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SACRAMENTO —  As books tackling racial and LGBTQ+ themes have been banned across the country, California’s Department of Education and Democratic lawmakers are doubling down on offering diverse and inclusive lessons …

John Eastman, once the dean of Chapman University’s law school and an advisor to former President Trump, should lose his law license for peddling a bogus legal strategy designed to …

PALO ALTO —  On his first trip to California since announcing his reelection campaign, President Biden on Monday announced $600 million in federal funding to fight the effects of climate change …

Back in January, on a dark night of pelting rain, Erica Lopez Bedolla had only minutes to evacuate her family from the impoverished Central Valley town of Planada after a …

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Dakota Smith at the helm, with help from Julia Wick. Newsletter Get the lowdown on …

The Fox News producer responsible for an on-screen graphic that called President Biden a “wannabe dictator” has parted ways with the conservative network. Alexander McCaskill, a longtime producer for ousted …

WASHINGTON —  California lawmakers granted celebrity chef José Andrés’ restaurant a special exception to cook with gas stoves, and congressional Republicans are furious. GOP politicians made that much clear on the …

Here we go again. Los Angeles City Hall, which has lurched from scandal to scandal in recent years, has been hit with yet another elected official accused of corruption. City …

SACRAMENTO —  Democrats leading California’s Senate and Assembly on Monday announced a legislative state budget deal, but they remain at odds with Gov. Gavin Newsom over his sweeping plan to streamline …

It’s hard to take Gov. Gavin Newsom’s construction streamlining proposals seriously. Last month, the governor convened a splashy news conference on the site of a future solar farm in the …