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Former La Cañada Flintridge Assistant City Manager, Carl F. Alameda, is currently facing some serious legal trouble. He's been hit with charges of embezzlement and insurance fraud by the Los Angeles County prosecutors, who...

The folks living in a troubled Riverside neighborhood got together Monday night for a meeting that was pretty darn important. It had big implications for their lives, the future of their community, and, like,...

New Details Emerge in Case Against Accused KidnapperSo, like, there's this dude, Matthew Naval, right? And he's in some deep trouble for allegedly kidnapping a 10-year-old girl he met on Roblox. Like, seriously, what...

Governor Newsom was in the spotlight once again as he addressed the media during a press conference revealing his updated budget proposal for 2025-26 at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento. The event...

Rancho Palos Verdes: The Never-Ending Landslide DramaFor the past 18 months, Rancho Palos Verdes has been in the grips of a serious problem - a massive landslide zone that has wreaked havoc on homes,...

Governor Gavin Newsom, bless his soul, decided to throw his weight behind two bills that aim to make building houses in urban areas a whole lot easier. He's all about cutting red tape and...

So, like, working as a DoorDash delivery driver doesn't exactly scream "get rich quick scheme," right? But get this: a dude from Newport Beach, California, and his buddies came up with this crazy plan...

Alright, so here's the deal. Homeless encampments, they're kind of a mess, right? Dirty, ugly, and let's be real, they can be pretty sketchy. People who live near them or even in them know...

One person bit the dust and 32 peeps were sent to the hospital on Mother’s Day morning after a fiery crash between a tour bus and an SUV on the 60 Freeway in Hacienda...

The Assembly floor was buzzing with anticipation before the session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on March 28, 2025. A photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters, captured the scene perfectly, setting the stage...

A bunch of friends were cruising down the path next to the ocean on a cool, cloudy day in Long Beach on Tuesday. The weather was just right for a leisurely ride along the...

In 2023, there was a lot of rain and snow in the southern San Joaquin Valley, which caused two prisons, California State Prison, Corcoran, and the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, to be at risk...

A dump truck went and crashed into five cars before slamming right into the famous Whiskey a Go Go club in West Hollywood, causing a power outage for businesses nearby, according to the authorities....

Coca-Cola soda was proudly displayed at a Walmart Super Center in Compton on Jan. 10, 2017, as captured in a photo by Mike Blake of Reuters.Last week, the small beach town of Santa Cruz...

Los Angeles County had another measles case this week, involving either a resident or traveler. Officials are freaking out and telling everyone to check if they got their shots. The latest case is the...

Alright, so like, is there something in California’s water that makes the state’s bureaucrats mess up big time? It sure seems like it, considering all the major screwups that have gone down. Many of...

The State Bar of California decided to take legal action against the vendor responsible for administering its February bar exam. This exam rollout was a total disaster, leading to a loss of trust in...

State lawmakers were doing their thing, pushing their bills through committee hearings and asking people to come and share how their lives have been impacted by the issues on the table. One such person...

An investigation is underway after three dudes, including a suspect, got themselves hospitalized after some crazy shooting incident at an RV park in Anaheim on Sunday, dude. So, like, this dude straight-up started hitting...

So, there's this customer strolling past a display of fresh eggs at a grocery store in the San Anselmo area of Marin County on September 25, 2024. The scene was captured by Justin Sullivan,...

So, like, you might think a house is just a house, and the stuff inside is just stuff - but you’d think differently if it were yours and it vanished in an instant, as...

So, like, apparently thousands of delivery workers at the U.S. Postal Service and UPS might be out of a job this year. Yeah, it's a bummer. Both companies are trying to save some cash...

A Covered California Enrollment Center in Chula Vista was the site of a major controversy on April 29, 2024. A photo taken by Adriana Heldiz captured the chaos unfolding at the center, with allegations...

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco just spilled the beans that it seems like nothing shady went down during the golf cart mishap that tragically ended the life of John Elway’s buddy and business partner,...

So like, this dude Renee Rodriguez, who was a convicted rapist in L.A. County, got killed by another inmate over the weekend. Kenneth Wilson, the inmate who allegedly did the dirty deed, attacked Rodriguez...

So there's this lady named Susanna, who didn't want to give her last name, posing for a picture in Roseville on March 24, 2025, taken by Miguel Gutierrez Jr. Seems like she's got a...

Train service linking Orange and San Diego counties has been halted once more — this time for an estimated six weeks — as crews try to reinforce a particularly wobbly section of coastline in...

Gov. Gavin Newsom was spotted hanging out at a Cal Fire press conference at Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park on April 24, 2025. The photo was snapped by Louis Bryant III for CalMatters,...

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, Amer Aldarawsheh, was arrested after he allegedly used two sham businesses to illegally request and receive nearly $150,000 from a COVID-19 pandemic relief program intended for small-business...

California got $2.4 billion in federal Title I money for low-income schools. They also received about $1.3 billion for special education and $250 million for after-school programs. This is big news because a judge...

So, like, police found nearly $4 million in stolen stuff, like coffee, tequila, shoes, body wash, pet food, and bitcoin-mining computers that were taken by some South American gang. Two dudes, Oscar David Borrero-Manchola,...

A container of some dangerous gas, probably methyl bromide, was spotted at the outer docks at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro on April 8, 2025. This is the latest CalMatters investigation...

Attorneys for the Menendez brothers are claiming that politics are standing in the way of their release, as they fight against Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman’s efforts to block their bid for...

A man has been arrested in connection with a cross-state shooting spree that left at least three people injured, culminating near the California desert town of Baker. The suspect, identified as Antonio Chaidez, 35,...

In a heated clash of opinions, California lawmakers recently grappled with Republican-sponsored bills aimed at restricting transgender high school athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports. Despite the fervent testimonies that echoed through...

In a shocking turn of events during a Junior Lifeguard tryout in Long Beach, a 15-year-old girl was bitten by a sea lion, leaving her with puncture wounds and scratches. Phoebe Beltran was in...

Disney's departure from the historic Fox Studio Lot in Century City marks a significant shift in the entertainment industry landscape. After acquiring most of Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets for $71.3 billion...

Norm Langer, the owner of Langer's Deli in Los Angeles, has decided to keep his iconic restaurant open despite the challenges posed by recent crime in the area. Seven months ago, Langer expressed concerns...

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell has recently made a significant change to his staff, removing Lizabeth Rhodes, the head of the department's constitutional policing office. Rhodes, the LAPD's highest-ranking civilian employee, was ousted...

A woman from Eureka, Anna Nusslock, recently filed a lawsuit against a Catholic hospital chain, alleging that she was denied emergency abortion care that could have potentially saved her life during a miscarriage. The...