Los Angeles Times

1. Photos: Día de los Muertos

   Gloria Molina Grand Park transforms into an illuminated, sacred civic sanctuary for the 2026 presentation of Downtown Día de los Muertos.

2. Anaheim couple trafficked endangered wildlife parts, including bear gallbladders and lion teeth, feds say

   An Anaheim couple pleaded guilty to trafficking protected wildlife parts including bear gallbladders and cougar bones between Oregon and Vietnam.

3. AOC, Newsom and Jeffries swing through California to help Democrats in tight races

   Top Democratic and Republican leaders are sweeping through California as the Nov. 3 election approaches, evidence of the state's pivotal role in deciding which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives and the viability of President Trump's final two years in office.

4. Hope and despair simmer among California Republicans ahead of election day

   Hope and despair simmers among California Republicans as election day approaches.

5. Lopez: On one Altadena block destroyed by Eaton fire, a return, an exit and lessons in resilience

   Almost two years after the Eaton fire, one couple will be home for Thanksgiving, and one will say goodbye.

6. Sheriff Chad Bianco asks Riverside County to foot legal bills over ballot seizure

   The saga over Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco's seizure of hundreds of thousands of special election ballots has taken another turn, as a dispute looms over who should foot the bill for his legal defense.

7. Prop. 37 offers $25 billion to homebuyers to help with a down payment. Here's the catch

   California's Prop. 37 could provide $25 billion for homebuyer down payments. Learn how the middle-class housing measure works and its key caveats.

8. "A butter knife against a nuclear arsenal:" Tech billionaires vastly outspend wealth tax supporters

   More than $351 million in political donations has been poured into a high-stakes contest about a proposed wealth tax on the November ballot, making it one of the most costly campaigns in California history.

9. Trump wants to strip California of coastal protections unless state yields to list of demands

   Future federal funding of California's coastal management program is suspended, "unless and until the identified deficiencies are satisfactorily addressed."

10. Exceptionally high tides will swamp California, 'likely to get worse before it gets better'

    Exceptionally high tides are set to hit California as early this weekend, sending officials scrambling to prepare for another onslaught along the state's already battered coast. Significant coastal flooding is expected in some areas.

11. 'This is not normal': Feds demand California counties set aside 'likely' noncitizen ballots

    The Justice Department sent letters to county elections offices statewide Friday demanding they segregate ballots from voters the Trump administration believes are not U.S. citizens.

12. San Bernardino County owes $51 million to mother of mentally ill man killed by deputies, jury says

    A jury has awarded the mother of a man killed by San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies more than $51 million in a federal civil trial.

13. 9th Circuit blocks path for Trump to again deploy National Guard without state approval

    The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that President Trump's deployment of California National Guard troops last year was unlawful and unconstitutional. The ruling also blocks a way for the president to federalize state troops over California's wishes again in the future.

14. UFOs on Catalina? Latest trove from feds details spooky — yet, unverified — history

    Catalina Island is the site of four unverified reports of unidentified flying objects from the 1940s and 1950s, according to the latest tranche of records released by the Trump administration on unidentified anomalous phenomena.

15. Metrolink suspends iconic coastal route due to high tides

    Metrolink temporarily suspends service on the Pacific Surfliner in South Orange County due to forecasted high tides.

16. Mayor Karen Bass outpaces challenger Nithya Raman in fundraising for the Nov. 3 runoff

    Although Bass brought in more money, Raman had a larger amount socked away for the final push ahead of the Nov. 3 election, according to reports filed this week.

17. After decades of false starts, the 1914 Hotel Clark finally reopens in downtown L.A.

    Since the 1990s, the Beaux-Arts hotel has been called 'zombie building' because of its idleness. But with the Olympics coming and changes happening downtown, its owner believes now is the time to welcome guests in again.

18. Mediator to help decide whether Nick Reiner's trust fund can pay for murder case defense

    Nick Reiner's fight to access more than half a million dollars in trust fund money to defend himself against allegations he murdered his parents last year will now go before a mediator.

19. 'His wheels weren't hot enough': California police bust $54,000 Hot Wheels thief

    Colton police arrested a man Thursday suspected of stealing $54,000 worth of Hot Wheels cars, according to authorities.

20. ICE agents tackle and injure U.S. citizen student with disabilities, local officials say

    The student was walking to school when he was stopped by ICE agents, who badly injured him, school officials said.