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Students walk through the UC San Diego campus on July 29, 2026.

State workers march along 16th Street during a SEIU Local 1000 picket outside the CalHR building in Sacramento on July 22, 2026.

Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages celebrates after hitting a two run RIB-single during the seventh inning in Game 4 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves.

If you get a ballot in the mail that isn't yours, a good first step is to alert your county elections officials.

A pedestrian is walking past City Hall in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.

President Trump speaks during an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House on Thursday in Washington.

An early start to the flu season means it might be time to consider a flu shot.

Topline: Actor-comedian Jeff Garlin has a knack for capturing moments in his life.

Ellen Allen holds the letter from President Trump that explains the $500 payment she got.

A popular section of the San Clemente beach trail will reopen to the public this week.

The lobby of the Los Angeles Unified School District's headquarters.

A man's shirt and sticker are displayed at the Billionaire Tax Now booth at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, California, on Feb. 21, 2026.

The Wallflowers will play the Orpheum next week.

Enjoy some late night margarita mayhem at Daisy's in Sherman Oaks.

Community Space Food Bank founders Hang and Gaines Newborn pose outside the food bank in Los Angeles.

Smoke from the Boyle Heights fire earlier this year(Alejandra Molina / Boyle Heights Beat) Describing an urgent need for the public to be informed about potential health risks, community and environmental advocacy groups sued the U.S.

Agents with the Department of Toxic Substances Control Criminal Investigations Bureau serve a search warrant at Lineage in Boyle Heights on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026.

Attending the annual Motion Picture Costumers ball in Los Angeles, Oct. 25, 1957, from left is Olivia de Havilland, Eva Marie Saint and Jeffrey Hayden(Harold P.

The Los Angeles Unified School Board is tasked with securing the long-term fiscal health of the nation's second-largest school district.

Cannabis plants at the Pure Beauty growing site in Sacramento on Jan. 26, 2022.

An aerial view shows the home of Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan on July 16, 2025, in Arcadia.

President Donald Trump listens to a reporter's question in the Oval Office of the White House, on Friday.

Officials say now is the time for Southern Californians prepare for possible extreme weather from this year's El Niño, which could bring heavy rain in the next few months.

An unaccompanied minor looks up as he waits to answer questions from a U.S.

Olivia Sanderfoot of Cornell University is trying to understand how the smoke billowing off of wildfires is bothering birds — and what can be done to prevent that harm.

The Be Well campus in the city of Orange has 60,000 square feet of space.

President Donald Trump is seen before speaking during a campaign rally in Nebraska, on Oct. 5, 2026.

Artificial intelligence evaluators are increasingly called upon to audit powerful new models, including in legislation.

President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on the Nebraska State Fairgrounds on Monday where the crowd laughed and cheered as he made remarks about Iran targeting L.A. and San Diego as a "small price to pay."

The $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros.

In June 2026, Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures around the equator were already abnormally warm, an indicator of a developing El Niño.

Hollywood Burbank Airport's new sign.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton speaks at a press conference outside the California attorney general’s office in Sacramento on Aug. 5, 2025. ( Fred Greaves / CalMatters) Topline: Steve Hilton, the Republican candidate for California govern…

San Jose State University(Smita Patel / EdSource) California State University is betting that artificial intelligence will transform the workplace — and that its 470,000 students need to learn how to use it before they graduate.

Stand-up comic Christopher Titus headlines Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank.

The front of an Orange County mail-in ballot return envelope.

An FBI patch is displayed on a ballistic body armor vest at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Sept. 25, 2026, in San Diego.

Vehicles for sale are lined up at a CarMax dealership on April 4, 2025, in San Diego.

Then-gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrates his victory in the California recall election with his wife Maria Shriver at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, on Oct. 7, 2003.

Amid a blistering heat wave, faith leaders and family members of people who’ve been detained by federal immigration agents will conclude a weeklong.

Mayra Joseph, a teacher at Sylvia Mendez Elementary School in Berkeley, joined members of the California Teachers Association and supporters of public education in a march to the Capitol as part of RedForEd Day of Action in Sacramento on May 22, 2019.

A young girl sits down to eat free breakfast at Rosa Parks Elementary School in San Diego.

Estuardo Mazariegos, left, a candidate for LA City Council District 9, speaks during the candidate forum that also featured his opponent, Jose Ugarte, that took place at A Place Called Home on Oct. 3, 2026.

A vehicle auction at Bruffy's Tow in Marina Del Rey in 2025.

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Broadcast journalists work in front of the U.S.

Flowers are placed along along the Pacific Coast Highway, after a crash that killed four college students and injured two others, in Malibu, on Oct. 19, 2023.

Mulching can protect flower beds and minimize weeding.

A man's shirt and sticker are displayed at the Billionaire Tax Now booth at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco in 2026.

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