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Damaging waves offer warning for El Niño winter

High surf slams coast from Malibu to San Diego. Long Beach homes are hit hard.

Texas oil firm can keep pumping off Santa Barbara

Federal judge also strips California of regulatory oversight of the operation.

A senior factor in the California housing crisis

Aging residents stay put in their longtime homes

EDISON TOWER SPARKED EATON FIRE

As utility battles suits, an official report finds its old infrastructure set off the blaze.

As housing pressures mount, rental scams rise

Police are seeing more phony online listings

Harrowing rescue yields a teenage hero

Newsom steps up fight for housing

Administration files legal actions against five cities it says aren’t meeting benchmarks.

For fire survivors, yet another barrier

Mortgage lenders are withholding insurance funds allocated for home reconstruction.

‘Dangerous heat’ to broil the Southland this week

Triple-digit forecast raises health and fire concerns

Slow vote count rankles, but fixes are hard

Speeding up tallies is no easy task in a huge state that prioritizes access and security.

Saving pristine habitat after wildfire

Officials and scientists assess damage on Santa Rosa Island, a rare ecological oasis.

Uncounted ballots are expected to swing blue

Latest results may boost progressives, experts say

‘Be patient’: Painstaking count may take time

Experts cite high volume, mail-ins, tightness of races

Questions deepen over Altadena fire evacuation

New 911 records show officials were aware of dangers

Wilshire subway extension is big test of Angelenos’ taste for rail

Housing crisis looms for fire victims

Nearly half in the Palisades, Altadena say insurance funds are running out.

Angelenos’ outlook turns glum

In an annual UCLA survey, L.A. County residents’ view of their quality of life reaches its lowest point in a decade