Southern California

Establishing the office was among the recommendations released last year by the state’s reparations task force.

The developer, who lost to Bass in 2022, said billions in taxpayer dollars spent on homelessness has amounted to a “blank check” for failing programs.

The bill’s author said she was targeting “material that our own federal government considers too obscene for adults to hear or view on radio and television.”

People are fed up with the high cost of living, especially women, Latinas, and renters. Many respondents said they fear becoming homeless.

To boost transparency, a state senator’s bill would require LLCs, or limited liability companies, to identify their owners.

The city’s first giant pandas in decades are due to arrive, Mayor London Breed announced from Beijing. She calls it “a momentous opportunity.”

A tort claim alleges Los Angeles DA George Gascon dropped the case after being praised by former President Donald Trump.

Lawmakers were shocked to hear that a Tehama County station north of Sacramento couldn’t issue bonds for a project because its coverage fell short.

The money will support 20 projects in 17 cities. LA County will receive by far the largest sum: $51.5 million.

“Our children do not need to be exposed to open drug use, period,” said a councilwoman who joined the needle-exchange protest.

The state ordered Murietta Valley Unified to rescind the policy. A dozen SoCal districts have adopted similar rules; one was sued by the attorney general.

Supporters collected more than 900,000 signatures to place the tough-on-crime measure on the November ballot.

The battle over whether some children’s books contain obscene content has been a topic of debate in the city over the past year.

The bill would add 18,000 acres of public land to Joshua Tree and create a monument in eastern Imperial and Riverside counties.

The man recruited legitimately injured patients into his network of bogus law firms and health clinics for unnecessary billing.