Patricia Krenwinkel, 77, who was part of what was known as the Manson family, was convicted of seven counts of murder in 1971. A California panel said she posed little risk of reoffending.
She had memorable roles on TV shows like “Desperate Housewives” and “Northern Exposure,” and in the dark comedy film “French Exit.”
The final day of the high school championships is Saturday, and the athlete was the top performer in three preliminary events, adding to the national debate about fairness and inclusion.
Cities and counties that have strongly backed the administration’s immigration crackdown nonetheless found themselves on a lengthy list of locales being warned to change their policies.
The work of the African American quilters Laverne Brackens and Sherry Byrd, who continue the thread of the family tradition, will be on view at the Berkeley Art Museum.
No charges were filed because of what the authorities said was insufficient evidence. The singer has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing four women, which he denies.
Made quickly and with minimal fuss, a park for skateboarders revived a downtown site — and offered a few lessons for urban revitalization.
The state’s high school championships begin on Friday as intense debate swirls around one athlete’s participation.
To view rivers only as sources and drains is to reduce them to base functions rather than to see them as the life-giving, world-shaping forces they are.
Across the country, you’ll find Shakespeare in amphitheaters, exciting new works on intimate stages and many regional repertories in bucolic settings.
Joel Engardio, an elected city supervisor, angered thousands of voters by helping to convert a major thoroughfare into a coastal park.
Court rulings overturning and then at least temporarily allowing President Trump’s tariffs add to the uncertainty disrupting business at U.S. ports.
A photographer’s patient technique revealed that the wild canines are flourishing in the city.
The new supercomputer shows the increasing desire of government labs to adopt more technologies from commercial artificial intelligence systems.
The National Weather Service warned of “dangerously hot conditions” from Friday through Sunday.
The Senate skirting the filibuster to strike down California’s plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles was the latest wound to a tactic in decline.
The latest Trump administration inquiry appears to focus on a competitor entered in this weekend’s state track and field championships.
Four of Mr. Robinson’s former employees had sued the Motown singer, saying he sexually assaulted them for many years. He argues their anonymity is a reason to dismiss their suit.
We are learning an important lesson about the politics of crime.
From the Super Bowl to the Oscars, Los Angeles has plenty of experience with high-profile spectacles. But the 2028 Olympics will test the city in the aftermath of devastating wildfires.
The owner of Gravity Payments became a prominent progressive figure on social media after raising the minimum pay at his company to $70,000.
The president said he would withhold federal funding, saying it was “totally unfair” for transgender athletes to compete in girls’ and women’s sports.
The transformation of a two-mile stretch of San Francisco’s Great Highway into a pedestrian promenade has set off a clash over the city’s anti-car culture.
Paying closer attention to what was coming out of my faucet changed the way I see the world.
Jessica Mann broke down while testifying at the disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes trial. His lawyers are expected to begin making their case this week.
For decades, California has been able to adopt its own emissions regulations, effectively setting the bar for carmakers nationally. And for just as long, Republicans have resented the state’s outsize influence.
Hay un tipo de importación que nadie desea en California: las aguas residuales sin tratar que fluyen de México al sur del estado. El problema se remonta a un siglo atrás, pero ha empeorado en los últimos años.
A bungalow in Berkeley, a house with sweeping views in Atascadero and a contemporary home in Joshua Tree.
Large amounts of untreated sewage flow daily from Mexico into Imperial Beach, Calif. That has closed beaches and sickened residents.
Battery-operated vehicles were a mainstay more than a hundred years ago, but only a few still exist — one happens to be in Jay Leno’s garage.
The ‘Star Wars’ director parted ways with the museum’s top boss and is clearly calling the shots as his Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles approaches completion.
Life-threatening complications changed how I prayed and everything I believed.
College officials fear that President Trump may use international enrollment as leverage to demand changes on campuses elsewhere.
Thomas Noguchi, the former chief medical examiner in Los Angeles, is featured in the Tony-nominated Broadway musical “Dead Outlaw” and in a new documentary about his life.
Los poderosos de la tecnología y la extrema derecha mundial están aprendiendo todas las lecciones equivocadas de “El señor de los anillos”.
The Inn fire had grown to over 700 acres to the northwest of Mono Lake, near the Nevada border. It’s one of several brush fires that have erupted in California in the last week as the weather has gotten warmer.
Friends paid tribute to Daniel Williams, a former drummer for the metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada, and Dave Shapiro, a music agent who worked with Sum 41, Hanson and other bands.
At a wildlife center in San Diego, caretakers of a black bear cub are using extraordinary measures to keep him from becoming reliant on humans, including donning masks and vintage fur coats.
The human caretakers of a black bear cub known as Baby Bear wear fur coats and camouflage masks to keep him from becoming too reliant on humans.
Justin Halstenberg faces life in prison, prosecutors said, for starting a blaze that burned nearly 44,000 acres in Southern California last fall.
Tech power players and the global far-right are learning all the wrong lessons from “The Lord of the Rings.”
The measure, passed by the House, would roll back incentives for people to buy electric vehicles and for automakers to make them in the U.S.
The highway embodies the California promise of freedom. But it keeps breaking. A recent trip along the roadway revealed the frustrations of many residents.
Además, se registraron daños en 10 viviendas y el incidente ocasionó la evacuación de unas 100 personas, según informaron las autoridades.
The former City Hall aide, considered by colleagues a steady presence, faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
Prosecutors said that Nicole Brown, 39, of the Westminster Police Department in California, falsely said that she wasn’t able to work, receiving her salary and benefits while engaging in strenuous activities.
In 50 years, California’s authority to set environmental rules that are tougher than national standards had never been challenged by Congress. Until now.
The plane, a Cessna Citation jet, crashed near the Tierrasanta neighborhood and also destroyed several homes. It was not immediately clear how many people were on the plane.
Liz Goldwyn, native Angeleno with a famous last name, spent years collecting vintage fashion. Now she’s selling some of her best pieces.
The Justice Department said that it would abandon efforts to overhaul local policing in Minneapolis and other cities with histories of civil rights violations.
Casandra Ventura had testified that the mogul threatened to have the entertainer’s car blown up after learning about their relationship.
Tras una larga ausencia, estos animales han vuelto a ser omnipresentes en la ciudad. Algunos vecinos los encuentran encantadores, pero otros los ven con desdén.
Republicans have readied a plan to overturn California’s law phasing out gas-powered vehicles, using a statute aimed at striking down federal regulations. Democrats say it’s an end run around Senate rules.
Ted Olson didn’t live to see how quickly Trump’s blackmail could reduce once-proud law firms to pitiable supplicants for the president’s grace.
With film and TV production in Los Angeles down by roughly one-third in recent years, Mayor Karen Bass took steps to make it easier to shoot at top locations.
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
A Spanish-style house in Los Angeles, a home with a dock in Lake Arrowhead and a Craftsman in Oakland
Two journalists explore the artificial intelligence company OpenAI and present complementary portraits of its notorious co-founder.
Eradicated in the 1900s, coyotes have returned to San Francisco. Heather Knight, the San Francisco bureau chief of The New York Times, describes why they’re back, and how the coyotes’ killing of dogs and lunging at children have people in the city on edge.
After a long absence from the city, the animals have become ubiquitous again. Some residents find them delightful, but others view them with disdain.
La búsqueda de una mujer desaparecida revela las limitaciones y abusos que sufren los grupos indígenas en Estados Unidos.
Officials said Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, targeted the fertility clinic in the bombing that damaged the facility and injured four people.
The procedure could be life-changing for some people with debilitating conditions.
The mayor of Palm Springs, Calif., said it was unclear how or whether the victim was connected to a blast that damaged a fertility clinic.
The explosion happened less than a mile from downtown Palm Springs. A bomb was in or near a vehicle by the clinic, Mayor Ron deHarte said.
A lawsuit is seeking to stop Los Angeles Zoo officials from shipping their two surviving elephants to another zoo in Oklahoma. Cher and other advocates want them to go to an animal sanctuary.
For years, Democratic state leaders believed their immigrant programs were free from federal interference. But Republicans in Washington are now threatening to penalize states that continue them.
Fire victims from Altadena and Pacific Palisades have moved across Los Angeles and the country looking for firm footing to start over.
TikTok accounts dedicated to Yellowstone, Joshua Tree and other parks have drawn a lot of attention by leaning in on sex appeal.
A search for Tiffany Slaton, 28, covered roughly 600 square miles of mountainous terrain in California. She was found at a cabin, where she waited out a blizzard.
After our columnist inquired about a surprise bill for a whale-watching outing, Holland America changed the way it handles passengers wait-listed for excursions.
A writer drove from Chicago to L.A. to see what it truly means to belong to a place.
As a court reviewed the Menendez murder case, the culture and politics of the 1990s were scrutinized almost as much as the horrific crime.
A product of the San Francisco rock crucible of the 1960s, he fashioned his own brand of the blues, blending gospel, soul, rock and other genres.
La pena de cadena perpetua con libertad condicional podría conducir a la excarcelación de Lyle y Erik Menendez, más de tres décadas después de ir a prisión por matar a sus padres.
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to charge monthly premiums for undocumented immigrants and prevent new enrollees in the program as soon as January.
One of the last places she was seen is an area known as End of Road. More than three years later, she’s the face of a crisis: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.
Homeowners reeling from the wildfires in January say that State Farm’s increased rates are unfair and unfounded.
The decision could lead to the release of Lyle and Erik Menendez, more than three decades after they were sent to prison for killing their parents.
An outspoken politician, he served four terms on the City Council and one in the California State Senate. And yes, that was him in the helicopter with Donald Trump.
Plus, California’s crackdown on homelessness.
A new clinic, opened by a pulmonologist who lost his home in the Palisades blaze, is addressing the health issues developing among people exposed to the fires.
The rapper was hospitalized after being stabbed 14 times, his Instagram account said. He is serving a 10-year sentence for shooting the hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion.
The temporary lowering of tariffs may compel some U.S. businesses to order goods that they had held off buying after President Trump raised them to 145 percent.
“Returning more production to the United States will require a national approach and broad-based policy solutions,” the groups said in a letter to the White House.
The Department of Homeland Security is focusing on a program that provides cash assistance to certain individuals who are older, blind or disabled.
“There are no more excuses,” the California governor said in pushing for municipalities to address one of the most visible byproducts of homelessness.
A mountain retreat in Crestline, a waterfront home in San Rafael and a midcentury modern house in Los Angeles
The bus crashed into a disabled S.U.V. on a highway in Los Angeles County around 5 a.m. Sunday, officials said.
In his new film, “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” the Weeknd plays the Weeknd for the last time. What’s next for him?
The state is confronting what officials say is an unprecedented confluence of forces that will test its long record of enduring catastrophes, natural and otherwise.
A young mother told friends that she’d be “back in 10 minutes.” She never returned, and the police in San Jose have now charged a man in her death.
At 83, the mogul looks back on his sprawling, complicated life and surveys Trump’s America.
Future Forward, the big-money group supporting Kamala Harris’s presidential bid last year, resurfaced after her loss with an event in California.
A highly contagious liver infection is surging among groups who are not typically at risk. At least seven people have died.
The long-awaited hearing on whether Lyle and Erik Menendez should be eligible for release will take place May 13 and 14 in Los Angeles.
Bay Area Rapid Transit, the main commuter rail system for the region, was forced to close for most of the Friday morning commute.
The law set off a wave of child sex abuse litigation that has pushed some public institutions to the brink of financial crisis. School districts face up to $3 billion in claims.
Prosecutors said that Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, drove through the front gate of Ms. Aniston’s home on Monday after stalking her for nearly two years.
Why Hollywood recently got the Trump tariff treatment.
Four women have accused the Motown legend of sexually assaulting them while they worked as housekeepers.
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, said he hired Instacart’s Fidji Simo to join in a new role as chief executive of applications.
A lawsuit led by Washington, Colorado and California accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully withholding funds for new charging stations.
A new work by Axis Dance Company, “Kinematic/Kinesthetic,” uses mobility technologies to reshape ideas about moving and about the devices themselves.
The five people, all Mexican nationals, were arrested after a vessel carrying migrants capsized and killed at least three people near San Diego, the authorities said.
The four women said the Motown legend abused them multiple times while they worked cleaning his home. His wife, they said, created a hostile work environment.
No one was injured in the incident, which occurred as the Boeing 777 jets were leaving the gate area early on Tuesday. The airline canceled both trans-Pacific flights.
The government was already investigating how the state was spending a federal grant on the train project to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Two United Airlines planes collided while taxiing on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported.
The White House has begun a new effort to sue individual states over their climate initiatives and to stop lawsuits against fossil fuel companies.
Some said they worried that California’s planned ban on gas-powered vehicles would raise the price of cars. Another cited “intense and misleading lobbying” by the oil industry.
Four curators at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art reveal how they’re filling the new galleries.
The multibillion-dollar acquisitions would give DoorDash an expanded global presence.
The acquisition would give DoorDash a presence in the Middle East and expand its footprint in Europe.
OneTaste said it was dedicated to female empowerment. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say its founders abused those it recruited and left them “as shells of their former selves.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said that he wanted to team up with the Trump administration to craft a $7.5 billion federal film tax credit.
El proyecto sería extraordinariamente costoso en un momento en que el gobierno ya planea recortar miles de millones de dólares del presupuesto del Departamento de Justicia.
A survivor told the authorities that 18 people were aboard the vessel, which appeared to carrying migrants. Search and rescue efforts were suspended Monday morning.
El presidente declaró en una publicación en las redes sociales que la producción cinematográfica extranjera representaba una amenaza para la seguridad nacional.
It has been more than six decades since Alcatraz, which sits in San Francisco Bay, operated as a prison. Today it is best known as a damp, frigid and nostalgic staple of tourist packages and children’s field trips.
A ranch house in Calabasas, a Tudor Revival in Orinda and a Craftsman in San Diego
San Diego’s Hotel del Coronado, where “Some Like It Hot” was shot and celebrities regularly checked in, has been renovated meticulously, deliberately and very expensively.
Declaring foreign film production a national security threat, the president said he had asked his top trade official to start the process of imposing a tax on Hollywood.
The project would be extraordinarily expensive at a time when the administration already plans to cut billions of dollars from the Justice Department’s budget.
La desaparición de una cría hundida creó un misterio en las turbias aguas cercanas a San Diego.
Clinicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs say the president’s return-to-office order is forcing many of them to work from makeshift spaces where sensitive conversations can be overheard.
Millions of single-family homes are underused, on spacious lots. Refitting them for “roommate houses” or backyard cottages could make a difference.
For nearly four decades the prop house History for Hire has helped filmmakers recreate the past. But with fewer films shot in Los Angeles, they are not sure how much longer they can hang on.
Can America still build big things? A long ride through California’s Central Valley tells a gloomy story.
Residents in the two homes that were struck were safely evacuated, the Ventura County Fire Department said. Two people aboard the plane were killed.
A progressive member of Congress for two decades, he resigned as mayor after 18 women accused him of sexual harassment.
To many, atmospheric rivers are a West Coast phenomenon. But they’re also responsible for the devastating flooding that hit the Central United States in early April.
As the Democratic Party tries to win back support, some members say forcing older politicians to retire is one solution.
Residents of Oakdale, Calif., have abandoned traditional media outlets for a mishmash of online sources. These days, they’re often not sure what information to trust.
James B. Milliken will lead the California system, relinquishing his position as the chancellor of the University of Texas system.
Water supplies ran dry in the Pacific Palisades fire, in part because a reservoir was shut down for repairs. Records show the city had tried and failed to prepare an alternative reservoir.
An unusually long strike in the San Jose area forced a shutdown of buses and light-rail trains. It was a possible harbinger of things to come for transit agencies elsewhere.
The society faced financial challenges that were exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Its nearly 600,000 items stretch back before the Gold Rush.
Una pandemia humana puede prevenirse, incluso ahora, dicen los científicos. Pero una serie de acontecimientos de las últimas semanas indica que la posibilidad ya no es remota.
A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected.
In a wide-ranging interview, Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s health secretary, defended his tenure and hinted that he might run for governor of California.
Facebook Marketplace, a platform often used for furniture and electronics, is an increasingly popular place to buy and sell home-cooked meals.
Federal prosecutors said that Andrew Do, an Orange County supervisor, enriched himself and his family with federal pandemic aid meant for seniors.
Andrew Do, an Orange County supervisor, has been asked to resign after directing more than $13 million to a nonprofit run by his daughter and allies. The group was supposed to spend the money on meals for vulnerable residents.
The city, which is among those most devastated in the country after the pandemic, is trying to lure businesses back with a free-rent period.
Violet Affleck, the eldest child of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, called for greater access to masks in a short speech during which she revealed her own “post-viral condition.”
Although attendance remains down from prepandemic levels, the city’s arts groups are having some success getting audiences to return.
The footprint of gun violence in the U.S. has expanded, as shootings worsened in already suffering neighborhoods and killings spread to new places during the pandemic years.
Readers submitted small ways that the pandemic shifted their thinking for the better, or introduced a new joy into their life.
Prosecutors said Keith Berman falsely claimed he had invented a blood test that could detect Covid-19 in 15 seconds. His lawyer said he had put “genuine effort” into developing such a test.