Santa Anita Autumn meet at Santa Anita Park on Friday, September 27, 2018 in Arcadia, California. Jockey Ruben Fuentes (4) riding Grey Admiral wins the first race of the day, but is then disqualified and Jockey Giovanni Franco (1) riding Iron Alex moves into first place from second and wins the race during the Autumn…

It was emblematic of the turbulent path San Francisco’s Jefferson Airplane navigated in the 1960s and ‘70s that when the group showed up to play a 1969 festival that was supposed to be the West Coast version of Woodstock, founding member Marty Balin got knocked out cold. The event was the Altamont…

In an escalation in the fight against climate change and the Trump administration, California regulators approved new measures to defend the state’s vehicle emissions standards and bolster rules to cut carbon pollution from transportation. The state Air Resources Board voted Friday to require automakers…

Can we talk about beer for a sec? Specifically, Brett Kavanaugh’s professed affection for it? Like a lot of people who have lived with or been friends with people who love beer a little too much, I experienced some familiar, unpleasant emotions as I watched the Supreme Court nominee’s behavior…

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Friday that would allow the state to take over a Compton water district that for years delivered brown, smelly water to its customers. The governor’s action marks the first time that the State Water Resources Control Board would take over a water district….

Despite an Orange County judge’s ruling this week that California’s so-called sanctuary protections for immigrants who are in the country illegally are unconstitutional as they apply to charter cities, state Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra said Friday that the state would continue to uphold its laws. …

With three meningococcal disease cases among San Diego State University undergraduates since June, the county public health department on Friday declared an outbreak on campus. Announcing the decision in Montezuma Hall just before lunch, officials said all three students have been infected by the…

A former legislative staffer filed a legal claim against the state on Friday accusing two Southern California assemblywomen of steering contracts away from his political consulting business in retaliation for sexual harassment allegations he leveled against one of the legislators earlier this year. Daniel Fierro, who in February accused Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) of…

I visited the new dusk.boutique last week, and was delighted. It has an on-trend selection of clothing, jewelry, shoes and accessories displayed thoughtfully and creatively. Lots of fall colors. And the staff is extra nice. I am planning to go back and get several sweaters (and a cool turquoise ring) as holiday gifts. It’s definitely…

Riverside County emergency management officials went door-to-door Friday, Sept. 28, in the area where the Holy fire burned in Lake Elsinore, warning residents that dangerous debris flows could result from storms arriving in the next few days. The edge of Hurricane Rosa, coming from the south, is expected to skirt that area before a second…