For decades, a rural California city winced at the puns. Now it’s cashing in.
In “Twilight Man,” Liz Brown uncovers the elaborate tale of a secretly gay great-granduncle’s romance with another man.
The Palisades fire, which was 23 percent contained late Monday afternoon, forced the evacuation of 1,000 people and hinted at the severity of the state’s drought.
Mr. Durst, the eccentric millionaire who has been the subject of books and documentaries, is accused of killing a close confidante in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2000.
A fire that started on Saturday in Los Angeles County spurred the evacuation of more than 500 homes over the weekend. As of Monday afternoon, it had spread to 1,325 acres and remained uncontained.
A fairy-tale cottage in Little River, a Craftsman bungalow in Sacramento and a 1973 ranch house in Rancho Mirage.
A fairy-tale cottage in Little River, a Craftsman bungalow in Sacramento and a 1973 ranch house in Rancho Mirage.
The fire burned through 1,325 acres in Los Angeles County and was at zero percent containment on Sunday night, fire officials said.
The university system has reached a settlement with students to scrap even optional testing from admissions and scholarship decisions.
Friday: A Korean-American professor discusses the most gratifying research of his career, into Riverside’s Pachappa Camp.
Stacey Chen and Nick Cugini first met in high school as members of competing debating teams. In college, they were on the same side.
Thursday: A conversation about major cultural institutions and philanthropy in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Param Sharma, 25, was arrested on charges of reckless driving. “I’m about to go in the back seat right now,” he said after being released from jail.
Its cultural institutions, buffeted by the pandemic, will have to recover without the help of Eli Broad, the transformational benefactor who died last month.
Wednesday: Accusations of sexual assault against a wine country mayor shine a light on the culture of an exclusive industry.
“Shattered Glass” at Deitch Gallery in Los Angeles has visitors returning, and artists bonding.
With her movie “The Perfect Candidate” arriving in American theaters, Al-Mansour, the first Saudi Arabian woman to become a feature-length filmmaker, discusses her cultural essentials.
Tuesday: Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed giving at least $600 to millions of California taxpayers.
Faced with a massive state surplus and a looming recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed giving two-thirds of Californians some of their tax money back.
Durante los últimos meses, casi 50.000 niños migrantes han cruzado solos la frontera del suroeste de Estados Unidos. Las llegadas están creando reencuentros felices en todo el país, pero también plantea desafíos.
The Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected to lead a synod that includes about 200 Lutheran congregations in Northern and Central California.
A Mediterranean-style house in San Diego, a Nantucket-inspired cottage in Capitola and a three-bedroom condominium in Los Angeles.
Monday: A look at California’s (slight) population decline. Also: San Francisco marks an L.G.B.T.Q. historical landmark.
A Mediterranean-style house in San Diego, a Nantucket-inspired cottage in Capitola and a three-bedroom condominium in Los Angeles.
A California man was indicted on charges that he used money from the Payment Protection Program to buy a Lamborghini, a Ferrari and a Bentley, federal authorities said.
The university conducted tens of thousands of coronavirus tests, aborted the football season and lost $10 million. Is that light at the end of the tunnel another train?
DK Metcalf, the All-Pro Seattle receiver, finished last in his heat on Sunday in his first 100-meter race against professional sprinters.
Migrant children are crossing the southwestern border by the thousands each week. They are often rejoining parents who immigrated to the United States years ago.
A plan aimed at the nation’s largest cluster of warehouses is designed to spur electrification of pollution-spewing diesel trucks and could set a template for restrictions elsewhere.
For many midlevel engineers and food truck workers and longtime residents, a region filled with extremes has become increasingly inhospitable.
Undercover agents were able to buy the fraudulent cards for $20 each at a bar in Clements, Calif., according to the authorities. Federal officials say the problem has grown during the pandemic.
The home of Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, the first same-sex couple to legally marry in California, was an integral meeting spot for activists.
State data released on Friday showed that California’s population decreased in 2020, reflecting a decades-long pattern of slow growth.
Friday: Indian-Americans are finding ways to help as relief efforts amp up. Also: A lotus ritual offers healing.
A recall candidate hired a bear to draw attention to his campaign to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom, but the bear ended up drawing attention to the bear.
A race is on to produce lithium in the United States, but competing projects are taking very different approaches to extracting the vital raw material. Some might not be very green.
John Cox, a Republican running to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, has been criticized by animal welfare activists for including a bear in a campaign event in Sacramento.
The Delta Fire burned more than 63,000 acres and forced a portion of Interstate 5 to close for days, the authorities said.
Thursday: The former governor had a lot to say in a recent interview at his home in Los Angeles. Also: A sheep experiment in Davis.
Fifteen to 20 of the endangered giant birds wrecked the deck, knocked over lawn ornaments and tore up “every piece of plastic” they could find, the homeowner’s daughter said.
Jerome Dixon, who always maintained his innocence during his 21 years in prison, met Raha Dixon two years ago at a talk about racism and social change.
The stabbing on Market Street this week and other attacks have caused some older Asian-American residents in the Bay Area to fear going outdoors, community leaders said.
Rooted in the Bay Area, he spurned commerce (and the New York scene, mostly), produced an eclectic kind of figurative art and imparted his “Wiz-dumb” to disciples.
Buddhists from many cultures and communities gathered to repair the nation’s racial karma. The ceremony was held at a Los Angeles temple that had recently been vandalized in an arson attack.
Buddhists from many cultures and communities gathered to repair the nation’s racial karma. The ceremony was held at a Los Angeles temple that had recently been vandalized in an arson attack.
The lotus flower, blooming out of muddy waters, has long been a symbol of rising above suffering. In the wake of Anti-Asian attacks, spiritual leaders hope it can help heal the trauma of racial violence in the U.S.
Wednesday: The state is reopening, but some regions aren’t moving as quickly as others. Also: A bear hits the recall campaign trail.
All signs suggest the governor should prevail. But Democrats need to weigh what is best for the state against what is best for the party.
In “Cyclopedia Exotica,” the artist and writer Aminder Dhaliwal created a fictitious community facing xenophobia, fetishization and media misrepresentation. It’s resonating with her thousands of Instagram followers.
Tuesday: A conversation with state officials about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to ban fracking and phase out oil extraction in California.
When David Kelley, the founder of the global firm IDEO, downsized in Northern California, he still found room for the ultimate studio.
A family enjoys a rural-inspired home, down to the chickens, while traffic whizzes by.
State employees who get vaccinated in Maryland are eligible for a $100 payment, while Detroit is giving out $50 prepaid debit cards to those who give someone a ride to a vaccine site.
State employees who get vaccinated in Maryland are eligible for a $100 payment, while Detroit is giving out $50 prepaid debit cards to those who give someone a ride to a vaccine site.
After a small test release last year, La Crema is making a sauvignon blanc widely available just in time for summer.
One of the biggest newspaper jobs goes to a groundbreaking journalist who spent two decades at The Washington Post.
A modern farmhouse in Mill Valley, a canal-facing home in Marina del Rey and a pair of 1906 cottages converted into a single-family residence in San Francisco.
A modern farmhouse in Mill Valley, a canal-facing house in Marina del Rey and a pair of 1906 cottages converted into a single home in San Francisco.
Monday: A look inside the grand (and symbolically significant) reopening of “the happiest place on Earth.” Also: Remembering Eli Broad.
The year has been bumpy for this Los Angeles museum, with Covid-19, questions about diversity and a leadership reorganization. But its director, Klaus Biesenbach, says, “every day is a chance to improve.”
More than two dozen others were rescued and taken to hospitals after the 40-foot craft splintered in rough seas, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said.
Warren Buffett was upbeat about his company’s increase in earnings in the first quarter. And, at the shareholders’ meeting, he defended Berkshire’s efforts on dealing with climate change.
Amid a pandemic and a recall, Mr. Schwarzenegger has been in demand at his Los Angeles mansion, embracing his unlikely role as California’s “elderly statesman.”
The businessman, who made a fortune in home-building and insurance, spent lavishly to try to make the city a cultural capital.
Disneyland reopened Friday to California residents only, at 25 percent capacity to allow for social distancing.
The lawsuit also accuses Manson’s former manager, Tony Ciulla, of violating trafficking laws.
Firefighters in New Mexico, Arizona and California are battling springtime blazes that have been fueled by a severe drought and boosted by climate change.
Firefighters in New Mexico, Arizona and California are battling springtime blazes that have been fueled by a severe drought and boosted by climate change.
Honks instead of applause: An open-air “Barber of Seville” brought the company back after 16 months.
The producer faces more than a dozen counts of sexual assault involving five different women.
Friday: A primer on the state’s drought conditions — and what to expect this summer. Also: Disneyland reopens.
A draft cease-and-desist letter sent to BlueTriton — known until this month as Nestlé Waters North America — is the latest development in a yearslong battle over water resources in the San Bernardino area.
Known for scene-stealing side characters, the comedian and actress is pushing past her limits with her starring role in “Together Together.”
Thursday: In addition to three federal stimulus payments, some Californians also qualify for the Golden State Stimulus.
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.
Among the lessons from Orlando’s return: Lines are shorter, masks must be worn and there’s no hugging the characters.
A year of violence toward Asians and Asian-Americans forced me to grieve, then act.
An analysis of body camera footage shows that one officer appeared to keep his knee on the upper right side of Mr. Gonzalez’s back for 2 minutes 50 seconds.
One researcher said the number of discarded drums far exceeded his expectations. “It was hard to wrap my head around the density of targets,” he said.
La muerte de Mario Gonzalez se produjo un día antes de que un exagente de Mineápolis fuera condenado por el asesinato de George Floyd. Las imágenes de las cámaras corporales se hicieron públicas el martes.
Researchers uncovered stark disparities between white people and minorities across thousands of categories of pollution, including trucks, industry, agriculture and even restaurants.
The unions representing actors and crews are in talks with the studios about extending — and possibly changing — the safety protocols they agreed on in September.
A contemporary-style glass house in Monkton, a 1914 Craftsman bungalow in Portland and a modernist home designed by Stan Allen in Glendale.
A contemporary glass house in Monkton, Md.; a 1914 Craftsman bungalow in Portland, Ore.; and a modern home designed by Stan Allen in Glendale, Calif.
Wednesday: Rob Bonta, who was sworn in as attorney general on Friday, discusses policing the police and addressing anti-Asian hate.
In a single year, the state’s financial outlook has gone from surplus to deficit to surplus as capital gains tax collections have risen amid a soaring stock market and I.P.O. boom.
The death of Mario Arenales Gonzalez came one day before a former Minneapolis officer was convicted of murdering George Floyd. Body camera footage was released on Tuesday.
The campaign to recall the state’s governor shows that even a one-party stronghold like California can be rocked by the nation’s political polarization.
Tuesday: For the first time in California’s history, the state will lose congressional representation, based on new census data.
The 1.6 million voters who signed a petition for the Republican-led recall effort have 30 business days to ask to have their names removed if they so choose.
The 1.6 million voters who signed a petition for the Republican-led recall effort have 30 business days to ask to have their names removed if they so choose.
With immigration leveling off and a declining birthrate, the United States may be entering an era of substantially lower population growth, demographers said.
A Republican-led campaign to oust Mr. Newsom officially qualified for the ballot, triggering the second recall election in the state’s history.
California will lose a congressional seat based on new census data, in part because of birthrate and immigration declines.
The case, from California, could affect the regulation of “dark money” in political contests.
The masa purveyor Masienda has released a line of three potent salsas machas.
A 1934 Spanish-style house in Los Angeles, an A-frame retreat in Lake Arrowhead and a traditional home in San Diego.
Monday: A poignant voice in the debate over what can be done to combat overdose deaths.
Chloé Zhao’s film about the damaged American dream won best picture, best director and best actress. The late Chadwick Boseman, who was considered the frontrunner for best actor, was beat out by Hopkins.
But Mr. McCarthy, the House Republican leader who could become speaker after 2022, says he needs to work with Donald Trump, who “goes up and down with his anger.’’
There’s no official database of Academy voters, but we can track the people who lead them.
A 1934 Spanish-style house in Los Angeles, an A-frame retreat in Lake Arrowhead and a traditional home in San Diego.
In the past, Gov. Gavin Newsom has said he lacked the executive authority to halt fracking, which has long been a source of both pollution and higher-paying jobs in California.
Mr. Young, who served for three years as California’s poet laureate and also wrote about jazz, was known for his readings, which often incorporated music.
Her books are filled with insights into art world types and their relationships to the wider world.
Ms. Jenner, a Republican former Olympian and transgender activist, said on Friday that she was running to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat facing an all but certain recall election.
More people died from overdoses than from the coronavirus in San Francisco last year. Some think the toll, tied to homelessness, should force the city to re-examine its approach to illicit drugs.
The 19-year-old Boston native had been hampered by injuries in his freshman year but decided in March to forgo his remaining eligibility and turn pro.
The 19-year-old Boston native had been hampered by injuries in his freshman year but decided in March to forgo his remaining eligibility and turn pro.
A district attorney in the Bay Area charged the officer, Andrew Hall, in a fatal 2018 shooting. He was on leave after his involvement in a separate shooting last month.
A Times journalist gives a sneak preview of the Academy Awards on Sunday and offers insights on a changing film industry.
Thursday: Reducing and recycling can still go a long way. Plus, a surprising pandemic shortage.
Austin Beutner, who turned down a contract extension, was both praised and criticized for how he managed the nation’s second-largest public school system through a series of crises.
Los Angeles’s oldest stained glass studio, Judson, is collaborating with emerging and established artists to modernize a medieval craft.
Wednesday: Activists and officials reacted to the news that a former police officer was convicted of murdering George Floyd.
Democrats killed a measure by Representative Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader, condemning it as hypocritical.
Tuesday: A guide to the debate over vaccine verification.
As disruptive as the pandemic has been, for the most part it hasn’t altered the underlying forces shaping where people want to live.
What happened to George Floyd is the latest in a long line of incidents of police violence captured on camera. We watched the Chauvin trial with the families of Rodney King, Oscar Grant and Stephon Clark to see this moment in history through their eyes.
The murder trial of Derek Chauvin is at the center of a national reckoning on race and policing. But cycles of protests over systemic racism and policing are not new. We watched the trial with the families of Rodney King, Oscar Grant and Stephon Clark to see this moment in history through their eyes.
A 1922 Wallace Neff house in Montecito, a Joseph Eichler midcentury home in Palo Alto and a 2005 Mediterranean townhouse in Huntington Beach.
A 1922 Wallace Neff house in Montecito, a Joseph Eichler midcentury home in Palo Alto and a 2005 Mediterranean townhouse in Huntington Beach.
Monday: Introducing a revamped Chinese-language briefing.
Jonathan Ames, known for his confessional essays and TV shows like “Bored to Death,” tries his hand at a detective novel with “A Man Named Doll.”
States have passed over 140 police oversight bills since the killing of George Floyd, increasing accountability and overhauling rules on the use of force. But the calls for change continue.
Nearly a century ago, the city of Manhattan Beach shuttered a resort that belonged to Willa and Charles Bruce. Though the county is trying to give the land back, the city has declined to apologize.
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