Fire survivors call for audits of Edison's wildfire prevention spending
Survivors of the deadly Eaton fire call on state lawmakers to pass a bill requiring audits of spending by Southern California Edison and the state's two other big for-profit electric companies on wildfire prevention.
Hiltzik: This pharma company makes a miracle HIV drug, but is blocking access for millions of low-income people
Gilead's lenacapavir could transform the fight against HIV — but only if millions more patients can get it.
'It's killing everything.' California's truckers are buckling under country's priciest diesel
Record diesel prices are crushing California's truckers, forcing them to adjust to avoid losses as they grapple with the most expensive pump prices in the country.
Meta, Oracle and Qualcomm share details on layoffs across California
Recent filings to the California Employment Development Department provide more details about job cuts at major tech companies.
Disney plans extensive round of layoffs in the coming weeks
Walt Disney Co. is planning an extensive round of layoffs as Hollywood continues to cut jobs.
Jeff Shell steps down as Paramount president after legal battle with gambler
Paramount President Jeff Shell is expected to exit the company after being entangled in a legal battle with a controversial Las Vegas gambler and self-styled "fixer."
AI boom catapults San Francisco median home price above $2 million
Home prices in San Francisco hit a record $2.5 million in March as wealth from the AI boom flowed through the city.
Federal judge could halt Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger
Lawyers for TV station giant Nexstar, which owns KTLA, argued that last month's mammoth merger with Tegna would not lessen competition.
Hypersonic aircraft company moves headquarters from Atlanta to El Segundo
Hermeus, which is developing hypersonic aircraft for the military, is moving its headquarters from Atlanta to El Segundo to access the Southern California aerospace talent pool.
Hiltzik: Exploring the moon while cutting NASA? Why Trump's 2027 budget misfires
Trump's budget plan takes aim at programs that make Americans smarter, healthier and safer. What's his real agenda?
'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' soars to the top spot at the box office
"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" took over the box office this weekend, continuing a strong run for animated films.
Gas is $10 a gallon at a Big Sur station. The owner explains why his prices can't go higher
Gorda by the Sea, a mini-mart and gas station in a remote hamlet in Big Sur is charging $9.99 a gallon for gasoline, but its owner says he's not trying to price gouge drivers. Gas prices are increasing so quickly, he said, it might actually put him out of business.
President Trump bashed State Farm on social media: Why it didn't come out of the blue
There's a backstory to President Trump's Truth Social post and it stems from a controversial visit by administration officials to Los Angeles in February.
Downtown L.A.'s cratering real estate market is changing — rich renters are buying their buildings
Companies are buying their buildings instead of renting them as office values bottom out around Los Angeles.
Hiltzik: Why isn't the stock market freaking out more over the Iran war? Here's why
The stock market has fallen since Trump went to war against Iran, but why isn't it worse?
PayPal transformed digital payments. Why the California fintech giant is now struggling
PayPal's stock has dropped as it faces a slowdown in branded checkout and more competition from Apple and Google. With a new chief executive at the helm, the company sits at another turning point.
Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant gets final go-ahead to run through 2030
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave its stamp of approval, ending a three-year process to allow the plant to power on.
