Heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in parts of the Bay Area and parts of Northern California on Sunday as a “bomb cyclone” and an “atmospheric river” pummeled the region.
Two storms converged in the Bay Area on Sunday, bringing floods, high winds and some much-needed rain to a drought-stricken state.
Over the past three decades, more than 50,000 students have trained for and completed the Los Angeles Marathon.
Bryant was being questioned by a lawyer defending Los Angeles County in her lawsuit about the sharing of photos of human remains from the helicopter crash that killed nine people.
A storm is expected to drop up to 10 inches of rain in Northern California. The region is in desperate need of water, but the rain is likely to bring dangerous mudslides and flash floods.
Injury woes sent Thompson, the Golden State guard, looking for solace. He found it on the water. No bananas allowed.
After a two-month effort to find out what killed Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, and their dog, investigators pointed to 109-degree heat and a lack of water.
A look at California’s ethnic studies requirement.
After months of drought and wildfires, the weather change is a hopeful sign for an end to fire season.
A warmer California is making the drought far worse.
The city health department said it had told the restaurant “multiple times” to check vaccine cards before letting patrons dine inside.
Proposals the governor vetoed included decriminalizing jaywalking, boosting family-leave payments and expanding college financial aid.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said it was critical for residents to step up their water-saving efforts as the state ends its second-driest year on record.
The long-awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures recognizes many of those who worked behind the scenes and comes to terms with Hollywood’s past.
The popular burger chain said it refused to become “the vaccination police for any government.”
This year’s largest blaze fueled its own firestorms, again and again. The New York Times reconstructed a 3-D model to let you get up close.
The state has done remarkably well limiting outbreaks, even before its student vaccine mandate has been put into place.
Museums are less interested in adding to the terror than furthering the connection to the planet.
In California, there is no escape from global warming for many of the species affected and none for the species causing the problem.
Carbon sequestration, pollinator habitat restoration and simple composting: An increasing number of the region’s winegrowers are going beyond sustainability. Here’s how to see, and taste, the fruits of their labors.
Illusionists, cardsharps, charlatans and human cannonballs enliven a trove of rare books, posters and ephemera now going to auction at Sotheby’s.
The Port of Los Angeles plays a major role in the global supply chain. Here’s what has gone wrong.
An Edwardian house in Oakland, a Craftsman home in South Pasadena and a midcentury ranch in Sonoma.
An Edwardian house in Oakland, a Craftsman home in South Pasadena and a midcentury ranch in Sonoma.
The San Pedro Community Gardens have provided physical and spiritual nourishment for the past half a century to multiple generations of immigrant Angelenos.
Badosa won her first top-tier title on Sunday with a hard-fought 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-6 (2) victory over Azarenka in a final that required three hours and four minutes.
The former president was admitted to a California hospital on Tuesday for treatment of an infection that developed into sepsis, officials said.
Officers in many departments have been slow to get vaccinated and to report their vaccination status, and city officials are struggling to make them pick up the pace.
Sustainability measures that the city and county have taken over decades are paying off. But residents still might have to do more.
The tentative agreement came hours before a strike deadline and avoids a production shutdown at TV and movie studios already scrambling to make up for time lost in the pandemic.
The 78-year-old millionaire and former real estate mogul was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for the murder of a friend in 2000.
A federal voucher program is at risk of being sharply scaled back as the White House seeks to slash its social policy package to appease two centrist senators.
A councilman for South Los Angeles, Mark Ridley-Thomas, has been indicted on federal charges of taking bribes from a U.S.C. dean.
A jury found that Mr. Durst, subject of the HBO series “The Jinx,” killed a longtime friend in 2000 because of what she knew about his wife’s disappearance nearly 40 years ago.
The lasting power of neighborhood organizing.
The 2019 vintage confirms Chablis’s distinctive qualities. As for other chardonnays, blame the winemaker, not the place or the grape.
The requirement, the first in the nation, was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom this month.
In Los Angeles, a project commits to commissioning over 100 artworks by Black artists for a new cultural corridor.
One of the stores was targeted at least five times by the same man, who drew widespread attention for raiding the store on a bike and was later arrested, the authorities said.
In the E.E.O.C. filing, the actor, who is nonbinary, describes being retaliated against after requesting a gender-neutral dressing room, among other claims. The show denies the allegations.
The teams are tied in the National League division series.
More than 170 items once belonging to the infamous mob boss were sold at an auction in California last week, including his “favorite” pistol. It went for more than $1 million.
The Port of Los Angeles will join the Port of Long Beach in operating 24/7 as the administration struggles to address a problem that is boosting inflation.
These secretive investment companies have pumped billions of dollars into fossil fuel projects, buying up offshore platforms, building new pipelines and extending lifelines to coal power plants.
The Raiders moved to a new, $2 billion stadium in Las Vegas last year, hoping to build a football dynasty. Things haven’t gone as they’d hoped.
The fire, which started near Santa Barbara on Monday, forced evacuations and shut down parts of Route 101, according to fire officials.
Luxury home aquariums now can rival installations at public aquariums in size and scale, and they come with hefty price tags.
The former Silicon Valley darling faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
The number of activities available to the unvaccinated is shrinking, and the pressure to get shots is growing.
The strange case of Nithya Raman, the embattled Los Angeles City Councilwoman.
A Spanish colonial-style retreat in Chico, a Mediterranean-style house in San Francisco and a three-bedroom home in Los Angeles.
Clement Street in the Richmond District may be a window into neighborhoods of the future.
A Spanish colonial-style retreat in Chico, a Mediterranean-style house in San Francisco and a three-bedroom home in Los Angeles.
Meg Onli will join the Los Angeles museum as director and curator, co-leading with Cristina Pacheco. Onli’s priority: spending time in Arlington Heights.
To battle the nearly one-million-acre Dixie fire, California launched a military-style operation. Some experts wonder whether that approach is sustainable.
Cruise ships were a symbol of the dangers of the coronavirus in 2020. But now, they’re getting ready for what could be a busy 2022 season.
Parents are sneaking carbon dioxide monitors into their children’s schools to determine whether the buildings are safe.
Hundreds of firefighters in Los Angeles have filed a notice of intent to sue to fight a vaccine mandate, with the threat of seeking more than $2.1 billion.
For one of the works in his new solo show, the painter Amoako Boafo drew on the sunny shades that surrounded him in the lead-up to the opening.
It’s likely that a large vessel’s anchor hit the pipeline, off the coast of Orange County, at some point up to a year ago, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Erika Girardi is famous for her lavish lifestyle. Now her husband’s law firm has been accused of misappropriating millions of dollars. It’s all unfolding on TV.
Lizzie Johnson talks about the reporting that went into her book “Paradise,” an account of the Camp Fire that ravaged California in 2018.
Hollywood is back in full swing, grinding those behind the scenes down to the bone. Can a new union contract fix that?
The comments from Sheriff Alex Villanueva, a politically divisive figure, underscores the difficulty of trying to lift lagging vaccination rates among law enforcement officers across the country.
Women who went to prison for killing their abusive partners are starting over at Home Free, an apartment complex created by design volunteers in San Francisco.
While its C.E.O., Elon Musk, and the state’s conservative lawmakers share libertarian sensibilities, they differ greatly on climate change and renewable energy.
The state became the first to outlaw the act, adding it to its civil definition of sexual battery and giving victims the ability to sue their assailants for damages.
The change, set to take effect on Oct. 15, is dependent on coronavirus cases and hospitalization rates remaining stable or declining.
There is a growing divide between regions with high and low vaccination rates.
The San Francisco artists blazed trails in the ’60s and ’70s that converge at Paula Cooper.
The subject of a Times Op-Doc, she was, for a time, the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni and spent 20 years producing the first complete dictionary of its vocabulary.
Expanded inoculation requirements in workplaces and crowded public spaces have spurred vaccination rates in parts of the country.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures was over budget and years behind schedule, and some feared it would be a flop. Its new director, Bill Kramer, helped get it back on track.
The governor has until Sunday to approve or veto a number of contentious proposals.
A new book pays tribute to the vanished magic of Flipper’s, a storied if short-lived 1970s skate palace.
Satellite data shows the extent of the disaster, California’s worst spill in years.
The state has become the first to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for schoolchildren.
As one Los Angeles interior designer showed, it is possible to customize a rental, provided you get the landlords on board.
The idea of the Lone Star State as a herald of the national future is terrifying and not just to liberals.
A pipeline transporting oil from offshore platforms spilled at least 126,000 gallons of oil in Southern California, the state’s largest such leak since 2015.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is at loggerheads with companies like Netflix, Disney and Amazon over streaming pay and long workdays.
A contemporary house in Santa Monica, a Mediterranean-style home in Piedmont and a three-bedroom retreat in a gated community in Dana Point.
A contemporary house in Santa Monica, a Mediterranean-style home in Piedmont and a three-bedroom retreat in a gated community in Dana Point.
About one in five support Roe v. Wade being overturned, a number that has remained largely unchanged for more than a decade.
A pipeline failure sent at least 126,000 gallons of oil into the Pacific off the coast of Orange County, creating a 13-square-mile slick. Dead fish and birds washed ashore in some areas.
The 23-foot crewless vessel pierced the eyewall of Hurricane Sam and captured stunning images as the storm barreled through the Atlantic Ocean.
The Theranos founder has turned out to be a symbol of how far we haven’t come.
The sprawling 1,250-square-mile system of water and farmland in Northern California is a four-season destination for watersport fans and home to many riverbank communities.
As a radical gay feminist in historically patriarchal Israel, Ms. Freedman was under constant criticism and was often dismissed by her colleagues.
Children from kindergarten to 12th grade in both public and private schools will be required to be inoculated against the coronavirus once the F.D.A. gives full approval.
In a plea deal that spared him the death penalty, John T. Earnest had admitted to killing a woman and injuring three others at a synagogue on the last day of Passover in 2019.
The Los Angeles artist, with her crazy titles and caustic colors, offers “a really provocative combination of pleasure and politics,” says one museum curator.
Wells Guthrie made fine wine, but financial challenges diverted his attention. Now he’s got a new label and a second chance, without distractions.
A resolution that the City Council approved unanimously this week also acknowledged the injustice of the destruction of the city’s Chinatowns.
In California and New York, where mandates for health care workers have gone into effect, many are complying.
The underwater filmmaker Ron Elliott describes what he’s learned from his encounters with sharks near the Farallon Islands.
In recent days, three new documentaries have come forward with revelations about the degree to which the conservatorship has exerted control over Britney Spears’s life.
From pricey gated neighborhoods to rural logging towns.
Some brokers say houses that are not posted publicly give buyers a chance to get into the market, others say the practice violates fair housing laws.
The state’s eviction moratorium ends on Thursday.
Devon Michael was a rising child actor in the 1990s. Until he auditioned for “Star Wars.”
The complaint by a federal agency followed several other legal actions taken against the game maker, which has been accused of sexual harassment and discrimination.
The military’s satellites excel at spotting new blazes, but for decades they have been mostly off limits to civilian firefighters.
A French country-style house in San Juan Capistrano, a four-bedroom home in San Francisco and a hillside retreat in Mill Valley.
A French country-style house in San Juan Capistrano, a four-bedroom home in San Francisco and a hillside retreat in Mill Valley.
Explaining the confusing guidance around the extra shots.
After 12 seasons in Detroit with no postseason wins, the quarterback longed to play in big games. On Sunday he delivered, beating Tom Brady and the Buccaneers in Los Angeles.
Unless he gets vaccinated, Mr. Wiggins will be barred from attending home games in San Francisco, where his team is based.
Some districts have established robust virus testing programs, but many others are struggling.
The Fawn fire, which has burned nearly 10,000 acres, was spreading quickly on Friday, a day after the authorities accused a Palo Alto woman of igniting the blaze.
In pursuit of a four-bedroom house within reasonable commuting distance of downtown, a couple toured nearly 40 homes to get the right mix of space and amenities. Here’s what they found.
See full results and maps from the California recall election.
Pandemic upheaval and partisan rancor have left Gov. Gavin Newsom in an unexpectedly close race to keep his job.
Maps show a rise in the share of people of color in nearly every county across the United States, as the nation records its first drop in the white population.
If you want to bypass the crowds at some of the big names, consider these lesser-known national parks.
Manuel, 24, who had a banner 2019, has grappled with overtraining syndrome this year. In Tokyo, she aims to find her way back.
Artificial intelligence promises to remake the world. These believers are fighting to make sure thousands of years of text and tradition find a place among the algorithms.
See the latest on the Beckwourth Complex, Bootleg Fire and other wildfires burning in California, Oregon and elsewhere.
Britney Spears made a rare public statement in court, pleading to end the conservatorship that controls her life. “I have the right to use my voice,” she said.
The state lifted capacity limitations and most restrictions for vaccinated people this week.
Maps show that drought conditions are the most widespread and severe in at least 20 years, with reservoirs running dry.
I'm a critic at large, and I've been seeking out stuff that feels a bit therapeutic. Here's what I've been watching, reading and listening to.
Much of the Western half of the United States is in the grip of a severe drought of historic proportions.
There’s no official database of Academy voters, but we can track the people who lead them.
As disruptive as the pandemic has been, for the most part it hasn’t altered the underlying forces shaping where people want to live.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. Here is look at one year of loss and disruption.
But her EP dropped just as the country was shutting down.
Inside the homes and hospital rooms of those hit hardest by the pandemic.
Inside the homes and hospital rooms of those hit hardest by the pandemic.
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
The states infection rates have fallen significantly, but reopening comes with risks
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
There are 13,000 school districts in the U.S. Here is how some are faring.
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
Emergency medical technicians play a key role in treating the coronavirus. The latest surge in California has put a strain on these already grueling jobs.
A look at this week’s news from the team tracking the coronavirus.
He spent decades under the redwoods. Then came this summer’s fire season.
She twice escaped war in China, and eventually landed in an America that was hungry for a new kind of Asian cuisine.
A Times analysis found that the number of hospitals with full or nearly full I.C.U.s has doubled nationwide since the beginning of October, and more than two in five hospitals have reached a critical occupancy level.
Alfonso Martinez of Ponco’s Tlayudas, a Los Angeles pop-up, demonstrates how to make tamales de frijol
Public health experts warned that large holiday gatherings would spread the coronavirus broadly. Weeks later, the data is complicated.
The state of the virus this week
California’s redwoods, sequoias and Joshua trees define the American West and nature’s resilience through the ages. Wildfires this year were their deadliest test.
U.S. v. Sullivan Land Services Co.
The U.S. military’s past battles with Infectious disease have helped it fight off coronavirus.
How different groups voted
See full results and maps from the California election.
See full results and maps from the California election.
See full results and maps from the California election.