By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer Meta Platforms has agreed to pay out as much as $17 billion to settle state claims that it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children, deceived
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer California is sending inhalers to all schools, officials said last week. The move was funded by legislators in the latest state budget. Each public school will
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The House of Representatives panel that investigates accusations of wrongdoing against members is probing Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles, over alleged sexual misconduct. The House Ethics
Jackie, the bald eagle who won the hearts of nest watchers throughout Southern California and beyond, has died. The Ojai Raptor Center announced that the famed eagle had died Monday morning
By Signal Staff The Los Angeles County Fire Department has released “initial and supplemental investigative reports” identifying the cause of the Eaton Fire that started Jan. 7, 2025, and the county’s conclusion is that Southern California
By Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos CalMatters Writers A federal judge on Tuesday held the Department of Homeland Security in contempt for allegedly slow-rolling an order to create digital copies of communications from personal
By Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writers California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, opposes the billionaire tax on voters’ ballots this November. So does Xavier Becerra, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate
By Robert Garrova LAist Writer/via CalMatters After a slow start, a program that aims to bring thousands of Angelenos living with serious mental illness under court-led care has seen a spike
By Ben Christopher CalMatters Writer Homeowners in Malibu and Pasadena who saw their neighborhoods burn in the Eaton and Palisades fires last year will soon be able to build up to
News release State Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, joined 38 of her legislative colleagues in sending a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Senate President Pro Tempore Monique Limón, and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, urging them to protect
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Election data that was provided by California state officials for last month’s primary elections show that more than 148,000 mail-in ballots were rejected, an uptick of more
News release State Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, hosted a health advisory committee meeting last week at St. Mary’s Hospital in San Bernardino County High Desert, bringing together frontline medical professionals, health care administrators, and local stakeholders from across
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that her bill – the Sexual Predator Accountability Act, Assembly Bill 2147 — was signed into law. The new law strengthens law enforcement’s ability to prosecute serial sexual
By Ben Christopher CalMatters Writer Altadena may get a reprieve from two of California’s marquee housing laws after a bill to temporarily exempt the fire-torn community sailed through back-to-back Assembly hearings. The two laws being
News release The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a confirmed case of measles in a traveler who was infectious while traveling to Los Angeles County. People
By Yue Stella Yu and Kristen Hwang CalMatters Writers On Nov. 3, Californians will vote on 14 statewide ballot measures on environment, taxation, election, housing and health care. For months, interest groups sponsoring ballot initiatives
By Nadia Lathan CalMatters Writer $3.3 million. That’s how much May Sung estimates it’ll cost to rebuild her Pacific Palisades home. With her two-bedroom house atop a hillside abutting the Pacific
By Deborah Brennan CalMatters Writer In choppy surf off of La Jolla, fisherman Shane Volberding fought to land a yellowtail, a silver and gold fish prized in the sushi seafood trade. Gulls wheeled above the water as
By Kate Wolffe CalMatters Writer Assemblywoman Blanca Pacheco has once again rolled back her controversial proposal to amend California’s public records rules. The Downey Democrat alarmed First Amendment advocates in March