Grace Toohey

In 1976, as the city of Rolling Hills Estates considered plans for a new development on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, officials debated how water should drain through a nearby canyon. The development would cause increased runoff, city officials noted at […]

It’s only mid-December, yet dramatic swings in weather already appear to be marking California’s transition toward winter — and the volatility probably is far from over. Just this past week, a major wildfire raced into Malibu, fueled by dangerous Santa

On the worst days, Tamara Kcehowski said, she has thrown up when the stench from Los Angeles’ nearby sewage plant overwhelms her El Segundo apartment. She said her dog, Maggie, has even retched alongside her. On the not-so-bad days, she

By this time of year, Southern California has usually recorded some measurable rainfall. Santa Ana winds, meanwhile, are typically dying down. But this December, neither is the case. Precipitation remains well below average, which has kept vegetation bone-dry, and forecasters

California’s three largest utility companies are all considering shutting off power in regions where dangerously strong winds are expected to heighten wildfire risk this week. More than 350,000 customers from Kern to San Diego counties could lose power amid the

A 23-year-old Placer County man will soon begin serving a decades-long prison sentence after he was convicted of murder for providing the fentanyl that killed a soon-to-be father struggling with addiction. Carson Schewe was sentenced to 20 years to life

A missing 72-year-old man is suspected to have gone overboard a cruise ship outside San Francisco early Monday, according to the cruise line and local authorities. It wasn’t immediately clear what led to the incident, but a spokesperson for Princess

After a few days of lingering rain this week, Thanksgiving will kick off a stretch of clear and warm weather — though also breezy — across Southern California. “We’re looking at temperatures warming each day by a few degrees; by

In 2019, unionized construction workers raised alarms about a company building luxury apartments in Oakland that appeared to be skirting its financial obligations, both to the state and its employees. That tip would set off a years-long investigation by the

Northern California is being hit hard by the first major atmospheric river storm of the season, with rain totals expected to exceed 12 inches in some areas, bringing a chance for flooding and mudslides. The effects in Southern California of