July 3, 2025, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time
Good morning. Here are the top stories from across California.
The blaze is burning in a desolate area of San Luis Obispo County, but its smoke has spread to two nearby counties.
Separate challenges by immigrant rights groups and an American detained by federal agents accuse officers of racial profiling, brutality and unlawful detentions.
The cause of the explosion in Esparto, Calif., remained unclear. Two people were injured, and a one-mile evacuation order was still in effect on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
After scaling back a landmark environmental law, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state leaders are hoping for a construction boom.
The Trump administration sent the soldiers back to state command, allowing them to return to firefighting work. Thousands remain under federal control.
LooksMapping, an A.I.-powered website, rates not the food, but the attractiveness of the diners.
Mauricio Umansky, the real estate agent best known for appearing on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” claims N.A.R. has created a monopoly through its databases of listings.
The Dodgers lefty looked promising when he started out, but he took off once he added a pitch he didn’t even throw in 2008.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers scaled back a law that was vilified for its role in California’s housing shortage and homelessness crisis.
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