A man installing Christmas lights in Escondido died when he was electrocuted by a power line, reported NBC.

On Thursday, rain poured across the northern edge of the state, slowly moving south. Santa Rosa Airport saw 4.93 inches of rain, shattering its previous daily record in 2001 of 0.93 inches.

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies found two men shot outside a VFW hall in La Mirada. Eric Ortiz, 34, was killed. Juan Garcia, a member of the Mexican Mafia called “Topo,” was seriously injured, according to a law enforcement source.

It’s a huge jump toward gender equality in California’s Capitol, where only men have served as governor and women made up one-quarter of state lawmakers just eight years ago.

Once bustling with city employees, the Civic Center mall has been made desolate by telecommuting options and online access to municipal departments.

From January to September, 1,224 dogs were euthanized at L.A.’s six shelters — 72% more than in the same period a year earlier, a Times analysis found.

The L.A. County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the bones were human but have not determined the identity of the person or cause of death.

A 13-year-old sped his parent’s car through South Pasadena streets Tuesday morning, failing to pull over for a police siren before eventually stopping. The driver and one of his parents were cited for reckless evading.

An appeals court has weighed in on whether L.A. County sheriff’s deputies can be forced to show their tattoos to investigators.

A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against Phillips 66 for allegedly dumping waste into Los Angeles County sewers.