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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Holocaust 2.0’ Threat Sent to Stanford Chabad House
Several hateful messages have been sent to Stanford Jews from the same email address, culminating in a warning hours before Purim festivities.
Olivia Reingold and Maya Sulkin
EXCLUSIVE: The First Antisemitism Lawsuit Against a U.S. State
The filing claims Jewish children across California are bullied by peers, targeted by teachers, and taught curricula that portrays them as…
Maya Sulkin and Frannie Block
How Free Is ‘The Last Free Place in America’?
In a remote California commune, ‘freedom’ isn’t what it seems.
Jack Burke
Spencer Pratt Is the Former Reality Star Taking On Karen Bass
He says homelessness, illegal immigrant crime, and LA’s response to the fires that destroyed his home persuaded him that he can lead better than the…
Peter Savodnik
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In California, Decline Is a Choice
Jan Sramek is trying to build an entirely new city—in a state strangled by red tape. Can he succeed in making California build again?
Suzy Weiss
If Newsom Is the Front-Runner, Democrats May Be Doomed
The California governor is eager to please everyone—except the voters who actually decide national elections.
Ruy Teixeira
The Great California Wealth Exodus
I spoke with 21 billionaires about the Golden State’s proposed asset seizure ballot measure, the legal chaos it would unleash, and why nearly all of…
Mike Solana
New Life for San Francisco’s Worst Idea
The city wants to give $5M to every black resident affected by discrimination. Seriously?
Sanjana Friedman
Saving California? It’s ‘Just Not That Complicated,’ Says Rick Caruso.
The billionaire real-estate developer won’t say if he’s running—or for what—but he knows what he’d do were he to win.
Peter Savodnik
Insanity Is Hard to Prove. Here’s How Nick Reiner Could Do It.
Juries rarely acquit for insanity. But California makes it easier by accounting for defendants’ view of right and wrong.
Jed Rubenfeld
Everything I Owned Burned
After the Eaton wildfire destroyed nearly every possession I owned, I became obsessed with replacing what I lost—until I realized the fixation itself…
Meghan Daum
The California Fire That the World Forgot
Just 30 miles away from the Palisades, Altadena quietly tries to move on.
Jack Burke
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