Extreme weather makes US tomatoes more expensive this summer
A freeze in Florida and weather issues in Mexico drove prices higher earlier this year.
Newsom says DOJ conducting baseless investigation of him and his wife at Trump’s direction
Newsom said that in recent days, “federal agents have knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees,” and have been “demanding records” in a quest to find any kind of wrongdoing by him or his wife.
Slow vote counting creates the window for MAGA conspiracy, which is why California should fix it
Despite all the attention toward California’s slow vote count, the legislature doesn’t seem eager to fund faster counting.
What Colombia’s crackdown on illegal cattle ranching means for deforestation and beef exports
Colombia has enacted a law aimed at preventing cattle linked to deforestation from entering beef supply chains by connecting livestock traceability, land ownership and forest monitoring systems
Scientists find a whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean that’s millions of years old
Scientists have documented a whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean with some carcasses dating back 5.3 million years, and it’s supporting a thriving community of marine life.
The enemy of my enemy is a billionaire. Get over it
As income inequality is reaching serf-lord levels, hating the rich seems easy and reasonable. But maybe we should make sure our outrage is working for us, not against us.
This historic Nevada mining town has seen better days. Trump is excavating hope
Tonopah has boomed and mostly busted since it’s heyday more than a century ago. Trump has raised expectations for renewed prosperity and one local businessman is sprucing up his motel in anticipation of better times.
Spencer Pratt decries ‘very suspicious fire’ at his crystal company office in Pacific Palisades
Spencer Pratt suggested that a “very suspicious” fire at his Pacific Palisades crystal office may be a politically motivated reprisal following his mayoral run.
Who loved Bass, Raman and Pratt the most? A district-by-district breakdown
Karen Bass did the best in South L.A., while Nithya Raman did well in gentrifying neighborhoods near downtown. Spencer Pratt led the pack in the West Valley.
From the scene of South L.A.’s erupting sidewalks, 5 questions for Bass and Raman
Local activist Earl Ofari Hutchinson calls for emergency response to busted South L.A. sidewalks.