Three Southern California counties ranked among the highest in the U.S. for total number of people with the disorder. Researchers' next step: identifying risk factors county by county.| Los Angeles Times
The 3,000-inmate California Rehabilitation Center in Riverside County is set to close in fall 2026, continuing a wave of recent correctional facility shutdowns.| Los Angeles Times
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation had restricted inmate movements and suspended privileges at 21 prisons because of a statewide surge in violence.| Los Angeles Times
The Condemned Inmate Transfer Pilot Program has moved more than 100 people off of death row at San Quentin State Prison and the California Central Women’s Facility and into other housing locations, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.| Los Angeles Times
CoreCivic has reached an agreement with ICE to convert its California City facility into federal immigrant detention.| Los Angeles Times
At a recent symposium at San Quentin prison, a group of district attorneys from across California met with inmates to talk about the state's model of prison reform.| Los Angeles Times
Shortly after taking office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled. Years later, inmates say they have a bittersweet new lease on life.| Los Angeles Times
Protesters, advocates and attorneys say L.A law enforcement uses less-lethal weapons frequently and unnecessarily, causing lasting physical pain and psychological scars. From destroyed hands to shattered faces.| Los Angeles Times
The Police Department has faced harsh criticism that its officers responded to attacks from a small group of agitators by using force against the larger crowd of protesters.| Los Angeles Times
A newly filed lawsuit claims the LAPD has 'a long history … of using excessive force against journalists at protests,' with actions in recent days allegedly causing several injuries.| Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles and cities around the nation were bracing for 'No Kings' protests ahead of Trump's military parade as an appeals court ruling kept the National Guard under the president's control for now.| Los Angeles Times
The new president of the Los Angeles Police Commission, Teresa Sánchez-Gordon, is a former L.A. County judge who says her upbringing in an undocumented family gives her a unique perspective on the current challenges facing the LAPD.| Los Angeles Times
Data obtained by The Times show a citywide decrease in calls for help to the LAPD during the months when immigration enforcement ramped up, causing concern about domestic violence and other crimes going unreported.| Los Angeles Times
The deployment of LAPD officers and L.A. County sheriff's deputies in response to protests over federal immigration actions has led to several viral incidents and raised questions about the role of local law enforcement in quelling the unrest.| Los Angeles Times
The last two LAPD training academy classes haven’t included a single a Black graduate, leaving the department far short of diversity goals put in place decades ago to counter discriminatory hiring practices.| Los Angeles Times
Bass, after signing the city budget, said Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson made a commitment to find the funds to add another 240 LAPD officers over the next year.| Los Angeles Times
Five years after the mass protests of 2020, the LAPD's aggressive handling of demonstrations remains controversial — and costly.| Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles officials have hired a Northern California-based headhunting firm to identify and vet candidates to be the next chief of police.| Los Angeles Times
Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez voiced alarm at the proposal, saying the council needs to look at cutting police staffing and overtime costs| Los Angeles Times
Deputy city attorney Ethan Weaver, one of Nithya Raman's opponents, said Thursday that he called her to congratulate her on her victory.| Los Angeles Times
Three members of the L.A. City Council voted against the agreement, arguing it is too expensive and will pull money away from critical city services.| Los Angeles Times
With higher attrition and fewer recruits, the LAPD considers resorting to 'the bounce,' which could bring back retired officers. Will it work?| Los Angeles Times
In July, California's sales tax on gasoline and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard program will take effect. That means drivers should expect to see a notable hike in prices at the pump.| Los Angeles Times
In a bid to stabilize struggling crude-oil refineries, state lawmakers on Saturday passed a last-minute bill that would allow the construction of 2,000 new oil wells annually in the San Joaquin Valley while further restricting drilling along California’s iconic coastline.| Los Angeles Times
The compromise would streamline environmental approvals for new wells in oil-rich Kern County and make offshore drilling more difficult by tightening the safety and regulatory requirements for pipelines.| Los Angeles Times
Newsom said the bills were a compromise, designed to push California toward a clean-energy future while still ensuring the state has enough affordable gasoline to meet drivers' needs.| Los Angeles Times
“I’m tremendously worried,” said Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. “Using the military for domestic law enforcement is something that’s characteristic of authoritarian regimes.”| Articles Archive - UC Berkeley Law
“This is wonderful news for UC researchers and should be tremendously consequential in ongoing UC negotiations with the Trump administration,” said Claudia Polsky, a UC Berkeley law professor who is part of the legal team behind the suit.| Articles Archive - UC Berkeley Law
A baby died after his mother left him and a sibling, 2, inside a car while she was getting a cosmetic treatment, police say. She's been charged with involuntary manslaughter.| Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles World Airports Chief Executive John Ackerman describes ongoing challenges at LAX and the $30-billion overhaul he believes will significantly improve the experience.| Los Angeles Times
Bass sent out her first fundraising email of the 2026 campaign, days after officials reported that street homelessness had gone down 10.4% citywide.| Los Angeles Times
The scramble is on as homeowners, developers and renters’ rights groups try to determine how SB 79, and the sweeping increase in housing that it promises, would affect their communities.| Los Angeles Times
After months of debate, California lawmakers on Friday passed SB 79, a housing bill that overrides local zoning laws to bring high-density housing up to nine stories tall to transit hubs.| Los Angeles Times
The California Assembly passed SB 79 on Thursday, a housing bill that overrides local zoning laws to expand high-density housing near public transit hubs.| Los Angeles Times
Newsom signed Senate Bill 79 into law on Friday. The historic bill, which looks to add density to transit hubs across California, is one of the most ambitious state-imposed housing efforts in recent memory.| Los Angeles Times
An L.A. nonprofit purchased the 1.86-acre lot on Jefferson Boulevard for nearly $10 million. It hopes to transform the parcel into affordable housing.| Los Angeles Times
Civil rights experts question the use of drones to monitor protests on U.S. soil.| Los Angeles Times
At 60, Kamala Harris has a lot of opportunities ahead of her. Which will she pursue?| Los Angeles Times
A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that struck down a background check requirement implemented by California on buyers of ammunition for firearms.| Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to increase oversight of data gathered by law enforcement devices known as automated license plate readers.| Los Angeles Times
Coverage of the protests in downtown Los Angeles over President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops.| Los Angeles Times
Under Gov. Gavin Newsom's revised state budget, the proposed funding cuts for UC and CSU are much lighter than those outlined in January.| Los Angeles Times
Facing tough financial choices to close a budget shortfall, Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing cuts to programs that benefit foster kids, public defenders and more| Los Angeles Times
With a massive budget deficit in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is adopting a 'gimmick' he previously reversed in an effort to push the problem forward into future years.| Los Angeles Times
Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom are scrambling to lessen California's budget deficit, which Newsom estimated at $37.9 billion in January.| Los Angeles Times
Gavin Newsom could save the state $1 billion annually by closing five more prisons, analysts say. The governor finds himself in a precarious political spot.| Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom said his staff has been working with Democrats in the Legislature on the state's healthcare minimum wage law in light of budget concerns.| Los Angeles Times
California healthcare workers will see at least $25 an hour starting in 2026 after Gov. Newsom signed a bill mandating an industry minimum wage.| Los Angeles Times
Health advocates and some lawmakers say the plan leaves a gap in funding that jeopardizes the work of public health agencies in communities across the state.| Los Angeles Times
California regulations may prevent thousands of nursing students from graduating, despite frantic effort to boost numbers of healthcare workers amid the pandemic.| Los Angeles Times
The spending plan reflects resistance to making sweeping cuts to reduce a $12-billion budget deficit expected in the year ahead, with Democratic lawmakers citing uncertainty about the scope of California's financial problems.| Los Angeles Times
Bass is trying to close a nearly $1 billion shortfall and avoid laying off city workers.| Los Angeles Times
The president is set to declare two new national monuments in California, in the desert near Joshua Tree and amid forests and lakes near the Oregon border.| Los Angeles Times
Here's what you need to know about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to offset California’s $31.5-billion budget deficit.| Los Angeles Times
Some fire relief bills are still working their way through the Legislature, including some that could ease burdens on the FAIR Plan and improve the permitting process for rebuilding.| Los Angeles Times
Palisades Charter High School, damaged in this month's firestorm, reopened online Tuesday. But many students dreaded the Zoom classes after enduring them amid the pandemic.| Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expanding the special legislative session in California from strictly fighting President-elect Trump in court, with a request for lawmakers to spend at least $2.5 billion for wildfire response as fires rage in Los Angeles County.| Los Angeles Times
The Democratic governor characterized California's economic might as "cold comfort" to regions that feel like they don't fully participate in the state's muscular output.| Los Angeles Times
As the tip of the spear for Democrats nationally, California pushes the party to the left. President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election suggests the party — and California leaders — may be too out of touch with the American people.| Los Angeles Times
More than 25% of all new vehicles sold in California in the last quarter were electric vehicles. The state accounts for 34% of all EV sales in the country.| Los Angeles Times
Next year, California will extend Medi-Cal benefits to the last group of undocumented people who have been left out of the program — those ages 26 to 49 — in what is expected to be its biggest expansion of coverage since the rollout of the Affordable Care Act.| Los Angeles Times
Democratic lawmakers expect Gov. Gavin Newsom to embrace an effort to include seniors without legal status in the state's Medi-Cal program — either in his new state budget or with his signature on legislation.| Los Angeles Times
The Olympics are still three years away, but that's not stopping tourists and companies from forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars to rent out mega-mansions during the Games.| 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
In an interview on 'The Daily Show' with Jon Stewart, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong said the move would allow The Times 'to be democratized and allow the public to have ownership of this paper.'| Los Angeles Times
Audio of Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo speaking with labor leader Ron Herrera quickly became a new and incendiary issue in the Nov. 8 election.| Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times welcomes 2025 summer interns.| Los Angeles Times
The Washington Post has lost about 8% of its readers and the L.A. Times 1.8%. But some argue to stay with the newspapers for their roles in reality checking Donald Trump.| Los Angeles Times
Young people experience high rates of climate anxiety. Some channel their worries into action, often through advocacy work.| Los Angeles Times
Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday lifted the downtown Los Angeles curfew that has been in place for one week.| Los Angeles Times
Mayor Karen Bass reduced the hours that a nightly curfew in downtown Los Angeles is in effect on Monday, allowing struggling businesses to remain open later into the evening.| Los Angeles Times
Less than 48 hours before the planned reopening, the state said it remains "in the dark" regarding the city of Los Angeles' plans for providing security to the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades.| Los Angeles Times
It could rain for many hours each day in the middle of next week as the edge of one of these storms takes a swing into Southern California, forecasters say.| Los Angeles Times
For the last few weeks, a team of investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has worked out of a command post near a popular hiking trail, where officials believe the Palisades fire began around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7.| Los Angeles Times
For the first time since the devastating Palisades fire ignited on Jan. 7, all Pacific Palisades residents can now return to their properties.| Los Angeles Times
Thunderstorms and heavier showers are most likely to occur through Monday afternoon, raising the risk of debris flows and mudslides in burn areas.| 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
Mayor Karen Bass selected developer and civic leader Steve Soboroff to lead Los Angeles' recovery and rebuilding efforts in the wake of the Palisades fire.| Los Angeles Times
The City Council's 11-2 vote to confirm Jim McDonnell as the next LAPD chief came amid renewed scrutiny of his record on immigration enforcement as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.| Los Angeles Times
Newsom's signature on Assembly Bill 5 could mean more California workers would be considered employees eligible for workplace benefits.| Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers on Friday announced a deal with Uber and Lyft on a bill that would allow hundreds of thousands of rideshare drivers to form unions and bargain collectively while still being classified as independent contractors.| Los Angeles Times
The judge's decision brings to a close a criminal case for excessive force that top federal prosecutor Bill Essayli sought to have overturned despite a conviction by a jury.| Los Angeles Times
Low-income families remain poorly connected online for schoolwork. L.A. Unified tries once more to help, at least for a year.| 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
As young people around the world rebelled in the 1960s against the established order, Chicanos in the Southwest searched their roots and bristled at the inequity characterizing their people's experience in the United States.| Los Angeles Times
The Clean Air Vehicle Decal program could be coming to an end next month, along with the special perk of driving in carpool lanes without a passenger.| Los Angeles Times
California would be the first U.S. state to mandate 100% zero-emission vehicles, though 15 countries have committed to phasing out gas-powered cars.| Los Angeles Times
Uber said that the fine print in its terms of use barred riders from joining mass lawsuits. The 9th Circuit said no way.| Los Angeles Times
Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) demand Homeland Security Investigations provide more answers after meeting with officials over the LAUSD incident.| 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
Gov. Gavin Newsom reached a turning point in June after President Trump sent troops to Los Angeles. His directive to his aides was to be more combative on social media and match the tactics emanating from the White House.| Los Angeles Times
The deployment of the National Guard catapulted Gov. Gavin Newsom to the front lines of a Democratic resistance against Trump that he has been reluctant to embrace.| Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced a lawsuit alleging that President Trump lacks the authority to enact the international tariffs without the support of Congress.| Los Angeles Times
The economic whiplash over President Trump's tariffs underscores the challenge before lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom to fund schools, healthcare, roadways and other essential services.| Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom said his comments about transgender athletes competing in women's sports were unplanned in his podcast with conservative personality Charlie Kirk last month. The Democratic governor of California said he'd been struggling with the issue for some time.| Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom tied the state budget to the passage of policy to lessen environmental review standards to speed up the construction of housing in California.| Los Angeles Times
In a lawsuit filed Friday, Newsom alleges that Fox manipulated a video to give the appearance that he lied about a phone call with Trump.| Los Angeles Times
Kamala Harris' loss opens an avenue for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to lead the Democratic resistance and potentially run for president in 2028.| Los Angeles Times
The unusual move pushes the Legislature into overtime to address energy affordability just as campaign season heats up in advance of the Nov. 5 election.| Los Angeles Times
California reached a milestone Friday in its ongoing legal feud with President Trump when Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra announced he had filed his 100th lawsuit against the administration, this time challenging changes in environmental rules.| Los Angeles Times
