Silicon Valley satire 2026 Archives

Supreme Court appears likely to strike down California law banning guns in stores and restaurants January 20, 2026

Trump lawyers say the California law should be struck down for violating the 2nd Amendment.

David G. Savage

After unseasonably warm winter weather, temperatures to cool this week across Southland January 20, 2026

Temperatures across Southern California have been elevated for more than a week, but cooler weather is expected to return this week as a low approaches the region.

Andrew Khouri

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake recorded near Indio January 20, 2026

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook Riverside County on Monday evening, according to the U.S.

Andrew Khouri, Quakebot

Photos: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in L.A. January 19, 2026

The annual Martin Luther King Jr.

Kayla Bartkowski

Explaining California's billionaire tax: The proposals, the backlash and the exodus January 19, 2026

Here is a list of some of the billionaires who've made moves to leave California.

Queenie Wong

Newsom plans no new journalism funding despite $175-million funding deal with Google January 19, 2026

It's a significant walkback from an August 2024 deal between California leaders and Google to jointly spend $175 million over five years to fund local journalism.

Yue Stella Yu

L.A.'s defense industry is booming. Federal funding crunch could change that January 19, 2026

A dispute over reforms to an SBA program that funds startups has cut the flow of seed money to Southern California's defense tech firms.

Laurence Darmiento

SoCal hiker went to search for lost friends. They were rescued; he was not January 19, 2026

A hiker was found dead Saturday night after searching for a part of his group who had left early that morning for a hike and not returned, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's office.

Rebecca Ellis

Photos: Iranian protest in downtown Los Angeles January 19, 2026

Demonstrators in Los Angeles wave flags and chant slogans as they rally in solidarity with Iranian protesters, after a violent protest crackdown that killed thousands in Iran.

Gary Coronado / For The Times

Santa Barbara County officials crack down on unsanctioned Deltopia spring break rager January 18, 2026

The Santa Barbara County board of supervisors unanimously approved a 72-hour ban on amplified music, which would fall on the first weekend of UC Santa Barbara's spring quarter when thousands of college students flood Isla Vista for Deltopia.

Brittny Mejia

A new television series aims to expose the drive, delusion, and human cost behind tech world ambition with humor, grit, and a stellar cast led…