Read our full coverage of the investigation into Democratic donor Ed Buck and the fatal overdoses in his West Hollywood home.

My colleague Sonja Sharp just published a wonderful dispatch from Oakland about the rise of the Bay Area’s hottest dance party: a wildly popular daytime “rave” for children under four.

Several utility executives and political leaders seemed shocked, shocked to find that when electricity is shut off, traffic lights go dark and drivers smash their cars.

A man was transported to the hospital in critical condition on Wednesday night after he was hit by a vehicle near Anaheim Regional Medical Center. The Anaheim Police Department said the crash happened just before 9 p.m. in the area of La Palma Avenue and Lido Street. After the crash, the driver stayed at the…

The Anaheim Union High School District, citing confidentiality obligations, refused to say Wednesday what disciplinary action if any it has taken against four individuals still employed in the district who failed to report allegations of sexual abuse at Kennedy High School to law enforcement or Child Protective Services as required by California law. The district…

Southern California residents — including local Republicans — are more likely than other Americans to support the U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry, according to a new survey conducted by researchers at UC Riverside’s Center for Social Innovation in partnership with the Southern California News Group. Residents in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino…

Windy weather that’s likely to arrive Thursday, along with the resulting risk of wildfire, has prompted Southern California Edison to warn of possible power shutoffs that could affect more than 10,000 customers in parts of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. SCE will shut off power in areas where it deems there to be…

Canyons Aquatic Club board members repeatedly refused to act on allegations of sexual abuse against a swim coach at the club who was later arrested on child sex abuse and child pornography charges, according to a lawsuit filed against the Santa Clarita club in Los Angeles County Superior Court Wednesday. David Kuck, a former head…

Firefighters working on the front edges of the Saddleridge fire burning between Santa Clarita and Los Angeles were struggling Wednesday, Oct. 16, to dig hand lines around the blaze — but made some progress. Cal Fire said containment of the fire Wednesday evening stood at 52%, up from 46% Tuesday night. The acreage burned remained…

An Orange County sheriff’s investigator was put on administrative leave after reportedly getting into an off-duty confrontation in which he pulled a gun on a teenager at a San Clemente skate park. The confrontation was reportedly on Oct. 12 at the Ralphs Skate Court, off of Avenida La Pata. The Sheriff’s Department would not say…