Fires are making the state’s air more dangerous. How much that hurts depends largely on where you live and how much money your family has.
He was a widely respected labor economist at Stanford who led President George W. Bush’s economic council during the financial crisis.
The New York Times asked poets laureate from across the country what the people in their states had to be thankful for in this difficult year.
The City Council has voted to place the sculpture near the Palm Springs Art Museum, but local cultural leaders oppose the move.
These under-the-radar resorts offer plenty of room to turn, and plenty of challenge amid a winter of social distancing.
A lavish dinner helped reinforce the idea that California’s government is a mess of bureaucratic dysfunction and aristocratic indifference.
As a closeted queer teenager in 1970, I found something in Elton John’s voice that gave me hope. It still does.
What if public health officials got awards instead of death threats?
A virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family’s lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Can’t be with your grandparents? Watch this instead.
Investigators say the payment of benefits claimed with the names of prisoners, including many on death row, “appears to be the most significant fraud on taxpayer funds in California history.”
Matthew Cohen and Ben Schwartz were supposed to get married in September. The coronavirus delayed their wedding for a year, at least.
The San Francisco police rookie, Christopher Samayoa, was on his fourth day of field training when he shot and killed Keita O’Neil, an unarmed carjacking suspect, the authorities said.
A Tudor Revival house in San Leandro, a home with mountain views in Nevada City and a 1910 bungalow with a backyard Airstream trailer in Los Angeles.
A Tudor Revival house in San Leandro, a home with mountain views in Nevada City and a 1910 bungalow with a backyard Airstream trailer in Los Angeles.
Monday: Who will be the first in line to receive the Covid-19 vaccines? Here’s what we know.
The police said five people were stabbed, two of them fatally, at the church on Sunday night. A suspect was in custody, but information on a motive was not immediately available.
A goal of the SharkEye project is to one day produce automated “shark reports” for beachgoers to help them gauge levels of risk.
Elizabeth Turk imagined illuminated umbrellas spreading hope during the pandemic. A retirement community said yes, and became her canvas.
Friday: California officials announced the most sweeping restrictions since the state’s first stay-at-home order in March.
Moving to a new place is never easy. It’s even harder, and lonelier, when no one is supposed to come within six feet of you.
With relatively low virus rates, the city faces a dilemma over a return to in-person instruction.
Japanese strawberries, a Bohemian Baja-based hotel — and more.
Thursday: Here’s where the state’s efforts stand. Also: A call for your adapted Thanksgiving traditions.
Las muestras de sangre de los pacientes recuperados de la COVID-19 sugieren que la respuesta inmune sería poderosa y duradera, reportaron los investigadores.
After a chase, Matthew Piercey disappeared underwater using a submersible scooter, the authorities said. When he surfaced, agents were waiting with dry clothes his wife had provided.
A meal at the French Laundry? A junket to Maui? California’s Democratic leaders have put strict measures in place. If only they would follow them.
“How did we match on a dating app in the first place? She had to swipe right, and I certainly had not become Asian overnight.”
Wednesday: A conversation with Dr. Bob Wachter, about how much difference more testing makes, and how worried he is about the holiday.
The judge found that the 2018 suit, based on an allegation of sexual assault said to have occurred in 1988, was filed too late under California’s statute of limitations.
Blood samples from recovered patients suggest a powerful, long-lasting immune response, researchers reported.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California announced that the state would be “pulling the emergency brake” on its reopening plans and would tighten restrictions to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Tuesday: With Covid cases on the rise, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the most significant reopening rollback in months.
California and Michigan moved to shut down indoor dining, and Philadelphia severely limited indoor gatherings. With more than 150,000 virus cases daily, the nation is shutting down again.
A former Jesuit priest and leader in bioethics, he believed that an ethicist should be part of a patient’s medical team when hard decisions have to be made.
A Tudor-style cottage in Palo Alto, a contemporary home in Beverly Hills and a Spanish-style estate in North Tustin.
A Tudor-style cottage in Palo Alto, a contemporary home in Beverly Hills and a 1928 Spanish-style estate in North Tustin.
The U.S. military’s past battles with Infectious disease have helped it fight off coronavirus.
The state may be phasing out gas-powered cars, but it’s still legal to put an oil well right next to an elementary school.
Chamath Palihapitiya made his fortune with bold predictions and bets on the future. That wealth gives him influence well beyond Silicon Valley — but should it?
The U.S. military’s past battles with Infectious disease have helped it fight off coronavirus.
Friday: California currently has no travel restrictions in place. But as cases in the state reached a million, health officials are urging people to travel as little as possible.
Her “Smarter in Seconds” Instagram videos feature bite-size lessons — and a kaleidoscopic array of hijabs.
Annette Blum recognized Michael Pearson on Bumble. Both had been at Emory University 20 years ago. When she saw his profile, she messaged him, “My freshman year self is really excited right now.”
A voter-approved measure strips gig workers of basic protections enjoyed by employees in other businesses.
Mr. Metzger, a former Klansman and the founder of the White Aryan Resistance, was one of the most influential leaders of the white power movement.
More than half of California’s nearly 40 million residents live in counties now under the most restrictive measures for businesses and public gatherings.
Thursday: He’ll be a history-making mayor of the state’s second biggest city.
By different metrics, all sorts of locations in the United States are deeply troubling, from Minot, N.D., to New York City.
A successful ballot measure in California makes drivers and other workers contractors, but the companies face continued pushback.
Emily Harrington es la primera mujer que completa, en menos de 24 horas y en escalada libre, la ruta de Golden Gate hasta El Capitán, un monolito de 914 metros metros de altura en el Parque Nacional Yosemite.
Wednesday: A trustee ordered up to $25,000 in payments to fire victims, saying many are destitute. Also: A coronavirus update.
The fuel could play an important role in fighting climate change, but it has been slow to gain traction because of high costs.
Travel options may be limited, but here are places sure to linger in the mind, and that these writers, designers and others hope to get to — or get back to — someday.
Voters rejected a bid to modify Proposition 13, a landmark 1978 measure, to remove a tax shield from commercial properties.
Mark Kanemura’s ebullient videos showcase what’s appealing about TikTok: escapism and originality, rather than slick perfection.
Tuesday: State leaders cheered Senator Kamala Harris’s ascension. Now Gov. Gavin Newsom has to figure out who should replace her.
Sales from BlueCut’s latest collaboration, with the artist Alexandra Bowman, benefit Black chefs and restaurants.
Emily Harrington is the first woman to free-climb the Golden Gate route up El Capitan, a 3,000-foot-high monolith in Yosemite National Park, in under 24 hours.
An Edwardian home in San Francisco, a Spanish-style house in San Diego and a three-bedroom beachside condominium in Malibu.
An Edwardian home in San Francisco, a Spanish-style house in San Diego and a three-bedroom beachside condominium in Malibu.
Monday: The senator is the first Democrat from the Golden State to win on a national presidential ticket.
A quiet battle over retail space is a modern fight for the soul of Black Los Angeles.
As Kamala Harris heads toward the highest levels of power, many rejoiced and saw her achievement as a particularly poignant reminder to Black girls that anything is possible.
Friday: For over 25 years the state has been a Democratic stronghold. But it wasn’t always that way.
Joe Biden received one of the highest margins in the nation in California, but a look at how the state’s ballot measures were decided shows a more complex picture of the electorate.
Julie McSorley and Liz Cottriel were whale watching off California’s Central Coast when a humpback suddenly surfaced beneath their kayak.
Two women kayaking in California were tossed into the water by a surfacing humpback whale.
The new one-year freeze is a sign of the growing financial burden caused by climate change.
Ahead of her biggest exhibition to date, the sculptor talks about Black Panther imagery, the goddess Yemoja and her own quest to balance anger and beauty.
Fruit butters, a classic Palm Springs hotel reopens — and more.
Thursday: An expert analysis of ballot proposition results. Also: More election updates from around the state.
As the results of the 2020 election hang in the balance, we’re focusing on a district that epitomizes the heated debate over reopening schools.
Wednesday: Joe Biden definitely won California, as expected. Here’s what else happened on Election Day.
The victory of Proposition 22, the most expensive initiative in the state’s history, could help gig companies remake labor laws throughout the country.
There were 38 statewide citizen initiatives being decided across the country on Tuesday, about half the level of the last presidential election.
There were 38 statewide citizen initiatives being decided across the country on Tuesday, about half the level of the last presidential election.
See full results and maps from the California election.
Last year, officials selected and then rejected Lava Thomas to design the sculpture, opening a rift between public leaders and local artists.
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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.
How different groups voted
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Tuesday: Today’s the day. Here’s everything you need to catch up.
Donald Harris et Shyamala Gopalan, nés dans d’ex-colonies britanniques de part et d’autre de la planète, choisirent d'étudier à Berkeley, aux Etats-Unis. Le cercle d’intellectuels qu’ils y trouvèrent détermina leur avenir.
Toda la información que los electores deben saber para participar en la elección presidencial de este año.
A renovated ranch house in Los Angeles, a contemporary home in Oakland and an 1881 Victorian in San Jose.
A renovated ranch house in Los Angeles, a contemporary home in Oakland and an 1881 Victorian in San Jose.
Monday: Millions of Californians have voted early. Also: An update on the pandemic; and, if you need it, a distraction from the election.
Some of the state’s ballot propositions could have profound implications for companies.
Here are the (other) races and issues our national correspondents are watching.
A debate over reopening classrooms pits the mayor against the Board of Education, cutting across class, party and racial lines.
The actress and her husband pleaded guilty in May to charges that they conspired to have their daughters admitted to college as rowing recruits, even though neither participated in the sport.
As attorney general for six years, Kamala Harris took a moderate, realpolitik approach to going after big business, aides say.
Friday: Fires caused tens of thousands of Orange County residents to flee their homes this week. No ballots were damaged and polls will open, officials say.
Brian Jeffrey Raymond, who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, was charged with videotaping a woman who was partially naked and unconscious. Prosecutors said there are at least 21 other victims.
Here are some of the key local and statewide races and measures to watch in California.
Slash Records, which Mr. Biggs founded in 1979, became one of the most successful independent record labels of its era.
Mr. Guillod was out on bail after he was charged earlier this year with sexually assaulting four women.
Thursday: Ah! It’s property tax reform. Also: Fire updates; and more on Justin Turner.
This documentary traces the mercurial journey of a Cambodian refugee who became a doughnut mogul in California.
With business travel all but stopped, city hotels and tourist organizations have made a full-court press to attract local and nearby leisure travelers with bottom-barrel rates and extra perks.
Government officials warned that hackers were seeking to hold American hospitals’ data hostage in exchange for ransom payments.
An update to California’s groundbreaking privacy law falls short.