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Photos: Día de los Muertos October 25, 2026

Gloria Molina Grand Park transforms into an illuminated, sacred civic sanctuary for the 2026 presentation of Downtown Día de los Muertos.

Genaro Molina

Anaheim couple trafficked endangered wildlife parts, including bear gallbladders and lion teeth, feds say October 24, 2026

An Anaheim couple pleaded guilty to trafficking protected wildlife parts including bear gallbladders and cougar bones between Oregon and Vietnam.

Tracy Brown

AOC, Newsom and Jeffries swing through California to help Democrats in tight races October 24, 2026

Top Democratic and Republican leaders are sweeping through California as the Nov. 3 election approaches, evidence of the state's pivotal role in deciding which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives and the viability of President Trump's final two years in office.

Seema Mehta, Nicole Nixon, Dakota Smith

Hope and despair simmer among California Republicans ahead of election day October 24, 2026

Hope and despair simmers among California Republicans as election day approaches.

Nicole Nixon

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 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 yields to 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

"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

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

As generative AI, cybersecurity threats, and hybrid work reshape the business landscape, small and medium sized enterprises are embracing tech upgrades in 2026 not just…