State GovernmentCalifornians pay second highest electricity rates in the country, according to a new reportJanuary 9, 2025 | Megan MyscofskiCustomers of California’s three investor-owned utilities, including PG&E, pay the highest rates. They also make up three-quarters of California households.
EnvironmentWhat are the Santa Ana winds and how are they impacting the LA wildfires?January 9, 2025Although the Santa Anas are a routine part of life for people living in southern California, the winds are particularly violent and destructive this time around, experts say.
EnvironmentWildfires latest: Winds subside as firefighters battle devastating blazes in Los Angeles areaJanuary 9, 2025Firefighters are battling to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes.
EnvironmentWildfires latest: Pacific Palisades fire is most destructive in Los Angeles historyJanuary 8, 2025Fierce wildfires are raging in the Los Angeles area, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, sending residents fleeing from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke.
EnvironmentToo wet and too dry: The crazy north-south gap in California’s rainJanuary 8, 2025Some Northern California cities have been soaked with almost twice their average rainfall, while southern cities are bone-dry.
EnvironmentHere's where things stand for several major landmarks in the Los Angeles firesJanuary 8, 2025The fires raging across Los Angeles are putting some cultural institutions in danger.
EnvironmentCalifornia’s worsening wildfires explainedJanuary 8, 2025The year 2025 was barely out of the gate before the Palisades Fire — driven by ferocious Santa Ana winds — began tearing through Los Angeles County. As climate change warms the planet, California's wildfires have become unpredictable and extreme.
State GovernmentNew California laws that might affect your 2025January 1, 2025 | Laura Fitzgerald | Tony Rodriguez | Megan Myscofski | Manola Secaira | Srishti Prabha | Keyshawn Davis | Gerardo Zavala | Kate WolffeWe took a look at a few laws going into effect on Jan. 1 that could impact your year, from new rules for active shooter drills in schools to how prosecutors charge theft-related crimes and changes to how you’re charged junk and overdraft fees.
