The bill was praised by health groups but has many critics, including those who worry that a blanket ban on e-cigarettes could harm the wider goals of anti-tobacco efforts.
The 24-year-old rapper hosted a kinder beauty pageant, with scholarship money as the prize.
The Air Force is trying to expand its warfare training zone in Nevada, closing off parts of a wildlife refuge.
As wildfires grow more intense, fire chiefs in Southern California are looking to big data and machine learning for help in managing fast-moving blazes.
Scamp was found wandering the streets of Compton, Calif., licking Taco Bell wrappers before being adopted from an animal shelter.
Scamp was found wandering the streets of Compton, Calif., licking Taco Bell wrappers before being adopted from an animal shelter.
Scamp the Tramp, winner of the Ugliest Dog Contest, wandered the streets licking Taco Bell wrappers before being adopted from an animal shelter.
Emaciated gray whales are washing ashore dead. Scientists are trying to solve the mystery.
There has been a startling number of killer whale sightings in the bay in June, normally an off-season month for whale watchers.
You’ll need to charge your vehicle more often than filling a gas tank, it takes longer, and the chargers can be scarce. Here’s how one road trip went.
A much-delayed discussion of how to make amends for slavery has taken center stage, but it’s only a start.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal would also protect power company customers from the kind of huge claims that have helped push Pacific Gas & Electric into bankruptcy.
“Love doesn’t always happen how or when you think it will. This love was worth waiting for.”
Peggy Noland has given a Toyota Corolla a pelt and slapped “buff Powerpuff Girls” on a pickup truck. Objects in mirror are as bitchin’ as they appear.
As his archive heads to the Getty Research Institute, a Pop master pushes forward with new work at age 90.
San Francisco and Los Angeles share a brand of liberal politics, but the cities’ competing approaches to crime and incarceration could clash if their top prosecutors face off.
“The White Devil’s Daughters,” by Julia Flynn Siler, recounts the story of the crusading women (and a few men) who helped rescue thousands of young Chinese slaves between the 1870s and the 1930s.
The noodle sheets, traditionally steamed over cloth and rolled with finely minced fillings, are painstakingly made in restaurants and at an at-home cooking class in Southern California.
The big ad-tech companies know how to sell ads without damaging privacy, but they choose not to.
The man’s family has characterized him as having a mental disability, and called for more information to be released. The police have said the officer was assaulted before he opened fire.
Real estate developers are looking at abandoned bases for large projects like warehouse and logistics centers, which are needed to sustain the growth in e-commerce.
Among many of my peers, being pregnant was seen as a big problem. But not by my sponsors.
When one couple built a home of their own, they wanted space for animals and jam sessions — and no neighbors close enough to complain.
When a Bay Area couple built a home of their own, they wanted room for animals and jam sessions — and no neighbors close enough to complain.
Rising concerns about housing affordability, racial inequality and climate change are causing cities nationwide to re-examine their attachment to the detached house.
Representative Katie Porter is one of the first to endorse impeachment proceedings among House Democrats who are expected to face tough re-election campaigns.
He was college basketball player and part of championship baseball teams growing up. Maybe that’s why Gary Woodland bloomed late on the golf course.
The state is teaming up with Silicon Valley to make mental health services more available. Promises abound, and so do potential problems.
An appeals court said that inmates were within their rights to possess up to an ounce of pot, but noted that prison authorities could still ban it.
The “chubby kid” from the rough-and-tumble boxing circuit on the Mexican border upset Anthony Joshua to claim the heavyweight crown. In Imperial, Calif., though, they knew all along he was a “dangerous dude.”
The head of the Toronto Raptors’ front office was involved in an altercation with a sheriff’s deputy shortly after his team won the N.B.A. championship, the authorities said.
A wave of recently opened hotels featuring high-profile cocktail bars is drawing local savants in a city known for its lively bar scene.
Margaret Hunter has agreed to cooperate with the prosecution in a case in which she and her husband, a six-term California congressman, were accused of using more than $200,000 in campaign funds for personal use.
Margaret Hunter has agreed to cooperate with the prosecution in a case in which she and her husband, a six-term California congressman, were accused of using more than $200,000 in campaign funds for personal use.
She and her husband identified an antibody that triggers wheezing and rashes. Monitoring it can help prevent and remedy allergic reactions.
The entry of Ms. Biel, the Hollywood actress, into the conversation broadened the scope of the national debate, but also provoked a furious response.
The entry of Ms. Biel, the Hollywood actress, into the conversation broadened the scope of the national debate, but also provoked a furious response.
The entry of Ms. Biel, the Hollywood actress, into the conversation broadened the scope of the national debate, but also provoked a furious response.
Lobbying by celebrity opponents has drawn national attention to a measure that would make medical exemptions to vaccination harder to get.
Mia Birdsong, an activist in Oakland, sees a lot of meaning in a hive.
Among the five most-viewed listings: A well-maintained pink Victorian and a pair of contemporary homes with lots of glass.
In “The Dreamt Land,” Mark Arax chronicles California’s attempt to control its greatest natural resource, often to detrimental effect.
San Francisco temperatures usually don’t climb this high until September.
It barely stretches past 100 yards. But it hugs the Pacific Ocean and at this week’s United States Open it will enchant every viewer and challenge every golfer.
On June 29, Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager will take command of the 40th Infantry Division in the California National Guard, a unit that has been led by men for more than 100 years.
Dr. James Heaps, a longtime gynecologist at the school’s student health center, was the subject of four allegations of sexual misconduct, the university found.
Prosecutors in San Francisco, concerned about the disproportionate number of African-Americans in jail, are trying to reduce the potential role of race in charging decisions.
You want luxury, but you don’t want to overspend for it. Here’s how to save in five popular and pricey cities without feeling deprived. (No hostels involved.)
A California start-up wants to “redesign the entire end-of-life experience.” The answer to “eternity management”? Forests.
The California governor said no horse should race at the park until it is examined by an independent veterinarian and found fit to compete.
A newly disclosed investigation suggests that the biggest wildfire in California history was likely started by a single man and a single spark.
Ten attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit to block the $26 billion deal between the third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers in the United States.
Demographic shifts. Climate change. The internet. “Sea Ranch is changing, like our society,” said the architect Mary Griffin. “We simply can’t build the way we did even 20 years ago.”
The former N.F.L. tight end was also convicted on two lesser charges Monday, and jurors will continue deliberating other rape charges on Tuesday. Winslow faces up to life in prison.
Matt Furie, the creator of Pepe, sued to stop its use by the far-right website. Infowars agreed on Monday, paying a $15,000 settlement.
Trying to stand out in a crowded and fluid Democratic field, Ms. Harris, the former California attorney general, took on the critics of her record as a prosecutor.
Raphael Bob-Waksberg, the creator of “BoJack Horseman,” makes his book debut with “Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory.”
With blazes growing more frequent and deadly, and a new threat looming over the weekend, a panel urged steps to spread the future financial burden.
Graduation guidance, e-learning around the globe, a scholarship program for refugees — and more. A collection of views and news from a special report on Learning.
In 1976, a Bigfoot researcher asked the F.B.I. for help. Would it test a hair sample for him? According to newly released documents, the answer was yes.
An indelibly beautiful story of love, family and loss in America from two childhood friends turned filmmakers.
Southern France has a stranglehold on the mythology of pink wines, but these rosés come from other places and are made with different grapes.
Until recently big tech companies were seen as one of the few relatively untainted sources of big-money donations for Democrats. Now, that’s changing.
In June, competitors in the Western States 100-mile run will be governed by new guidelines seen as a step forward for transgender athletes.
Thomas W. Morris, the artistic director of the Ojai Music Festival, is leaving after an acclaimed and influential run of 16 years.
Twenty-five years after causing a sensation with its frank depictions of sex, drugs and L.G.B.T. lives, the series has been revived for a more diverse age. Here’s a refresher on where things left off.
An expansive farmhouse in Litchfield County, a Mediterranean-style home in San Francisco and a Tudor-style estate in a Detroit suburb.
Critics say Gov. Gavin Newsom’s agenda is so broad as to be unfocused. And his ambitions could be challenged if the economy tumbles.
Despite the guide’s expanded reach, the number of top-rated restaurants, all in the Bay Area, remained the same.
Gabriela Cámara, of Contramar and Cala, is on the brink of global culinary fame. But first she’ll return home to Mexico to advise the country’s president on food policy.
A bill in California would force hotels to get rid of single-use shampoo and soap bottles to keep plastic waste down.
The creators of “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” don’t begrudge the tech migrants who have moved to their hometown. Still, they lament the loss of a rich history.
A new book about the running coach and guru Bob Larsen shows how, long before he made Meb Keflezighi a champion, he honed his approach to running and life with a group of hippie runners known as the Toads.
Apple’s “spaceship” headquarters are in one of the few Silicon Valley buildings that use seismic technology to protect against earthquake damage.
At stake is whether places like Silicon Valley, Seattle, Salt Lake City, San Francisco or Los Angeles might be forced to shut down after a direct hit.
Japanese-style listening bars, where D.J.’s spin carefully selected records for a hushed audience, are arriving in America. But truly appreciating them can take a little practice.
The “Break Up Big Tech” billboard, paid for by the Democrat’s presidential campaign, doesn’t sit well with all San Franciscans who work in the industry.
The Dudleya succulent, which thrives on the California coast, is prized in Asia, experts say.
After years of voting late in the presidential nominating process, most California Democrats can start casting ballots by mail in February as Iowans head to their caucuses.
With voters increasingly getting information online and from TV, candidates are traveling to a wide range of states, viewing them as sound stages for delivering their message.
A professor of health policy and management at George Washington University says the religious exemption must be ended.
An early passion for science fiction and board games led to an influential career in technology.
The issue is dire, and yet politicians stay away from addressing it and many progressives are happy to see the homeless live anywhere else
From paddleboarding in Colorado to bachata music in Puerto Rico, we asked writers to tell us what makes their beach vacations the best.
A project called Nuns and Nones moved religion-free millennials into a convent.
As a counter to staggering inequality, the system needs to be more open to the people who actually live in the Golden State.
Shopping has always been about amusement. Now it’s going to be about amusement parks.
Disneyland’s “Star Wars” expansion is the biggest in the park’s history, and a bet that Wookiees and Stormtroopers will draw visitors as well as princesses.
The Trump administration’s criminalization of humanitarian aid at the border could make it even worse.
This is the question at the heart of a case over the French celebrity Johnny Hallyday’s millions.
Instead of synthesizing new biochemicals from scratch, the Nobel Prize-winning chemist puts nature to the task — with astonishing results.
Leading 3-2 in the 6th inning, the Mets surrendered six runs and never recovered.