September 11, 2025, 6:32 a.m. Pacific time
Good morning. Here are the top stories from across California.
Planning and fund-raising for the “Cultural Olympiad,” the arts programming that is part of the 2028 games, should have been well underway by now, several experts say.
The city’s turmoil, from wildfires to curfews, has exacted a toll on some of its best-loved restaurants and raised worries about the future.
The industry is in a state of transition. The front-runners for best drama at the Emmys this Sunday explain the competing tensions.
The Forest Service is reversing course as it faces growing pressure over workers falling ill with cancer and lung disease. The move is part of a flurry of changes to aid firefighters.
The Lakers star’s purported contribution to a Communist Party newspaper sparked criticism in the United States and Hong Kong. Sources close to James say he had nothing to do with it.
Naasón Joaquín García and his associates used La Luz del Mundo Church to traffic women and children and produce and distribute child pornography, New York prosecutors said.
Los Angeles residents are anxious once again following a Supreme Court ruling that allowed aggressive immigration raids to resume.
The 13-part podcast, from Molly Lambert and iHeartPodcasts, recalls an era in the late ’90s and 2000s when porn stars were (almost) mainstream.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Regina Hall and the rest of the cast talk about filming a politically charged movie in a fraught year.
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