Dana Williamson, a top Democratic consultant in California, was accused of conspiring to skim over $200,000 in campaign funds that belonged to a Biden administration official.
The storm is expected to move quickly through Northern California by Thursday morning, but forecasters are concerned that it will stall in the southern part of the state.
The celebrated venue dedicated its stage to the composer for “Star Wars,” “Jurassic Park” and other blockbusters, a first in the bowl’s 103 years.
The 300,000-square-foot building will open Sept. 22 and showcase comic art, illustrations and more across 35 galleries. It began construction in 2018 but faced multiple delays.
A plan to sustainably manage the shrinking waterway could soon be up to the Trump administration — or eventually the Supreme Court.
The California governor painted the president as a threat to American competitiveness by letting China dominate the renewable energy industry.
The announcement came a day after protesters confronted attendees of a campus event hosted by Turning Point USA, the conservative group founded by Charlie Kirk.
Demonstrators protested on Monday outside a Turning Point USA event at the University of California, Berkeley. University officials said a “single violent incident” took place. The Justice Department said it would investigate what had happened, citing security concerns.
A survey of museum directors reveals the impact of federal cutbacks: reduced arts programs for rural areas, students and people who are elderly or disabled.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific, called the proposal “dead on arrival.”
The woman stole a minivan, police said, beginning a dramatic pursuit that spanned four counties and reached speeds of 90 miles per hour.
Huang Ruo’s “The Monkey King” at San Francisco Opera transforms a classic Chinese tale into a reflection on identity, enlightenment and the creativity sparked when cultures entwine.
A German sheep farmer and a Los Angeles fashion designer have collaborated to produce a knitwear collection made from the wool of sheep that have been saved from the slaughterhouse.
Forecasters expect the rain to kick off in the north on Wednesday before moving south by Thursday. It brings a risk of flash flooding and landslides.
Christine Pelosi, a Democratic activist, announced that she will run instead for a California State Senate seat, ending speculation that she would try to succeed Nancy Pelosi in the U.S. House.
A Craftsman house in San Rafael, a midcentury modern home in Rancho Mirage and a Spanish-style house in Los Angeles.
Valentino Luchin, 62, once owned an acclaimed Italian restaurant. Now he sits in a Bay Area jail.
A former Goodwill thrift store now houses an urgent care clinic for people experiencing mental health breakdowns in public.
A California jury found that Beth Fischgrund was wrongfully terminated and defamed after she reported an inmate’s violent threat at Salinas Valley State Prison in California.
Disruptions to air travel on Saturday were modest, but officials and passengers were bracing for worse as the government shutdown continued.
Celebrating his recent redistricting victory, the California governor swooped into a state led by a Republican rival and sent the latest signal about his presidential ambitions.
Areas across the state could record anywhere from one to five or more inches of rain. The Sierra will get some snow.
Un vistazo al esfuerzo por sacar a las menores del área conocida como “The Blade”, uno de los corredores de trata sexual más notorios de Estados Unidos.
As Ms. Pelosi announced her retirement, she was celebrated for her long tenure in Washington. But back home, she was remembered for showing up at a terrifying moment when others turned away.
Harry, who referred to the episode as “Hat Gate,” was seen wearing the cap at a World Series game in Los Angeles between the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays.
The child was later reunited with her grandmother, but the episode alarmed immigrant rights groups. The father, a U.S. citizen, faces a gun possession charge.
Amending state constitutions seemed like a long shot, but Virginia’s move shows more blue states may be willing to try, opening new possibilities.
Representative Nancy Pelosi, after announcing her retirement, was praised by many San Franciscans for her tireless efforts on behalf of the city. Some of her work went unheralded.
The daughter of a politician, she didn’t expect to become one. But once she ran for office in 1987, there was no stopping her.
Cindyana Santangelo had an embolism after receiving injections of silicone oil into her buttocks by Libby Adame, the second fatal augmentation procedure connected to her.
Representative Nancy Pelosi, the nation’s only female House speaker, announced her decision to retire after 39 years in Congress. Her legacy includes the passage of Obamacare, advocating for HIV/AIDS patients and fund-raising for Democrats.
A federal judge said that faculty members were being affected in their teaching and research by the Trump administration’s pressure campaign.
Two Democrats have already announced their campaigns to replace Representative Nancy Pelosi in her San Francisco district, and others may join the race soon.
She’ll rightly be lionized as the first woman speaker, but in one sense, that was the most incidental of her myriad accomplishments.
Most people who die in prison die alone. Programs like the one at California Medical Facility aim to prevent that.
Representative Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she will not run for re-election. She wielded immense power and became a Democratic icon, while she was demonized by conservatives.
We explain a California vote to flip as many as five House seats for Democrats next year.
Representatives Ken Calvert and Young Kim will vie for the same district, underscoring the dilemma faced by state Republicans as their territory dwindles after the passage of Proposition 50.
Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages, forecasters warned.
First, Texas redistricted. Other states followed, and now California. Some legal experts say it’s a crisis: “The wheels are coming off the car right now.”
Voters in California approved a redistricting plan intended to partially neutralize a push by President Trump to draw up more safe Republican House seats before next year’s election. Kellen Browning, a political reporter for The New York Times based in San Francisco, explains how it happened and what’s next.
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En Virginia, Nueva Jersey y otros estados, los votantes demócratas impulsaron a sus candidatos a la victoria y enviaron una advertencia al presidente Trump y a su Partido Republicano.
Republicans asked a federal court to block newly approved maps in California that were designed to flip as many as five House seats for Democrats.
In Virginia, New Jersey and beyond, Democratic voters powered their candidates to victory and sent a warning sign to President Trump and his Republican Party.
Five districts held by Republicans become potential Democratic pickups, but some remain highly competitive. And a number of incumbent lawmakers have easier pathways to re-election.
The aggressive gerrymander could help Democrats flip as many as five House seats next year. While that could neutralize new maps in Texas, Republicans are redrawing more district lines elsewhere.
Michael Gates, a Justice Department official who questioned Orange County’s voting procedures, was selected to monitor voting there.
“From a city that is supposed to be avant-garde, it’s a shame,” the sculpture’s 96-year-old artist said after the decision.
Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages, forecasters warned.
The measure, known as Proposition 50, is an attempt to counter a push in Republican-led states to redraw congressional districts.
The county processes election ballots in a massive complex, where workers are monitored by live cameras and visitors are welcome.
Mr. Padilla, a Democrat, held an impromptu news conference to announce he would not run for California’s top office.
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Proposition 50 is the only statewide question on the ballot, but there are numerous dynamics at play.
Democrats are concerned that the immigration crackdown will hurt Latino turnout on Tuesday, and that election monitors at polling sites could intimidate voters.
Voters will decide if California’s voting districts should be redrawn to help Democrats flip up to five House seats.
La contienda por la alcaldía de Nueva York medirá el deseo de los votantes de un giro a la izquierda. Las demócratas que se postulan a las gobernaciones de Nueva Jersey y Virginia hicieron de la lucha contra el presidente un elemento central de sus candidaturas.
The mayor’s race in New York will gauge voters’ desire for a left-wing shift, and Democrats running for governor in New Jersey and Virginia again made fighting the president central to their bids.
Una manada de orcas del golfo de California ha cazado repetidamente tiburones blancos juveniles para darse un festín con sus hígados.
A Southern California man charged with assault of a federal officer was asking agents to leave an area where school children wait for the bus, according to his lawyers.
Tens of thousands of Dodger fans attended a parade and rally on Monday, a joyful moment celebrating the team’s World Series win in what has been a turbulent year for Los Angeles.
A pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white sharks to feast on their livers.
The Los Angeles quintet was born onstage, and that’s exactly how it records LPs: by capturing live performances and twisting them, sometimes beyond recognition.
President Trump is imploring lawmakers to redraw their congressional maps to stave off Democratic control of the House. But the debate over redistricting has revealed fissures within both parties.
A midcentury modern in Palm Desert, a home perched over the Pacific in Jenner and a ranch house in Los Angeles.
Demi Moore, Doja Cat, Elle Fanning, Angela Bassett and Edward Norton made the scene at a Gucci-powered fund-raiser for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
She was her mother’s handmaiden and aide-de-camp. In 1993, her blockbuster biography told of the awful price she paid.
Democrats are concerned that the immigration crackdown will hurt Latino turnout on Tuesday. Republicans dispute that the raids will play any role in the election.
In Bell Gardens, a city in southeast Los Angeles County, early voters said that anger and frustration over months of aggressive immigration enforcement in their neighborhoods had prompted them to participate in this year’s election.
The Blue Jays, Canada’s only M.L.B. team, were a salve for a country hit by President Trump’s threats and tariffs. Then the Dodgers ended their thrilling postseason run.
Scars of wildfires and immigration raids won’t soon fade, but like the city itself, the Dodgers persevered and gave Southern California residents the rally they needed.
Marathon runners consistently finished slower in cities with higher levels of dangerous particles in the air, researchers found.
New regulations were supposed to ensure that homeowners in fire zones would have coverage available. But companies can still avoid serving many high-risk areas, a Times investigation found.
He’s not on the ballot, but the results could carry hints about the future of his movement.
Proponents say voters are motivated by stopping President Trump. Republicans have already begun pointing fingers over lackluster fund-raising and coordination.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has attracted support for his redistricting ballot measure from voters outside of California. He could reap the benefits for a 2028 presidential run.
Weekly public meetings at the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles have become a place where immigrants ask for help with a host of problems, big and small.
Recent conflicts between wolves and people expose major shortcomings of America’s efforts to bring back predators.
From California to the Mediterranean, abandoned groves are being restored to life in order to save shrinking towns and prevent environmental damage.
Zoe Rosenberg, a California animal rights activist, was found guilty of conspiracy and trespassing for taking four chickens from a poultry plant.
An urban planner who specialized in disaster recovery, he was brought in to revive the city after the 2005 storm. The task proved larger than one man could handle.
The utility whose equipment has been linked to the devastating Eaton fire in January is offering to pay fire survivors. But if they accept, they would be giving up their right to sue.
The fish had been missing from the headwaters of the Klamath River for more than a century. Just a year after the removal of a final dam, they’ve returned.
A house with a guest cottage in Key West, a farmhouse in Annandale and a midcentury modern home in Dana Point
The court ruled that Bill Essayli had been acting “unlawfully” as U.S. attorney in Los Angeles but that he could stay on as the office’s top deputy for now.
Some areas near Los Angeles are under a red flag warning through Wednesday.
Democrats in California are already starting campaigns and declaring their intentions for hypothetical seats that voters must first approve in the Nov. 4 election.
In an unusual show of confidence, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he raised enough cash more than a week before the California redistricting election.
A climate reporter wanted to follow scientists into the Mediterranean Sea. First, he had to learn to scuba dive.
In “Bring Me the Head of Joaquin Murrieta,” John Boessenecker probes the life of a dashing (but human) Wild West legend.
In “Let My Country Awake,” Scott Miller tells the story of revolutionaries in America who fought the British Empire at the beginning of the 20th century.
Scientists and divers are slowly reviving the underwater forests along California’s northern coast by planting kelp seedlings and smashing the sea urchins before they gobble it up.
A suit filed by an election law firm contends that the state’s 11th Congressional District, represented by a Republican, is drawn in a way that disenfranchises Black and Latino voters.
A ruling on San Diego-style reef burials.
Sami Hamdi, who often speaks against Israel, was in the United States on a speaking tour. The Department of Homeland Security said his visa had been revoked.
A 1963 house in Encino, a hillside home in Orinda and a Mediterranean-style home in Santa Barbara.
The California governor acknowledged in an interview Sunday on CBS that he would give the question serious thought after the 2026 elections.
Spurred by titans like Amazon and OpenAI, California State wants to become the nation’s “largest A.I.-empowered” university.
Inside the effort to pull minors from ‘the Blade,’ one of the most notorious sex-trafficking corridors in the United States.
Clifford Proctor, 60, was charged with second-degree murder in the 2015 killing of Brendon Glenn during an attempted arrest.
At Game 1 of the World Series in Toronto on Friday, overt politics were absent. Unity between the two nations was on display before the first pitch.
The oil giant said requirements that companies calculate new details about greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks violate Exxon’s free speech rights.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film spotlights unseen corners of the state. To find them, our photographer traveled California from tip to tip.
President Trump said on Thursday that he had called off the deployment in San Francisco. Two federal officials said on Friday that the action applied across the region.
Coast Guard police fired rounds at a moving van that accelerated toward the base in reverse and did not follow commands to stop, the authorities say.
Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told top California leaders that they would be prosecuted if they arrested federal agents performing immigration raids.
The Blue Jays and the Dodgers play Game 1 of the World Series tonight, and for Canada’s team home-field advantage is as big as the entire country.
Daniel Lurie, the San Francisco mayor, relied on powerful tech executives and his own low-key approach to help his liberal city escape a rush of federal agents.
Prosecutors say Jonathan Rinderknecht deliberately set a fire in January that led to one of the most destructive blazes in California history. If convicted, he would face up to 45 years in prison.
On Thursday, about 200 people attempted to block vehicles from entering a Coast Guard base in Alameda, Calif., which federal officials were planning on using for upcoming raids. President Trump later called off the operation.
President Trump said he had halted a planned federal deployment of immigration agents to the city. It was not clear what that meant for the rest of the Bay Area.
La representante por el estado sugirió que la policía local podría detener a los agentes federales si infringen la ley de California al realizar las redadas de inmigración previstas en San Francisco.
Plus, the island that just got its first mosquitoes.
Mamdani might be working in Democrats’ favor. But what about “No Kings”?
A new exhibition at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco captures the creative spark between two avant-garde 19th-century painters, Édouard Manet and Berthe Morisot.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has a long relationship with Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, that dates back to a different era in San Francisco.
The San Francisco district attorney said in an interview that she came up with the strategy after seeing federal agents repeatedly roughing up people in Los Angeles and Chicago.
Border Patrol agents are being sent to a U.S. Coast Guard base in Alameda, Calif., ahead of an immigration operation in the San Francisco region.
The remains of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who died before her 15th birthday, were found in the artist’s vehicle after it was towed to an impound lot, officials said.
The rain is expected to begin in Washington by late Thursday before moving into Northern California.
Scott Wiener, a Democratic state legislator, says he can’t afford to keep deferring to Representative Nancy Pelosi.
The architect Jennifer Kell and Dominic Surprenant, a retired lawyer, hired the firm Lake Flato to design a home with multiple structures in Malibu, Calif.
Officials said immigration officers fired shots after the man rammed a law enforcement vehicle. The immigrant and a marshal were wounded in the shooting.
Officials at Sequoia Park Zoo have no idea how the young bear got into the zoo and went “nose-to-nose” with the three bears there.
Emboldened by the lapse in government funding and employee furloughs, some visitors are brazenly betting that they won’t get caught for breaking the law.
From beers at a Bangkok bar to a climb up Mount Omine in Japan, The Times traced the pivotal months before Mr. Mangione was charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s C.E.O.
Whether they’re on the Pacific Coast or in the Rockies, these short drives offer plenty to see and do — so much, in fact, that you might want to take it slow.
Jamie Lenore McKillop turned her bathroom into a sanctuary with ceramic blue tiles, a refinished vanity and a tray table made for bathtub movie watching.
The messages follow a pattern set by the Trump administration, but use notably milder language.
Representative Robert Garcia and Senator Richard Blumenthal started an inquiry to examine reports of misconduct by immigration agents, focusing on the arrests of citizens.
It’s not a presidential election year, or even the midterms, but races this fall will offer a sense of voters’ moods in the first year of the new Trump administration.
An Arts and Crafts-style house in Los Angeles, a wood house with a cottage in Big Sur and a midcentury modern home in Ojai.
An audacious group show in Los Angeles, led by Kara Walker, places contemporary art in the same galleries as fallen Confederate statuary.
Such a move could increase the already high tension between the president and California officials
The mishap, during an anniversary celebration for the Marine Corps attended by the vice president and defense secretary, underscores safety concerns that Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced before Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton.
The fund-raiser in Los Angeles drew stars who were masked, shoeless and gushing about this season’s Oscar hopefuls.
In New Jersey, Virginia and beyond, voters have been inundated with ads linking Republican candidates to the president. Some Democratic strategists see a missed opportunity to forge a more positive message.
At a time of financial and enrollment uncertainty in higher education, Vanderbilt University, along with other schools, has forged ahead with expansion.
Vice President JD Vance’s trip to a military base in California illustrated rising tensions between the federal government and Democratic leaders.
Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine mammals and surfers.
Federal forecasters broke down the most likely scenarios around the United States this week.
Officials said they had discovered tens of thousands of Lego pieces at a California home and arrested a man who trafficked in the stolen collectibles.
Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, married partners, discover expressive possibilities by sculpting landscapes that shape buildings.
While some art institutions are eagerly engaging artificial intelligence, others are less enthusiastic.
When retirees relocate, they think life will be cheaper, easier, sunnier — only to find some big disappointments. Here’s how to minimize mistakes.
This California-based artist sees art as a community endeavor, and the land as a relative to be cared for.