• Yes on Proposition 5

    Yes on Proposition 5
    California’s housing crisis, largely a consequence of housing production insufficient to keep pace with population growth, has made it hard for many aspiring homeowners to find a place to call home.
    At a time when legislators and activists are considering a wide range of options, from rent control to streamlining housing development, it is important for the state to use its existing housing stock as efficiently as possible.
    One long-recognized issue is the fact that many long-time homeowne
  • Dodgers 2026 spring training preview: infielders

    Dodgers 2026 spring training preview: infielders
    Dodgers pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report for spring training on Feb. 12. As we count down the days until camp begins, we are going through the various position groups to give a breakdown of where the roster stands. Today, we look at the infield. Previously, the outfielders and catchers.
    2025 RECAP
    The biggest question mark in the Dodgers’ infield as the 2025 season began was Mookie Betts. A six-time Gold Glove winner as a right fielder, Betts made the unprecedented move to sho
  • UFC 325: Volkanovski and Lopes rematch for featherweight title

    UFC 325: Volkanovski and Lopes rematch for featherweight title
    SYDNEY — Diego Lopes seemed almost like an afterthought this week at UFC 325 media day.
    Some questions directed at featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski concerned whom he might fight next after facing Lopes on Sunday.
    The odds, however, suggest this might not be such an easy fight for Volkanovski.
    He is a -145 favorite at BetMGM Sportsbook to defeat Lopes (27-7) for the second time in nine months. Volkanovski (27-4) conceded he couldn’t take a repeat victory for granted after
  • Angels 2026 spring training position preview: infielders

    Angels 2026 spring training position preview: infielders
    Angels pitchers and catchers are scheduled for their first workout of spring training on Feb. 11. As we count down the days until camp begins, we are going through the various position groups to give a breakdown of where the roster stands. Today, the infielders. Previously, the outfielders and catchers.
    2025 RECAP
    Shortstop Zach Neto continued his progression, clearly separating himself as the best player among the Angels’ young core. Neto produced a .793 OPS, with 26 home runs and 26 stol
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  • DOJ has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy AG says

    DOJ has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy AG says
    By MICHAEL BIESECKER and REBECCA SANTANA
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, according to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
    “We’re looking at everything that would shed light on that day,” Blanche said on Friday.
    THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is now leading the probe into the shooting of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resi
  • Santa Clarita girls hockey team involved in Colorado snow plow crash that killed player’s father

    Santa Clarita girls hockey team involved in Colorado snow plow crash that killed player’s father
    Members of a girls ice hockey team from Santa Clarita were involved in a deadly traffic collision Thursday while traveling in Colorado.
    The crash occurred just before 9 a.m. on Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County, Colorado, when a van carrying members of the Santa Clarita Lady Flyers hockey team struck a Colorado Department of Transportation snow plow, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office.
    Among those in the van were three players from the team, which is made up of athletes
  • Justice Department releasing 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files

    Justice Department releasing 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files
    By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
    NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier’s sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful.
    Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department was releasing more than 3 million pages of do
  • HOA Homefront: 6 reasons to stay in your association lane

    HOA Homefront: 6 reasons to stay in your association lane
    Last week’s column reviewed the roles and boundaries of the various HOA team participants.
    While sometimes it can seem frustrating for volunteer leaders to adhere to their role as directors, here are at least six reasons to do so.
    1. Statutory immunity: Civil Code Section 5800 gives HOA leaders immunity if the HOA has certain minimum Directors & Officers (“D&O”) insurance coverage in place. The protection is limited to acts or omissions “performed within the scope
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  • Atmosphere’s Slug reflects on 30 years of hip-hop ahead of Southern California shows

    Atmosphere’s Slug reflects on 30 years of hip-hop ahead of Southern California shows
    Before picking up a microphone and putting lyrics to the beats of Anthony Davis, AKA Ant, Sean Michael Daley was a courier driver, loving every second of it.
    “I was delivering stuff, and I probably will go back to it someday once I get fired from rapping,” Daley joked during a recent phone interview.
    Nearly 30 years later, Daley, who raps under the moniker Slug alongside Ant, is celebrating three decades as the hip-hop duo Atmosphere. The group will tour with Sage Francis, R.A. The R
  • What to do in the garden this week: Checking your fig trees

    What to do in the garden this week: Checking your fig trees
    Here are 5 things to do in the garden this week:
    No deciduous tree is more suited to Southern California or easier to grow than the fig. Of all deciduous fruit trees, figs have the lowest winter chill requirement, or lowest number of winter hours below 45 degrees needed to produce a crop. Since the fig forms its fruit on shoots that start to grow in the spring, it can be radically pruned in the winter without affecting the following year’s two crops. The first crop starts to grow in March
  • Warsh’s challenge: Navigating Fed independence and Trump’s demands

    Warsh’s challenge: Navigating Fed independence and Trump’s demands
    By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin Warsh has sought the job of Federal Reserve chair, off and on, since President Donald Trump first considered him for the position nearly a decade ago. Now that he is in line for the position, the enormity of the challenge ahead of him is clear.
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  • How Diamond Bar shaped David Romero’s supernatural thriller ‘The Enemy Sleeps’

    How Diamond Bar shaped David Romero’s supernatural thriller ‘The Enemy Sleeps’
    David Romero had been thinking about writing a book when he got inspiration from an unlikely place: the Green Day album “Dookie.” While scanning the song titles, Romero misread the track “Emenius Sleepus” and it sparked something in his imagination.
    “I read ‘Enemy Sleeps’ and thought, ‘Wow, that’s so fascinating. What does that mean?” Romero said during a recent interview. “I thought that it sounded really cool.”
    Shortly aft
  • New US sanctions against Iran target interior minister over crackdown on protesters

    New US sanctions against Iran target interior minister over crackdown on protesters
    By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration imposed sanctions Friday against Iran ‘s interior minister, accusing Eskandar Momeni of repressing nationwide protests that have challenged Tehran’s theocratic government. The penalties are the latest by the United States and the European Union targeting high-ranking officials over the crackdown.
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  • Forget California’s exodus. Why do so few move here?

    Forget California’s exodus. Why do so few move here?
    Let me say for the umpteenth time, there is no California exodus.
    The Golden State’s popularity among its own residents is among the nation’s highest, as measured by the small share of residents who depart for other parts of the country.
    Its stagnant population challenge is really about the stunningly few Americans who relocate to California.
    Let my trusty spreadsheet explain, using the just-released Census Bureau’s state-to-state migration stats for 2024 that track relocation
  • Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione

    Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione
    By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press
    NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge ruled Friday, foiling the Trump administration’s bid to see him executed for what it called a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America.”
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  • US stocks dip and gold swings as markets react to Trump’s choice to lead the Federal Reserve

    US stocks dip and gold swings as markets react to Trump’s choice to lead the Federal Reserve
    NEW YORK (AP) — Prices are swinging across financial markets on Friday as investors try to figure out what President Donald Trump’s new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will mean for them.
    The initial reactions have been uneasy and sometimes quick to change because of the uncertainty. U.S. stocks fell modestly, with the S&P 500 down 0.1% in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 118 points, or 0.2%, as of 9:40 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0
  • Farmers now owe a lot more for health insurance

    Farmers now owe a lot more for health insurance
    By Sarah Boden, Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom, KFF Health News
    Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and seeds, as well as the Trump tariffs and the dismantling of USAID, many farms weren’t profitable last year.
    And now, the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that many Americans, including farmers, relied on to purchase health insurance are gone, having expired at th
  • Protesters call for nationwide strike against Trump’s immigration policies

    Protesters call for nationwide strike against Trump’s immigration policies
    By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press
    Protesters across the U.S. are calling for “no work, no school, no shopping” as part of a nationwide strike on Friday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
    People gather for a protest outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
    Attendees gather during a vigil where Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration enf
  • 6 clever ways I’ve saved money (that weren’t as scary as I thought)

    6 clever ways I’ve saved money (that weren’t as scary as I thought)
    By Tommy Tindall, NerdWallet
    Are you feeling financially stressed or fiscally encouraged this year?
    Over a third of Americans said they feel optimistic (35%) and/or confident (35%) about their finances going into 2026, according to NerdWallet’s 2026 Consumer Outlook Report. But nearly as many feel anxious (32%) and/or stressed (30%).
    If you’re in camp nervous, looking for clever ways to cut expenses could chill you out.
    I’m no genius, but these couple of money traits keep me cl
  • Saks Global to close most of its Saks Off 5th stores as it restructures during Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Saks Global to close most of its Saks Off 5th stores as it restructures during Chapter 11 bankruptcy
    NEW YORK (AP) — The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus is closing most of its Saks Off 5th locations to focus on its iconic department stores and raise money to pay off its debts during its Chapter 11 bankuptcy reorganization.
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  • Vehicle owners, not necessarily the drivers, will get cited by speed cameras

    Vehicle owners, not necessarily the drivers, will get cited by speed cameras
    Q: You recently said: “State lawmakers are letting seven cities, in pilot programs, put in cameras that will nab the license plate numbers of speeders, with citations then sent out to the violators.” Won’t the speeding citations be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle and not necessarily the speeding driver?
    – Walt Baranger, Fullerton
    A: You are correct, sir — and Honk was a bit, well, off base.
    The cities and some freeway work zones in California will get th
  • Steven Greenhut: Militarized policing at the root of the Minneapolis mayhem

    Steven Greenhut: Militarized policing at the root of the Minneapolis mayhem
    SACRAMENTO — When I wrote regularly about police use-of-force issues for this newspaper, I encountered two types of officers: those admirable ones who de-escalated situations and those who escalated them. Thanks to a lack of hiring standards, purposeful federal policy, poor training and a lack of accountability or punishment for bad behavior, ICE is going all in on the second approach. This bodes ill for the safety and liberty of all Americans.
    The administration no doubt is doin
  • Journalist Don Lemon arrested in LA after he covered a Minnesota church protest

    Journalist Don Lemon arrested in LA after he covered a Minnesota church protest
    By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon and three other people were arrested Friday in connection with an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and the Trump administration, officials said.
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  • Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service

    Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service
    By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he entered a Minnesota church and recorded anti-immigration enforcement protesters who disrupted a service in an incident that increased tensions between residents and the Trump administration, his lawyer said Friday.
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  • Lindsey Vonn left limping after crash in final downhill race before Milan Cortina Olympics

    Lindsey Vonn left limping after crash in final downhill race before Milan Cortina Olympics
    By GRAHAM DUNBAR, Associated Press Sports Writer
    CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course for medical checks, a troubling turn for the 41-year-old U.S. ski star just a week before the Milan Cortina Games.
    United States’ Lindsey Vonn holds her left knee after crashing, during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup downhill, in Crans Montana, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 30, 202
  • Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says

    Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says
    By ALMA SOLÍS, Associated Press
    PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s president moved to assure the public on Friday that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption — a day after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that the concession held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings was unconstitutional.
    FILE -A cargo ship sails past the Panama Canal’s Port of Balboa, managed by CK Hutchison Holdings, in P
  • Ukraine is bracing for brutal weather as Trump says Putin agreed to halt power grid attacks

    Ukraine is bracing for brutal weather as Trump says Putin agreed to halt power grid attacks
    By SUSIE BLANN, Associated Press
    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine waited for signs on Friday that Russia is abiding by a commitment that U.S. President Donald Trump said it made to temporarily halt attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, as Kyiv and other regions are gripped by one of the most bitter winters in years.
    Trump said late Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to his request not to target the Ukrainian capital and other places for one week, as the region experienc
  • Questions hang over Putin’s consent to a request by Trump to spare Ukraine’s power grid

    Questions hang over Putin’s consent to a request by Trump to spare Ukraine’s power grid
    By SUSIE BLANN, Associated Press
    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The terms of a Russian commitment to U.S. President Donald Trump to temporarily halt its bombardment of Ukraine during one of the country’s bleakest winters in years remained unclear Friday, as Ukrainians braced for even worse conditions to come next week.
    Trump said late Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a request not to target Kyiv and other places for one week, as the region expe
  • Trump says he will announce his Federal Reserve chair nominee on Friday morning

    Trump says he will announce his Federal Reserve chair nominee on Friday morning
    By JOSH BOAK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he plans to announce his choice for chairman of the Federal Reserve on Friday morning, a long-awaited decision that could set up a showdown on whether the U.S. central bank preserves its independence from the White House and electoral politics.
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  • Trump names former Federal Reserve official Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Powell

    Trump names former Federal Reserve official Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Powell
    By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a decision likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer to the White House.
    FILE – Kevin Warsh speaks to the media about his report on transparency at the Bank of England, in London, Dec., 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair G

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