A proposal for a Santa Ana charter amendment that would let non-citizens vote in the city’s elections won’t be on the November ballot, but it’s part of a trend that’s drawn its share of legal challenges.
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California law helps make it hard for many residents of urban counties to obtain concealed carry permits — but SCOTUS just struck down a similar law in New York. -
The popular destination was last in the top 10 in 2018. We have a list of the cleanest beaches too.
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The shooting at a Laguna Woods church in May has some Taiwanese Americans refocusing on where they came from and how that history resonates today.
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For many of the 70,000-plus Afghans who arrived in the U.S. last year on humanitarian parole, life here remains filled with uncertainty.
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New water conservation restrictions … ongoing drought … California clearly has a water problem.
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The redrawn 45th Congressional District was built around the country’s largest Vietnamese American community
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The decision to walk away from the $325 million deal avoids a potentially lengthy court battle over a deal that's now at the center of a federal corruption probe.
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The county's Groundwater Replenishment System is making plans to recycle an additional 30 million gallons of wastewater a day — enough to provide drinkable water for a million people.
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An FBI investigation into former Mayor Harry Sidhu has clouded the sale of Angel Stadium and other property to the team.
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Former mayor Harry Sidhu had been the main negotiator on the deal, now he’s the subject of a federal corruption probe.
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Harry Sidhu is a subject in an FBI probe that alleges he gave insider information about a stadium deal to the Los Angeles Angels in the hopes of securing campaign contributions.
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An FBI probe alleges Sidhu shared confidential information with the Los Angeles Angels during ongoing negotiations to sell the stadium and adjoining property to the baseball team.
