Newsletter: What we’re watching as lawmakers return to Sacramento
Sacramento long ago shed its reputation as a quiet place where politics was the only game in town.
In a church of their own, Latino atheists fear no God. But Mom? That’s another matter
It’s not easy being an atheist raised in a devoutly Catholic culture. But in the San Gabriel Valley, you don’t have to doubt God’s existence all alone.
6 hospitalized, including 2 children, in Mission Viejo crash
A multi-vehicle crash in Mission Viejo on Sunday, Jan. 5 left two children and four other people injured . At least three vehicles were involved in a collision near the intersection of Alicia Parkway and Jeronimo Road at about 1:30 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Lt. Joe Cope said. First-responders transported six patients to the hospital….
Fire damages building at closed Bracken Bird Farm in Redlands
A late-night fire did extensive damage to a building that was part of the shuttered Bracken Bird Farm in Redlands. Firefighters battle a blaze at the former Bracken Bird Farm site in Redlands on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2020. (Courtesy Tod Sudmeier for the Redlands Fire Department) No injuries were reported from the fire at the…
Warnings throughout Southern California as Santa Ana winds push through
A low-pressure system pushing Santa Ana winds from the desert into Southern California will linger through Tuesday, with gusts in some areas forecast to reach 60 mph to 65 mph, the National Weather Service said Sunday. High wind warnings were in place with warnings of difficult driving conditions for large vehicles on several roadways, including…
Did you feel it? 3.0 earthquake hits near Brea
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake centered just under two miles east-northeast of Brea in northern Orange County stuck at 8:28 a.m. Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. No damage or injuries were immediately reported. The quake, 6.1 miles north of Placentia and 6.8 miles northwest of Yorba Linda, was at a depth of 4.7 miles, the…
Behind the story: How a reporter discovered the ‘Nipsey Hussle effect’
A meme of Nipsey Hussle surrounded by a list a books led to a woman in Wisconsin and a legion of fans looking to the rapper and activist for inspiration.
Nipsey Hussle was a bookworm. Now black men are finding inspiration in what he read
Once a month, black men come together for The Marathon Book Club — founded to read the books that inspired Nipsey Hussle, who was killed in South L.A. in March.
Human-caused ignitions spark California’s worst wildfires, but get little state focus
In 2019, utilities turned off electricity during high-wind events, and California had its mildest fire season in eight years. Was that a coincidence? Or did the power shutdowns prevent big wildfires?
Gavin Newsom’s ambitious and uneven first year as California governor
Newsom has a string of victories in service of a progressive agenda and California’s resistance to President Trump. But those are only part of the story.