California Today: Prosecutors Went to Prison to Ask the Prisoners How to Fight Crime

July 13, 2026, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time

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Rachel Bujalski for The New York Times

Prosecutors Went to Prison to Ask the Prisoners How to Fight Crime

What might stop kids from committing crimes? A group of district attorneys went to San Quentin, once one of California’s most infamous prisons, to ask the inmates for advice.

Big-Box Retailers Have a New Strategy for Breaking Into Urban Markets

As more states and municipalities continue their push to build affordable housing, companies like Costco and Target are riding along and getting their stores into crowded cities.

Reviving a ‘Lost’ Icon of Organic Architecture in Encinitas, Calif.

A renovation of a Kendrick Bangs Kellogg house aimed to honor its past while evolving it for the future.

A California Man Took a Selfie at a Crime Scene. It Led to His Arrest.

Two men were taken into custody this week after $100,000 in tools, copper and vehicles was taken from a business in the Napa Valley. A selfie that one of them took served as evidence.

Don’t Try This at Home: How Performers Turn Stunts Into Movie Magic

At the International Stunt School in Seattle, veterans of TV and film teach newcomers the art of falls, fights and fire.

States Prepare Lawsuit to Block Paramount’s Merger With Warner Bros.

State attorneys general are said to be getting ready to file a lawsuit as soon as this week to halt the $111 billion deal, a potential major obstacle.