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Today in California History: On March 13th, 1897, San Diego State University was founded youtube.com/shorts/FxNbP...

The Trump administration is attacking U.S. universities, under the guise of battling antisemitism, Times columnist Anita Chabria writes.

🎙️ON AIR: We're speaking with @sfchronicle.com reporters, Joaquin Palomino and Cynthia Dizikes to learn more about abuse and understaffing at CA For-Profit psychiatric hospitals. ❓Have you worked or been a patient in a psychiatric hospital? Has a loved one? 📻 Listen:

Jimmy Garoppolo says the decision to stay with the Rams as Matthew Stafford's backup wasn't a difficult one to make.

The singer, born in the village of Rocky Point, Jamaica, was known for a romantic voice that shaped and shifted with generations of dancehall and lovers rock.

NEW: I listened to the new @gavinnewsom.bsky.social podcast, which features him making nice with right-wing and MAGA provocateurs. With its forced bonhomie, it felt like being trapped at a bad office party. Best the governor stick with the job he was elected to do. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

As do I!

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A Times analysis of police shootings over the past decade found that LAPD officers are rarely — if ever — punished for firing bullets that hit or endanger fellow cops and bystanders.

NEWS: CA Senate Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez wrote to Dodgers owner Mark Walter today, urging him to end the team's sponsorships with oil & gas companies. “I’d love for Ohtani or Freeman or someone to say, ‘This is important to us,’” Gonzalez told me. My story: www.latimes.com/environment/...

Maureen Dowd's "Notorious" features conversations with everyone from Uma Thurman to Elon Musk, from Paul Newman to Mel Brooks. Here are five of the juiciest tidbits and anecdotes.

Cain smiting Abel with God's Expulsion of Cain from the Garden of Eden, by Sebastiano & Marco Ricci, 1716, 📸 via @PeteBlackburn

Elon Musk tweeted in 2022 that the Cybertruck “will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes & even seas that aren’t too choppy.” This truck, however, quickly sank in 8 feet of water. www.latimes.com/california/s...

A follower who didn’t get what I was trying to do!

Details to come…

Wow, who could possibly be against Steve Lopez?

Heirloom beans are having a moment, and No Crumbs host Josh Decolongon @sommeligay.bsky.social set out to find the biggest diva of the legume world. After Steve Sando’s @kqedforum.bsky.social interview, Josh asked the Rancho Gordo founder for his pick: the Royal Corona.

Cal Fire added over 1.2 million acres in Central California to its fire hazard severity zones. New maps for Southern California come out March 24.

Halfway to 100 Days, President Trump is exceeding expectations. Never has a US President so soundly destroyed the country in such little time. He may be headed to (the newly renamed) Mt. Russiamore before you know it!

Okay Inak is a fine-dining chef running his own downtown L.A. restaurant Sora Craft Kitchen all by himself. Because otherwise "chefs cannot make money in the restaurants. We know that."

REVIEW: Chef Okay Inak opened 16-seat Sora Craft Kitchen on a desolate block of industrial downtown LA. What's happening there is a stellar celebration of his Turkish family recipes and local ingredients. Read Addison's ⭐️ review, plus separate feature: www.latimes.com/food/story/2...

The British actor wrote and stars in Netflix's new limited series "Adolescence," about a 13-year-old British boy who is arrested for murdering a female classmate.

Well, at least someone believes in the future of print! My latest columna — share, porfas! www.latimes.com/california/s...

Katie Porter, a former congresswoman from Orange County, announced Tuesday that she is running for governor next year.

The Trump administration warned 60 universities, including in California, to increase enforcement against antisemitism or face consequences. The same day, UCLA launched a new antisemitism effort amid federal investigations of the campus.

But no one eats loquats!

President Trump praised the arrest of pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University alumnus Mahmoud Khalil on Monday, saying it's the first of "many to come" www.axios.com/2025/03/10/t...

TUE at 9AM: @techequity.bsky.social executive director and founder @cbracy.bsky.social joins to talk about about why she thinks venture capital is hurting the economy and how to fix it. ❓ What has been your experience with venture capital funding? buff.ly/RMaT5A9

TUE at 10AM: Economist Jay Zagorsky, professor Frank Lee Holt, numismatist Seth Chandler, and Jacob Goldstein from @planetmoney.bsky.social join to talk about the penny's future and cultural significance. ❓ Would you like to see the penny go away? What will you miss about it? buff.ly/yrF4LJc

What do voters want from California's next governor? Someone focused on the basics. Most have no clue who's running. But they want someone fully committed to the job. Vox pop: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

I’ve heard this from several people dealing with State Farm in the aftermath of the fires. www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Tesla shares cratered Monday on mounting fears of a sales slowdown, pushing the stock firmly below the starting level of its "Trump bump." It was a very bad day for Elon Musk, whose messaging platform X was also disrupted by a "massive" cyberattack www.axios.com/2025/03/10/t...

Five years ago, activists helped Los Angeles residents seize an empty, state-owned home. A homeless woman saw what was happening and asked for help to break back into the house where she spent the best years of her life. She got healthy. Now she's been forced to leave www.latimes.com/homeless-hou...

My story on the Church of Christ in Pasadena is in the print edition of the @latimes.com today. About 10 families lost their homes in the Eaton fire but they still find their way to church for Sunday service. Story is here: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Today in California History: On March 9th, 1842, Francisco Lopez discovered gold in Placerita Canyon youtube.com/shorts/uYzdm...

Chef René Redzepi and his team are launching Noma Kaffe to source, roast and deliver coffee beans by subscription.

There's a Meat and Potatoes martini at Lawry's in Beverly Hills? A martini with an oyster on it at Lonely Oyster? A pasta water martini at Ospi? 🥴 The staff found the most unique in town ... www.latimes.com/food/list/mo...

Nabih Bulos on the horrific violence in Syria www.latimes.com/world-nation...

In the Inland Empire, Ahmed Bellozo's "On the Tira" local news videos, inspired by Huell Howser, are resonating on social media.

Egg prices Egg prices Egg prices Keep talking about them! #eggs

100 years ago, Anaheim recalled its KKK city council. Why don’t we remember? www.latimes.com/california/s... By @gustavoarellano.bsky.social