Where did the data come from? To report the story about California’s inheritance tax break, The Times obtained property inheritance transfers from Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Solano and Sonoma counties. …
California suffered through its hottest July on record, while August has pushed sea-surface temperatures off the San Diego coast to all-time highs. Are these punishing summer heat waves the consequences of global warming or the result of familiar weather patterns? The answer, scientists say, is…
A fuel-like smell that some have likened to turpentine or lighter fluid wafted over Orange County on Thursday evening, August 16. Police departments, many in the beach cities, received several calls from residents asking where the aroma was coming from but so far the answer is unknown. Patrick Chandler, a representative for the South Coast…
A 15-foot great white is displayed in San Pedro.
Saddled with the “toilet to tap” label, recycled water still has a bit of an image problem. But in a blind taste test, UC Riverside researchers found that people prefer its flavor over tap water and that they like it as much as bottled water. Intuitively, that may sound crazy. But it makes sense, suggests…
Rapper Young Thug was jailed Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, after he was arrested on suspicion of possessing a concealed firearm in a vehicle just before midnight at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in Hollywood. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) HOLLYWOOD — Rapper Young Thug was jailed Friday morning on a weapons charge after being…
The chemistry teacher wanted to see his star student after class. She was a Distinguished Scholar, took honors classes, played first-chair violin in the orchestra. If you would have met her in those early years at Wilson High in Long Beach, Taryn Williams would have told you her dream was to study computational physics at…
A man was found stabbed multiple times in Costa Mesa Thursday night, Aug. 16 and was in critical condition. Just before 9 p.m. the victim was spotted by a passing driver on Placentia Avenue near Fairview Park, Costa Mesa police said. He was taken to a hospital. Police, who did not have any suspect descriptions,…
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and CATHERINE LUCEY WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he had canceled plans for a Veterans Day military parade, citing the “ridiculously high” price tag — a day after U.S. officials said the November event could cost $92 million, more than three times the price first suggested by the…
Los Angeles schools Supt. Austin Beutner met Wednesday with the head of the teachers union and then sent him a new contract offer in a follow-up letter. The leader of United Teachers Los Angeles quickly responded that a settlement is not close. The union has scheduled a strike authorization vote…
