Shawn Hubler

The case, filed in Federal District Court in Northern California, is unlikely to succeed, given legal precedents regarding foreign policy decisions. But it has energized pro-Palestinian activists.

With the latest atmospheric river dumping nearly a foot of rain on some neighborhoods, residents are becoming used to living with dire warnings and extreme conditions.

An intraparty fight for the late Senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat has been complicated by the entrance of the former baseball star Steve Garvey.

Both men led the state in a less hyperpartisan era, when Republicans made up a larger share of the electorate in California than they do now.

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The measure known as Proposition 1, which includes $6.38 billion for treatment and housing, was a top priority for Gov. Gavin Newsom to reduce homelessness in the state.

The murder trial of O.J. Simpson was a defining part of a turbulent era in Los Angeles.

A group of homeless people in a small Oregon city challenged local laws banning sleeping in public. The case has broad implications for homelessness policy throughout the country.

The 144-year-old Los Angeles institution has not had a reputation for campus activism, but it now finds itself embroiled in controversies over the war in Gaza.