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Two homes. Two backyards. A striking ADU appears to float above traffic on a hillside lot in Silver Lake.

El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele is a hero of the American right and portrays himself as a hip, innovative disrupter-in-chief willing to break norms to save his country. Critics say he’s just an old-school dictator.

Wildlife officials estimate there are now 60,000 black bears in California, roughly triple the figure from 1998. With human-bear encounters on the rise, some rural areas want more leeway to hunt bears down.

From historic saloons to local breweries and steakhouses, here’s where to stop for food on your next California road trip.

These road trip stops between San Diego and San Francisco offer you history, photo ops and, yes, a bathroom break.

The Madonna Inn, Skyview in Los Alamos, San Francisco’s Hotel Del Sol, Trixie Motel in Palm Springs. This state has no shortage of great motels, many of which mix nostalgia with modern design.

In the last five years, the city has shelled out nearly $70 million for jury verdicts or settlements from lawsuits involving officers who alleged whistleblower retaliation and other workplace injustices.

The cost of living crisis in California has made several counties so expensive that median income falls below the low-income threshold.

Former UCLA player Andy Hill developed the plus-minus statistic, which is now widely cited, to measure a player’s true impact in a game.

The fan and locker-room favorite played his way into the Big 3 for the Lakers, but in the playoffs it was painfully clear the team needed a big man instead.