As Michael Hiltzik considered writing a new chronicle of California, he examined the region’s past five centuries in search of a fresh perspective. “I pitched it as a look at what California ...

California draws ire as out-of-state factory farms turn pig poop into cash Methane containment materials cover a manure lagoon near an industrial feeding lot near Powersville, Missouri, on July 7 ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Hiltzik has written for the Los Angeles Times for more than 40 years. ... His latest book, “The Golden State,” is a history of California.

California wasn't the first state to declare an emergency over the bird flu. Earlier in 2024 , Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued an emergency declaration for Weld County due to an outbreak there ...

Gas prices in California could reach more than $8 per gallon by the end of 2026, marking a potential 75% increase over current rates, according to a new report.

Plumas Unified, a small school district in the Sierra Nevada in far northeast California, is on track to become the first district in over a dozen years to join nine others that have had to get a ...

The American Council of Engineering Companies of California (ACEC California) announced today the recipients of its 2025 Scholarship Foundation scholarships. The ACEC California Scholarship Foundation ...

SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday suggested California consider withholding tens of billions in annual federal tax dollars amid reports Donald Trump is preparing funding cuts ...

As Michael Hiltzik considered writing a new chronicle of California, he examined the region’s past five centuries in search of a fresh perspective. “I pitched it as a look at what California ...

The meticulously research book presents an unvarnished look at the good times and bad days in the Golden State which celebrates 175 years of statehood this year.

As Michael Hiltzik considered writing a new chronicle of California, he examined the region’s past five centuries in search of a fresh perspective. “I pitched it as a look at what California ...

The meticulously research book presents an unvarnished look at the good times and bad days in the Golden State which celebrates 175 years of statehood this year.