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A poll indicated many Americans believe California is on the decline and some say it’s not even “American.” Columnists Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria explain why it’s still the Golden State.
The far right has used the issue of protecting children to further hateful policy. This California Assembly candidate shows what saving children really means
As the news media continues to spiral under financial pressures, the obvious solution — preventing internet platforms from profiting from news content without payment — lacks public support.
Tied up in court, SB 2 bans concealed carry almost everywhere — a blow to domestic violence victims failed by the state and worried about self-defense.
Extreme weather is not likely to abate, and dealing with the unrelenting price tag is going to change what we can and can’t afford in California.
A plan for reforming San Quentin — and incarceration in California — was released Friday. It’s the most significant criminal justice reform in a generation.
California plans to remake San Quentin as a new kind of prison, modeled after Scandinavian ideals that value rehabilitation over punishment. An L.A. re-entry facility has already made the change.
A medical examiner credits ‘acute effects of ketamine’ for the death of Matthew Perry. But for some, the drug saves lives.
Columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak look back on the stories that made 2023 memorable — and ahead to events likely to make headlines in 2024.
California se ha posicionado como un refugio para inmigrantes tanto documentados como indocumentados, pero en algunos aspectos la vida en Texas no es muy diferente
