unresponsive on a top bunk at the Twin Towers jail in downtown Los Angeles by a fellow inmate. He had missed dinner the night before and breakfast that day. Two L.A. County sheriff’s deputies began to haul the 25-year-old Nyarecha off the bunk, only to drop him, slamming…
Los Angeles school officials once saw the January teachers’ strike as a calamity. Now they realize it created an opportunity. Angelenos opened their hearts to teachers who talked of poor conditions at schools — and now they will have the chance to open their wallets in a June 4 special election. …
By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press One of the nation’s largest neo-Nazi groups appears to have an unlikely new leader: a black activist who has vowed to dismantle it. Court documents filed Thursday suggest James Hart Stern wants to use his new position as director and president of the National Socialist Movement to undermine the Detroit-based…
The sleek Hyundai Sonata was cruising westbound on the 405 when the driver suddenly smelled gasoline. Soon, dark smoke swirled from the hood. The driver, from Pico Rivera, took the next exit. “Get out!” screamed another driver passing in the opposite direction. The driver leapt out and, within minutes, the Sonata was shrouded in smoke…
