With less money and more risk, waves of child-care providers call it quits
The coronavirus has forced thousands of child-care centers in California to close.
Hesperia man sought in 3 San Bernardino County slayings is arrested in Mexico
A fugitive sought for almost a year in the slayings of three San Bernardino County residents has been arrested in Mexico, the Sheriff’s Department said. Sheriff’s investigators provided information to the U.S. Marshal’s Service Fugitive Task Force that Phillip Williamson was in Ensenada. Williamson was arrested without incident as he left a residence on Wednesday,…
A loophole is allowing thousands of California students to use pandemic-shuttered classrooms
Schools all over California are closed for the fall semester, with learning taking place online. But thousands of children will be logging into their classes from day camps and tutoring programs — some of which are using the very classrooms that were shuttered for regular school.
To party or not to party? USC students living off-campus weigh COVID-19 risk
Parties and college life go hand-in-hand. But the COVID-19 pandemic has turned collegiate revelry into a highly risky proposition. The first week of classes at USC offers insights into the social order.
Column: The case for four more years of Donald J. Trump, in his own words
Does Trump deserve to be reelected? He sure thinks so
Prop. 209’s affirmative action ban drove down Black and Latino UC enrollment and wages, study finds
As California considers whether to repeal Proposition 209 this November, a new UC Berkeley study finds that its statewide ban on affirmative action significantly harmed Black and Latino students by reducing their enrollment across UC campuses, lowering their graduation rates and driving down their subsequent wages.
UCLA sharply scales back reopening plans under strict county rules
UCLA will further scale back fall reopening plans, sharply limiting on-campus housing and in-person classes, to comply with strict L.A. County public health rules on what local colleges and universities must do to protect against the coronavirus.
Golden State Killer sentenced to life in prison
The Golden State Killer was ordered to spend the rest of his life behind bars, as a Sacramento Superior Court judge on Friday morning sentenced Joseph DeAngelo to 11 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. More than four decades after DeAngelo, a former police officer, first began a dozen year crime spree that…
California’s job growth slows dramatically in July: ‘A listlessness set in’
California’s job growth decelerates last month, lagging the overall U.S., amid rising COVID-19 infections and shuttered businesses.
Building owners connected to massive downtown L.A. explosion face 300 criminal charges
The L.A. city attorney has filed more than 300 charges against the owners of four downtown buildings after a May 16 explosion burned 11 firefighters.