2026
Business and labor square off in West Valley’s 3rd District L.A. City Council race
Gaspar touts his experience as a small business owner, while Worth Girvan says her experience in the public sector will make her a stronger advocate for Valley constituents.
Xavier Becerra won’t deliver the home runs — or strikeouts — racked up by Newsom, Schwarzenegger
California’s next governor, Xavier Becerra, is a “small ball” player, to borrow a baseball term.
Hydrogen failed as car fuel. Now California’s big dollar bet on it for green energy is fading, too
Green hydrogen has gone bust in California, with project cancellations, ongoing fuel disruptions and station build-outs at a standstill.
California backtracks on good-government policies in divided Trump era
In an era of even more bitter divisions in the state and nation, political and governmental reforms face severe threats.
Inside the bitter war over cows and wilderness at Point Reyes
Dairy farmers grazing cows in Point Reyes were paid to leave, but now they want back in. They claim the park needs grazing to keep a lid on invasive species. The Trump administration is sympathetic.
California planned a nuclear exit. Now it’s reconsidering
Diablo Canyon doesn’t look like a nuclear power plant that’s getting ready to retire.
Nithya Raman says she’s being punished. L.A.’s City Council president says that’s not true
Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson said his decision to remove Nithya Raman as homelessness committee chair wasn’t punishment at all.
Colombia’s new president backs oil and gas, a policy shift
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella is pledging to revive the country’s oil and gas sector and restore state-owned energy company Ecopetrol.
Hybrid cars are hot again globally
Toyota and Chinese automakers are seeing intense demand while other companies rush to add more hybrids to their lineups.
Shadow seen with new eagle at the Big Bear nest. Could a match be in the making?
Not long after Big Bear bald eagle Jackie’s death, a new eagle named KD1 joined Shadow in the nest, sparking speculation — and fan reaction — about a possible new bond.