August 14, 2025, 6:30 a.m. Pacific time
Good morning. Here are the top stories from across California.
Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business.
A new tagging method called tap-and-go allows researchers to gather more data on the health and behavior of whales, with less disruption.
“Affordable” by California standards, this San Diego suburb is the site of a new community developed with fire preparedness in mind.
That’s a big consideration when thinking about the best place to live.
In “Luigi: The Musical” and across the internet, artists, journalists and supporters vie to shape the murder suspect’s symbolic reputation: villain, hero, terrorist, martyr, fantasy, enigma.
A new app will focus on super-short TV shows shot for phones, a bit like Quibi, an earlier app aimed at quick content.
How the list came together, and why some movies stand the test of time.
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Seven years after his M.L.B. debut, Shohei Ohtani remains the league’s only two-way player.
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