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Lopez: On one Altadena block destroyed by Eaton fire, a return, an exit and lessons in resilience October 24, 2026

Almost two years after the Eaton fire, one couple will be home for Thanksgiving, and one will say goodbye.

Steve Lopez

Sheriff Chad Bianco asks Riverside County to foot legal bills over ballot seizure October 24, 2026

The saga over Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco's seizure of hundreds of thousands of special election ballots has taken another turn, as a dispute looms over who should foot the bill for his legal defense.

Iris Kwok

Exceptionally high tides will swamp California, 'likely to get worse before it gets better' October 24, 2026

Exceptionally high tides are set to hit California as early as this weekend, sending officials scrambling to prepare for another onslaught along the state's already battered coast. Significant coastal flooding is expected in some areas.

Rong-Gong Lin II

Trump wants to strip California of coastal protections unless state meets list of demands October 24, 2026

Future federal funding of California's coastal management program is suspended, "unless and until the identified deficiencies are satisfactorily addressed."

Rosanna Xia

Prop. 37 offers $25 billion to homebuyers to help with a down payment. Here's the catch October 24, 2026

California's Prop. 37 could provide $25 billion for homebuyer down payments. Learn how the middle-class housing measure works and its key caveats.

Audrey McGlinchy

"A butter knife against a nuclear arsenal:" Tech billionaires vastly outspend wealth tax supporters October 24, 2026

More than $351 million in political donations has been poured into a high-stakes contest about a proposed wealth tax on the November ballot, making it one of the most costly campaigns in California history.

Seema Mehta

'This is not normal': Feds demand California counties set aside 'likely' noncitizen ballots October 24, 2026

The Justice Department sent letters to county elections offices statewide Friday demanding they segregate ballots from voters the Trump administration believes are not U.S. citizens.

Brittny Mejia, Kevin Rector

San Bernardino County owes $51 million to mother of mentally-ill man killed by deputies, jury says October 24, 2026

A jury has awarded the mother of a man killed by San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies more than $51 million in a federal civil trial.

Richard Winton

9th Circuit blocks path for Trump to again deploy National Guard without state approval October 23, 2026

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that President Trump's deployment of California National Guard troops last year was unlawful and unconstitutional. The ruling also blocks a way for the president to federalize state troops over California's wishes again in the future.

Sonja Sharp

UFOs on Catalina? Latest trove from feds details spooky — yet, unverified — history October 23, 2026

Catalina Island is the site of four unverified reports of unidentified flying objects from the 1940s and 1950s, according to the latest tranche of records released by the Trump administration on unidentified anomalous phenomena.

Grace Toohey

From ambient artificial intelligence to decentralized digital identity systems, the defining technology trends of 2026 are reshaping industries, consumer behavior, and the way people interact…