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AB 2138 would have let some tribal police qualify as state peace officers. Governor Gavin Newsom said that it would have created legal disparities between tribal police and police officers.

Certain synthetic food dyes are linked to behavioral issues in kids. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law to ban them in school snacks by 2028.

Gov. Newsom blocks legislation to make it easier for California farmworkers to file workers’ comp claims for heat illness. It was backed by their union and opposed by business groups.

Gov. Newsom again vetoes a bill aiming to let undocumented immigrants get unemployment benefits. He earlier vetoed measures to allow them to apply for homeowner aid, and for undocumented students to work on campus. Political analysts say he’s playing it safe on a hot-button issue.

After moving to its new home on York Blvd. in Highland Park, Bob Baker Marionette Theater is unveiling a restored marquee.

The change is the first update to the Boyle Heights Community Plan since 1998.

The location of the event is still unknown, unfortunately for anyone hoping to get around Saturday and Sunday.

Earlier this month, we did a story on the die-hard Tree of Heaven with surprising resonance.

The roughly 400-year-old tree was slated to be removed for a proposed housing development more than 20 years ago.

Far Bar owner Don Tahara devised Free Shohei Sake Shots to celebrate the Japanese slugger's unrivaled accomplishments, while bringing attention to his own business.

New rules will have to be approved by L.A. City Council members by February as the city faces a mandate to plan for more than 450,000 new homes by 2029. Areas of the city zoned for single-family homes are in hot pink.

Let’s peer behind the campaign spending curtain to get a sense of those behind-the-scenes battles and the power players funding them.