Next month, voters in Congressional District 40, which stretches across eastern Orange County and into the Inland Empire, will decide which Republican will represent them in Congress: Young Kim vs. Ken Calvert. The battle for District 40 has taken a few interesting turns since last year, when Cal...
Ian Choudri, chief executive officer of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, speaks during a special board meeting at the California Natural Resources Agency in Sacramento on Oct. 9, 2026 (Fred Greaves / CalMatters ) The board that oversees the California High-Speed Rail Aut...
LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · Oct 10, 2026
Southern California is bracing for a dramatic weather shift as Tropical Storm Rachel brings rain, dropping temperatures, and severe coastal flood warnings across Los Angeles and Orange counties....
Waves crest sand berms and flood the boardwalk along the Long Beach Peninsula on Friday. (Megan Garvey / LAist) Topline: Southern California is in for a dose of rain this weekend from Tropical Storm Rachel, plus a cooldown, right on the heels of the latest sweltering heat wave. T...
LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · Oct 9, 2026