The San Andreas fault has gone ominously silent. Scientists fear when it finally snaps
There is no easy explanation for how the San Andreas fault, responsible for some of…
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A vacant lot near City Hall will become an art park. Why are some people objecting?
Residents, unions, politicians and nonprofits have tussled over the future of a two-acre plot of…
California kids still struggle in our schools. Will this change help?
Under a new budget deal, control of California schools will move from an elected superintendent…
A ‘super’ El Niño is brewing. Experts fear historic dangers from extreme weather
The consensus of computer models suggests that the new El Niño climate pattern will probably…
Crews gain upper hand on Summit fire; evacuation orders in Antelope Valley lifted
The Summit fire, burning near the Los Angeles-San Bernardino county line, has destroyed one home…
PG&E should pay $22 million for Mosquito fire violations, regulators say
During an investigation of the Mosquito fire, which burned nearly 80,000 acres in Placer County,…