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Senate votes to overturn California’s landmark ban on new gas-only car sales
The Republican-majority Senate's decision to revoke California's planned ban on vehicles that run on fossil fuels defies ...
California school enrollment continues to drop as poor and homeless student numbers rise
Public school enrollment for the current school year totaled 5,806,221 students, a decrease of 31,469 or 0.54% from the prior ...
A heat wave is hitting Southern California starting Tuesday. Here’s where temperatures will soar
Southern California is bracing for a surge of summerlike heat this week with inland temperatures expected to climb into the ...
Heat wave starts to break in Southern California. More May gray looms on the horizon
Southern California residents had made it through the worst of this week's heat wave with slightly lower temperatures on tap ...
L.A. Times Earns Multiple Honors in Sacramento Press Club’s Journalism Awards Competition
The Los Angeles Times has earned six awards and five finalists nods in the Sacramento Press Club’s fifth annual Golden State ...
Heat wave is coming to Southern California, with triple-digit temps in San Fernando Valley
Meteorologists are projecting high temperatures in Southern California this week, with the heat predicted to top 100 degrees ...
For Kamala Harris, it’s not just whether to run for California governor. It’s why
The former vice president will spend this summer figuring out her political future. If she seeks the governorship, she'll ...
With its climate progress under assault, California takes up a multipronged defense
California has the tools, means and desire to fight back against Trump's environmental actions, including through lawsuits ...
A mysterious, highly active undersea volcano near California could erupt later this year. What scientists expect
Nearly a mile deep, the Pacific Ocean volcano known as Axial Seamount is drawing increasing scrutiny from scientists who only ...
The motel turns 100. Here are California’s best motels to check out this summer
In Paso Robles, the River Lodge’s MOTEL sign rises high above the 101 like a rocket about to be launched from wine country.
This California spa buries you up to your head in compost
Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has ...