Emily Lakdawalla

Between 2016 and 2019, Bakersfield police officers used force that broke at least 45 bones in 31 people, an analysis of public records shows.

With the state’s color-coded reopening tiers riding off into the sunset, there’s no more social distancing, and masks in almost every indoor situation are being retired.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Central America this week. She told would-be migrants in Guatemala “do not come” (to the U.S.), which drew criticism from progressive democrats.

KCRW’s Press Play asked audience members to share one habit they’ve picked up in the past year that they hope to keep.

All of California is officially facing drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor . And much of the state is in extreme or severe drought after the dry winter.

Echo Park Lake reopened to the public this week after two months of being closed for repairs, with some obvious changes.

OC Supervisors are expected to discuss reviving a proposal that would extend term limits, while also capping those terms for a lifetime.

For African Americans, June 19 (Juneteenth) is both a celebration of freedom and an occasion of somber remembrance.

Joe Mathews says that focusing on the state budget, when it appears in good shape, obscures California’s systemic failures.