Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration instituted pay cuts across state government in a six-week bargaining sprint that ended July 1. All of the agreements, which the state Human Resources Department has posted online, use a personal leave program to accomplish the savings. The program institutes immediate savings but the leave time […]
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As Californians continue to battle the coronavirus, they may run headlong into another deadly force. The state again faces a potentially explosive fire season — but this year, it must balance extinguishing blazes with containing a pandemic. California’s wildfires are growing more extreme, burning bigger and faster. Six of the […]
The police in Martinez, California, are on the lookout for a woman and a man who vandalized a Black Lives Matter mural on Saturday. Screenshot via Kerry Leidich/YouTube A man and a woman were filmed Saturday vandalizing a freshly painted Black Lives Matter mural in Martinez, California. The pair said […]
Yosemite National Park day-use entry passes are now on sale for arrivals between May 21 and June 30. The popular park in California started selling the $2 reservations, needed in addition to normal park entrance fees, at 8 a.m. Wednesday via recreation.gov. Yosemite spokesman Scott Gediman said late Wednesday morning […]
Navigating the world of campsite reservations in California. (Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times; Getty Images) Kristen Tate camps a lot. The freelance book editor from San Francisco takes car camping trips for two weeks every summer, during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and often on weekends. She knows it’s […]
Kristen Tate camps a lot. The freelance book editor from San Francisco takes car camping trips for two weeks every summer, during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and often on weekends. She knows it’s tricky to make reservations for campgrounds in California, especially when you’re looking for popular sites during […]
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With about three weeks to go before Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park reopen, the Anaheim resort announced ticket sales will begin Monday for those who are holding unused tickets and sales for all other California residents will launch April 15. The two Disneyland Resort theme parks, which have been […]
With about three weeks to go before Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park reopen, the Anaheim resort announced that ticket sales will begin Monday for those who are holding unused tickets and sales for all other California residents will launch April 15. The two Disneyland Resort theme parks, which have […]
ANAHEIM, Calif. — With the announced reopening of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure less than a month away, officials on Tuesday released details about the theme parks’ new reservation system and ticketing. When the Anaheim parks reopen with limited capacity on April 30, guests will be required to make reservations […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom received his “one and done” Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine Thursday, as people 50 and older became eligible for the coveted inoculations in the most populous state in the country. The Democratic governor chose a public stage to receive his shot — […]
California’s Latinos, who have borne the brunt of coronavirus deaths and the pandemic’s economic toll in the state, are a critical voting bloc for Gov. Gavin Newsom as he fights for his political life in a likely recall election driven by criticism of his handling of the health crisis. Latinos […]
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The instrumental sound of The Little Mermaid‘s “Part of Your World” plays over a loudspeaker. The smell of churros and popcorn wafts in the air. A family is taking photos next to the bronze Storyteller’s statue of the 1920s era Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse. What You […]
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Friday, March 19, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. Newsletter The stories shaping California Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. Enter email address Sign Me Up You may occasionally receive promotional content […]
Scenic artists Billy Teichert, Jason Young and Carlos Rivas prepare to paint a fence next to a ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. The park, closed for more than a year, plans to open in late April. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) The assassination of President Kennedy led Disneyland to […]
CLOSE Happy St. Patrick’s Day! According to history.com, the holiday is named for a British — not Irish — missionary who died on this day circa 460 A.D. And while this has little or nothing to do with the Golden State, California officials are urging those who celebrate to do so wisely. “Remember to […]
DISNEYLAND is set to reopen with limited capacity and only to California residents after shuttering more than a year ago from Covid. Theme parks Disneyland and Disney California Adventure – which are located in Anaheim, California – are planning to officially reopen to the public on April 30, 2021. 7 […]
A California teachers union claims its comment about using a proposed $2,500 stipend from COVID relief funds to cover the costs of an “airplane trip to Hawaii” when the pandemic was over for a was meant to be “playful” and not connected to the cost of teachers returning to the […]
Middle and high school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will head back to campus two days a week in late April or early May, assuming various stars align. By that time, barely any of the school year will be left to salvage — which is why state […]
By Tim Henry The State of California has suggested a 250% increase in vessel registration fees in its 2021-22 budget. This would represent an increase in fees from $20 every other year to $70, and would take effect on July 1. The fee hike is currently under debate in Sacramento, […]
Ryan Hardt, far right, junior quarterback for the Ponderosa High School football team, takes a snap as senior running back Cody Pomi, at right near Hardt, moves into action during the team’s first padded practice back at the school Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Shingle Springs. Xavier Mascareñas [email protected] Indoor […]
Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images Two new studies suggest that a Covid-19 variant first discovered in California has been spreading rapidly through the state. The findings come as the US ramps up its efforts to track and catalogue various forms of the mutating virus, and raise fresh questions about the […]