History is being made in California ““ soon the people will face their first recall election. A special election is taking place in October to allow the people to decide whether or not to keep Gray Davis as governor. Read more...

Kobe Bryant’s Aug. 6 trial hearing will draw more media attention than did this year’s NBA Finals. Even now, weeks before the prosecution or defense has had a chance to lay down their case, millions have already passed judgment on the young Laker, fueling online polls about Kobe’s guilt or innocence. Read more...

Ask a Christian how he or she feels about televangelist Pat Robertson, and you will probably get a variety of reactions. A few might swear by the value of his television show, “The 700 Club,” and may watch it almost as religiously as they attend church services. Read more...

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I am writing in response to the column regarding the recent raise of student fees by the UC Regents (“Fee increase rational budgetary remedy,” July 7). Read more...

We all know this. It’s not news to us. Aside from sun and the beaches, California is known for its smog, its ridiculously obscene amounts of air pollution. Read more...

On July 16, an 86-year-old man named Russell Weller drove his car into a crowd of people at the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market. He killed 10 people, including a 7-month-old boy, and injured more than 50. Read more...