The Pride flag is gone. Library books are under review. It’s a new era of backlash politics in California
HUNTINGTON BEACH — The winds of change blew swiftly and relentlessly into this oceanside city in northern Orange County. Not long after …
California gunmakers fear their ‘expiration date’ in a state that doesn’t want them
HUNTINGTON BEACH — There are two decisions about the future of gun rights in California that the employees at Rifle Supply are …
This L.A. Democrat is a ‘New Testament kind of guy’ — and one of California’s most powerful voices on criminal justice
LOS ANGELES – The man — tall and gaunt, slightly bedraggled, carrying a plastic grocery bag — nodded to Reggie Jones-Sawyer as …
Medical cannabis paved the way for legalization in California. Now patients feel left behind
Turn off Highway 99 in rural Elverta, drive five miles down the road and you’ll find a dusty lot crammed with cars …
She lost her home. She doesn’t want to lose her city council seat
OJAI — On a pleasant June evening, in the airy chambers of the quaint Mission Revival city hall, the council gathered to …
A failure to communicate: California government cuts back press access
Like so much else about California, its state government is large: A $300 billion budget. More than 230 departments and agencies. More …
Emerald Triangle communities were built on cannabis. Legalization has pushed them to the brink
HAYFORK — It’s shortly before 8 a.m. and a touch above freezing at the Trinity County Fairgrounds. The food bank’s February distribution …
‘Dream big’: Cannabis workers search for new futures as Emerald Triangle economy withers
GARBERVILLE — Leann Greene’s rose-colored glasses are scratched, cracked, sitting askew, but still firmly planted on her face during her latest monthly …
Buried treasure: California politicians stash $35 million in leftover campaign cash
It has been nearly eight years since Bill Lockyer held elected office in California. For more than four decades, he climbed the …
Hope and prayer: California churches battle abortion ballot measure
From the pulpit of the bright and airy Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Father Bao Thai delivered a homily on a recent …