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The best player in the sport now has a much better chance to reach his goal of winning a World Series.| Los Angeles Times
The best player in the sport now has a much better chance to reach his goal of winning a World Series.| Los Angeles Times
Shohei Ohtani signing with the Dodgers gives them the perfect player at the perfect time in the team's pursuit of another World Series title.| Los Angeles Times
Shohei Ohtani, baseball’s top free agent, agrees to a $700-million deal with the Dodgers. Here's everything you need to know about Ohtani joining the Dodgers.| Los Angeles Times
Adding Shohei Ohtani to their lineup should only help the Dodgers continue their dominance of the division, at least in the regular season.| Los Angeles Times
With all the deferrals in Shohei Ohtani's 10-year, $700-million deal with the Dodgers, the contract is actually a bargain.| Los Angeles Times
The quest of youth pitchers to emulate their heroes, such as Justin Verlander and Jacob deGrom, has caused them to need the same surgeries as the pros.| Los Angeles Times
Clayton Kershaw is set to make his season debut for the Dodgers on Saturday after spending the first two months of the campaign recovering from offseason surgeries.| Los Angeles Times
2028 Los Angeles Olympic organizers release the dates for some of the most popular competitions during the Games, including track and field and swimming.| Los Angeles Times
During the offseason, construction crews gutted the bowels of Dodger Stadium, digging deep trenches down the left and right field foul lines to build new, expanded clubhouse areas.| Los Angeles Times
The labor groups are demanding multibillion-dollar investments in building 50,000 units of worker housing and a ban on Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms.| Los Angeles Times
Former City Councilmember Paul Krekorian, who now works for Mayor Karen Bass, identified at least five Olympic venues that could become the subject of a citywide election.| Los Angeles Times
Despite mounting pressure to move the 2028 Olympics, steep financial penalties and historical precedent make it unlikely host L.A. could back out.| Los Angeles Times
After authorities reopened parts of Altadena for the first time since the Eaton fire, residents returned to a grim checkerboard of destroyed homes next to others that were largely spared.| Los Angeles Times
Businesses that survived the Los Angeles fires are still hoping for a return to normalcy and grappling with the impact the destruction has had. As customers slowly return to a changed landscape, some wonder how long it will take to get back to business as usual.| Los Angeles Times
The story of Tony Lam, the first Vietnamese American elected to public office in the U.S., is also the story of Little Saigon.| Los Angeles Times
California sees this year's slowdown, especially from Canadian snowbirds, as a result of aggressive Trump tariffs and uncertain economic times.| Los Angeles Times
Jonathan Joss, known for 'King of the Hill' and 'Parks and Recreation,' was shot to death Sunday. His husband says the shooting was motivated by homophobia.| Los Angeles Times
The AI frenzy has been fueled by relentless hype, but the dud launched by OpenAI has its former enthusiasts wondering if they've been taken.| Los Angeles Times
Some parts of the world are particularly anxious over the prospect of a Trump victory in next week's presidential election| Los Angeles Times
Four months after Chappell Roan's viral performance at April's Coachella festival, Chappellmania reached San Francisco's Outside Lands on Sunday.| Los Angeles Times
In its first 100 days, California has challenged the Trump administration multiple times, while backing other litigants against the federal government in even more cases.| Los Angeles Times
With little public debate, state lawmakers passed a complex energy bill that upended how most Californians are billed for electricity.| Los Angeles Times
A state law that mandated diversion of organic waste from landfills is being blamed for exacerbating illegal dumping in remote desert areas.| Los Angeles Times
Trump’s news conference may prompt questions about whether a president with a penchant for showmanship might assume an unusually active role in planning the Olympics.| Los Angeles Times
In trying to prevent homelessness, the city and county have passed numerous measures that make it impossible for small landlords to function and will shut more renters out of the market.| Los Angeles Times
Andrei Cherny, who pivoted to finance from a career in politics, has raised $110 million from venture capital firms for his financial tech outfit.| Los Angeles Times
On an Altadena block on the edge of the burn zone, people are living in RVs next to their surviving homes. They straddle the Eaton fire zone and normalcy.| Los Angeles Times
County fire or sheriff’s officials appear to have failed to set the alerts in motion, leaving many west Altadena residents to flee as flames and embers closed in.| Los Angeles Times
With the Eaton fire bearing down on a Altadena home, a brother and sister had to decide what to do. One left the scene. The other stayed behind. What happened next was a family tragedy.| Los Angeles Times
Vin Folk, a small, chef-driven restaurant in Hermosa Beach, has transformed the area into a culinary destination.| Los Angeles Times
Food writers reflect on some of L.A.’s bygone restaurants and what they meant to us. Which restaurants would you reopen if you could?| Los Angeles Times
Animal rights activists are promoting a ballot initiative that would ban factory farming in Sonoma County. Large farming interests are not happy.| Los Angeles Times
In the last five years, the city has shelled out nearly $70 million for jury verdicts or settlements from lawsuits involving officers who alleged whistleblower retaliation and other workplace injustices.| Los Angeles Times
If the Trump administration seeks to deport Los Angeles police officers who benefit from the Obama-era program known as DACA, it's unclear what — if anything — the department could do to intervene.| Los Angeles Times
The department is down hundreds of officers from its 2019 ranks and projects that it will continue to dwindle in fiscal year 2025.| Los Angeles Times
Emily Ratajkowski opens up about estranged husband Sebastian Bear-McClard, Hollywood’s dark side, growing her Bitch Era Media empire and kissing Harry Styles.| Los Angeles Times
Why are so many California EV charging stations broken? Lax state oversight of state subsidies is one big reason.| Los Angeles Times
What does a hospital do when a patient has everything but a name?| Los Angeles Times
Depending on whom you ask, Chanel Maya Banks either is a missing person who may be in danger or hurt, or has been located and is safe.| Los Angeles Times
With no major tentpoles and few hits, local theater owners are feeling the pinch. So far, box office revenue is down 11% compared to the same period last year.| Los Angeles Times
Learn how to accurately measure — and use — the right pan for all your pie baking.| Los Angeles Times
Gascón has been unfairly cast as the cause of recent crime waves. He did in his first term exactly what he promised voters: Work to make the justice system more just.| Los Angeles Times
'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan is interested in directing a James Bond movie but is open-eyed about the creative 'constraints' he would face.| Los Angeles Times
Farmers Insurance said claims from the Los Angeles fires will cost it at least $600 million, a substantially smaller initial estimate than some other insurers have posted.| Los Angeles Times
We're happy to welcome five journalists educated in Southern California who are eager to bring their diverse storytelling to the largest newspaper west of Washington, D.C. Please meet them here.| Los Angeles Times
It’s not exactly a “Toy Story” sequel, but Mattel is redoubling its efforts in the entertainment industry by launching a new film division.| Los Angeles Times
Shohei Ohtani, who earned two-time MVP honors with the Angels, is staying in Southern California and will join the star-studded Dodgers lineup.| Los Angeles Times
The Rose Bowl announced it is hosting 2028 Olympics soccer finals on the same day an L.A. City Council committee approved an adjusted venues plan.| Los Angeles Times
Long Beach will host seven sports and Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson will host four as part of an updated venue plan for the 2028 Olympics.| Los Angeles Times
The fires will have a deep and lasting impact on construction, entertainment, retail and other sectors of the Los Angeles economy while creating a construction boom.| Los Angeles Times
The chattering among the city’s political class about potential competitors has grown louder. But it's still unclear whether anyone will mount a serious challenge to an incumbent who still wields considerable clout.| Los Angeles Times
Joe Sanberg and other anti-poverty activists say California's current path to a $15 hourly minimum wage isn't enough given rising living costs.| Los Angeles Times
Long before the evacuation order came, law enforcement officers knew the Eaton fire was spreading in west Altadena, dozens of 911 call logs reveal.| Los Angeles Times
Nearly 2 million California rooftop solar owners would see their energy credits slashed under legislation by Assemblywoman Calderon.| Los Angeles Times
A complaint reviewed by The Times accuses officers of voicing open discrimination against potential recruits and colleagues based on race, sex and sexual orientation.| Los Angeles Times
The huge growth in charging ports indicates the increasing number of zero-emission vehicles on California roads. But the milestone also comes as the Trump administration has moved to deprioritize shifting away from gasoline-powered cars.| Los Angeles Times
California officials want to reduce the financial credits that households with rooftop solar panels can earn for excess energy. "It's the utilities preserving their monopoly," says one homeowner.| Los Angeles Times
A look at Shohei Ohtani's prolific baseball career, starting with his meteoric rise in Japan, his two-way stardom with the Angels and his eventual signing with the Dodgers.| Los Angeles Times
Widespread damage from wildfires has prompted calls for L.A. to drop its plans to host the World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympics over the next three years.| Los Angeles Times
The rapidly accelerating complex of landslides in Rancho Palos Verdes has created an unforeseen outcome: a new coastline as the seafloor is pushed upward.| Los Angeles Times
In November, there were 46,610 migrants stopped at the U.S-Mexico border, the lowest number of apprehensions during the Biden administration.| Los Angeles Times
The LAPD releases body cam video from one of two controversial use-of-force incidents under investigation Sunday in South L.A.| Los Angeles Times
California lawmakers squandered the opportunity to help rein in skyrocketing electricity bills this year. Not only is it bad for consumers, it could set back the state's climate change goals.| Los Angeles Times
California is now producing so much solar energy that the state must increasingly ask solar farms to stop producing to prevent overloading the electric grid. In the last 12 months, power that would have fueled 518,000 California homes for a year has been curtailed or thrown away.| Los Angeles Times
The state's latest recycling failures are unfortunate but not shocking. The petrochemical industry has a long history of outsmarting regulation.| Los Angeles Times
Researchers found high levels of microplastics in human and dog testes. They say their presence could be behind a trend in diminishing sperm quantity and quality around the globe.| Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a plastic bag bill that will ban stores from offering heavyweight "reusable" plastic bags at the checkout line.| Los Angeles Times
Everything you need to know about the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games from the Los Angeles Times' team of reporters and photographers.| Los Angeles Times
Driving up California's iconic Highway 1 near Lucia will require a detour through at least 2025 as repairs were recently delayed because of new landslide movement.| Los Angeles Times
Accelerating landslides in Rancho Palos Verdes have continued to upend life. But residents like Gordon Leon aren't ready to give up.| Los Angeles Times
Those who worked with Kamala Harris when she was San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general say her approach to being a prosecutor was nuanced and defies labels.| Los Angeles Times
Nearly six months after vigilantes attacked a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA, antiwar protests — and concerns over anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim sentiment on campus — continue. Two separate faculty task forces trying to address the issues have come to different conclusions.| Los Angeles Times
When a medfly quarantine in L.A. ended this summer, you could be forgiven for asking, "A what quarantine?" This is the tale of California's long fight against an agricultural pest.| Los Angeles Times
California’s legalization of recreational cannabis in 2016 ushered in a multibillion-dollar industry. But many of the promises of legalization have proved elusive.| Los Angeles Times
Plus, the team behind Michelin-starred Heritage debuts a more casual "neo-bistro," a Bestia and Taco María alum launches a pop-up residency through January, one of L.A.'s chicest new patios is now open and more.| Los Angeles Times
Plus, one of L.A.'s most celebrated Thai restaurants opens a street-food spot, tandem Japanese restaurants fill a former recording studio, celebrated tacos land in Long Beach and more.| Los Angeles Times
Isabel Janken lived in her Westwood duplex for more than 40 years. Today, the garage of her duplex has been transformed into an ADU, creating a community of three rental units.| Los Angeles Times
California is reenvisioning prison life, starting with San Quentin, the state's oldest and most notorious prison. Step one is changing the relationship between incarcerated people and their guards.| Los Angeles Times
Everyone agrees that Men's Central Jail must be torn down. They should also remember why its replacement should not be another jail.| Los Angeles Times
Vem Miller strongly denied in an interview that he planned to assassinate the former president at a rally in Coachella.| Los Angeles Times
At a moment when the prospect of executives and managers using software automation to undermine work in professions everywhere loomed large, the WGA strike took on major symbolic weight.| Los Angeles Times
California’s rising power rates are an obstacle to climate action. Regulators need to modernize the way utilities bill their customers to encourage electrification.| Los Angeles Times
The Biden administration added to the Southern California monument that was established by President Obama in 2014, and also expanded the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in Northern California.| Los Angeles Times
Microplastics draw scrutiny as potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease.| Los Angeles Times
Lawmakers passed two identical laws to close a loophole that allowed stores to offer 'reusable' plastic bags at checkout despite 2014 legislation meant to ban plastic bags.| Los Angeles Times
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is pushing public transit and remote work to help keep 2028 Olympics traffic manageable, but LA28 is planning for some car use.| Los Angeles Times
Caltrans has shut down the southbound road on Highway 1, letting only essential workers and locals through on the northbound side.| Los Angeles Times
When a series of atmospheric rivers flowed into California last January, the Big Sur coastline was quickly swamped, and Highway 1, a lone life raft connecting San Simeon in the south and the Monterey Peninsula to the north, was overcome.| Los Angeles Times
For the entertainment industry, which has already been roiled this year by a bitter, historic double strike of writers and actors, the outbreak of violence has created a new set of fault lines.| Los Angeles Times
Maha Dakhil, a top agent at the Creative Artists Agency, whose clients include Tom Cruise, Natalie Portman and Ava DuVernay, stepped away from leadership roles after Israel-Hamas posts on social media.| Los Angeles Times
A company is siphoning water from a national forest to sell as bottled water. California water regulators want to limit the operation.| Los Angeles Times
Amid continuing tensions over the fatal police shootings of black men across the nation, some civil rights activists and members of California's Legislative Black Caucus say state Atty.| Los Angeles Times
As powerful anti-obesity drugs become more widely available, companies are repositioning themselves with new products and services.| Los Angeles Times
When you read about Chinese cooking, you will sooner or later come across a reference to the Eight Great Cuisines, the traditional regions that are supposed to define all that is best about Chinese food.| Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to change how incarceration is done in the Golden State, using concepts pioneered in Scandinavia. California prison guards visited Norway to see what it would mean.| Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic organizing committee is entering the final and toughest stage of its long life — turning the Games into a reality.| Los Angeles Times
An L.A. County judge ruled Senate Bill 9 unconstitutional in a case brought by five Southern California cities. If upheld on appeal, it could restore single-family zoning in big cities across the state.| Los Angeles Times
With Hollywood production activity and employment down while the cost of living rises, some film and TV workers are leaving Los Angeles — and California.| Los Angeles Times
After a trip to Alabama that helped him see the connection between slavery and the death penalty, Santa Clara County Dist. Atty. Jeff Rosen is working to call back the death sentences of 14 men convicted from his county.| Los Angeles Times
ChatGPT and other new AI services benefit from a science fiction-infused marketing frenzy unlike anything in recent memory. There's more to fear here than killer robots.| Los Angeles Times
