In which we count our accomplishments, and blessings, at the turning of the year.
California Local looks back at 2023, with an eye toward what stories will matter most in 2024.
A judge rules that the Bakersfield Republican is eligible to run in the 2024 election for Congress even though he had already filed to run for his state Assembly seat.
Undocumented Californians are leaving health care clinics with “smiles” after they learn they’re newly eligible for Medi-Cal insurance. The health insurance expansion was decades in the making for immigrant advocates.
Surprise ambulance bills can leave families deeply in debt after a medical emergency. A new state law that forces insurance companies to negotiate payments is expected to save Californians tens of millions of dollars a year.
Drivers’ complaints about difficulty getting insurance coverage prompt state to reiterate laws, signal possible enforcement actions.
This season, some of us celebrate the birth of a man who preached a gospel of charity toward the poorest among us. We’re taking this opportunity to discuss poverty in California, and some efforts to alleviate it.
The state has hundreds of millions to spend on affordable housing. Developers say they need billions.
Hundreds of trees fell in the Monterey area last winter. This winter might pose problems as well.
Long-duration energy storage is essential if renewables are to become the basis for a future, carbon-neutral power grid. Here's how California is leading the race to store energy from solar, wind, and other clean sources for use whenever it's needed.
California is modernizing how it pays health care providers through Medi-Cal. Some mental health providers say the changes endanger their services.
An investigative report shows how California companies and governments avoid the Golden State’s strict environmental regulations by shipping toxic waste across state borders. New reporting shows how California exports the risk to Mexico.
Two-thirds of the bills opposed by the oil industry this year were killed, thanks in part to an alliance with the building trades union, forcing Democrats to sometimes choose between jobs and the environment.
Find gourmet treats, raised, produced and made in California. Twelve businesses for each day of Christmas.
The federal government suspended an annual Medicaid renewal requirement during COVID-19. Now that it has resumed, many Californians are losing coverage for “procedural reasons.”
Two Sacramento nurses travelled to the front lines of the war zone to deliver medical supplies to Ukrainian soldiers. Plus: A number of ways you can help the people of this embattled nation. And: Goodbye Kevin McCarthy.
San Francisco can sometimes be a punching bag for conservatives, but its neighbor to the east also has its issues, from crime to homelessness.
The Los Angeles Times went ahead with publication of the investigative story on Stiiizy and its co-founder, Tony Huang.
Just two people have announced they are running against the first-term mayor, but three other candidates might join the race.
Voice of San Diego looks at what happens when a deceased whale washes up on a local beach—and how this contrasts with past practices.
