2026
Pension funds try to come to grips with the scariest global warming scenario
Long regarded as an outlier scenario, tipping points are now making their way into portfolio analysis and even informing financial regulations.
Three L.A. city candidates pull way ahead of their rivals in fundraising. But it’s still early.
Deputy Atty. Gen. Marissa Roy raised nearly $74,000 for her city attorney campaign, compared with just $3,000 for Deputy Dist. Atty. John McKinney. Two other downballot contests were also lopsided.
The percentage of homes surviving California wildfires is dropping, despite efforts to harden them
At the turn of the century, wildfires destroyed only about 3% of the California homes they came into contact with. By 2020, the rate had risen to 18%, a new study found.
Newsom boasts of California’s upcoming minimum wage increase, criticizes Trump for ignoring workers
California’s statewide minimum wage is set to rise next year.
Though California could be key to House control, it now has few battlegrounds
California’s redistricting has helped drive a decrease in the number of competitive congressional districts nationwide, a new analysis found. The battlegrounds that are left could have national consequences.
Steve Hilton challenges Xavier Becerra to agree to a series of debates in California’s governor’s race
Hilton, a Republican, claims his Democratic rival Xavier Becerra has not committed to six debates in the race for California governor.
Bass imposes new limits on rebuilding process for warehouse that burned in Boyle Heights
In an executive order, Bass said the city’s planning and building and safety departments must determine whether the application to rebuild the Lineage facility should be subjected to a lengthy “discretionary review” process.
Newsoms release tax returns. See how much the couple earned since he became governor
The annual income of Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, place the couple in the upper echelon of American households.
Trump administration releases long-awaited 10-year plan for dwindling Colorado River
The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for cutting water use to prop up the Colorado River’s reservoirs, which have fallen to a record low.
California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record
New batteries to store solar electricity and low demand in May both contributed to high percentage of electricity that came from solar.