9+ hour ago   (664+ words) Craft distillers across California are bracing for the loss of a pandemic-era perk that let them ship spirits directly to customers, as heavyweight lobbying from the wine industry, corporate alcohol distributors and Teamsters truck drivers appears poised to end the…...

7+ hour, 1+ min ago   (345+ words) Last Call for Craft Cocktails by Mail Californians who have grown used to ordering small-batch whiskey, gin and other craft spirits online and having them show up on their doorstep may soon have to find another way to stock their…...

11+ hour, 1+ min ago   (438+ words) California’s public employee pension fund delivered eye-popping investment returns last month, and while the timing may be pure coincidence, it has handed a political advantage to labor unions pushing to sweeten retirement benefits for police officers and firefighters. The California…...

13+ hour ago   (699+ words) “The way that everybody feels it is an inability to get access to the care they need when they need it,” said Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the California Hospital Association. Because the healthcare system is so interconnected, researchers…...

15+ hour, 1+ min ago   (191+ words) This November, California voters will once again face a ballot packed with consequential decisions — and among them is a measure that could reshape who gets to participate in our elections. Supporters of Prop. 39 argue that ID requirements would prevent fraud…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (974+ words) Type a message or question, and hit enter to chat with the type of person you need most: friend, therapist, or motivational coach. That’s the pitch behind a growing number of chatbot characters — like “Psychologist,” an AI persona that describes…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1004+ words) Eighteen months after the Eaton Fire tore through the hills above Pasadena, Gil Barel still hasn’t been able to move back into the apartment she has called home for nearly a decade. Her building didn’t burn, but thick smoke settled…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (634+ words) Los Angeles’ hard-won progress against street homelessness appears to be slipping, and the timing couldn’t be worse for Mayor Karen Bass as she fights to keep her job this November. The city’s latest homeless count, released last week, found 45,194 people…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (974+ words) Type a message or question, and hit enter to chat with the type of person you need most: friend, therapist, or motivational coach. That’s the pitch behind a growing number of chatbot characters — like “Psychologist,” an AI persona that describes…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (517+ words) California officials are grappling once again with one of the state’s most contentious policy questions: who bears the financial burden when power equipment sparks a catastrophic wildfire. The debate flared anew this week after investigators confirmed what many had long…...