LOS ANGELES — The California company that sells Crystal Geyser bottled water has been charged with illegally disposing of arsenic-tainted wastewater, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The charges don't allege that CG Roxane LLC sold tainted water, but that it illegally shipped and disposed of the toxic waste filtered from well...
'Brady Bunch' House for Sale for Nearly $1.9M
LOS ANGELES — The home featured in the opening and closing scenes of "The Brady Bunch" is for sale for $1.885 million. Records show George and Violet McCallister bought the two-bedroom, three-bathroom split-level home in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1973 for $61,000. Real estate agent Ernie...
Wildfires Burn California at Both Ends of the State
A wildfire raging through drought-stricken timber and brush near California's border with Oregon killed one person and destroyed multiple structures as it burns largely out of control, authorities said Friday. No other details were released about the death blamed on the fire that threatened 300 homes near Hornbook, a town...
Board Approves California Bullet Train's 2018 Business Plan
SACRAMENTO — The board tasked with overseeing California's ambitious high-speed rail project approved a new business plan Tuesday and pledged to keep pushing forward even as the plan faces stark financial challenges. "We are going to deliver high-speed rail for the people of California," board chairman Dan Richard said. At...
Will L.A.’s Water Delusions Kill the Delta Tunnels?
This time, “Chinatown” is fooling itself. Los Angeles has a long history of water deceptions, a point made famously by Roman Polanski’s 1974 film classic. But the self-sabotage of the city’s latest scheme is a real doozy. L.A. has convinced itself of the hokum that it has all the water...
Who Do You Love to Hate More, LA or SF? Resentments May Decide Governor's Race.
Which city — San Francisco or Los Angeles — do you love to hate more? This is shaping up to be California’s question for 2018. Each of the top contenders for governor is a former mayor of one of those cities, and each embodies certain grievances about his hometown. And...
Roe's Video Pick: "Long Shot" on Netflix
Arrested for a murder he didn’t commit, Juan Catalan had to prove his innocence. His alibi was that he was at a Dodger game the day of the murder along with 40,000 other people. His story resulted in a Netflix Original mini-documentary and can be watched with a subscription. I...
Roe's Video Pick: "Long Shot" on Netflix
Arrested for a murder he didn’t commit, Juan Catalan had to prove his innocence. His alibi was that he was at a Dodger game the day of the murder along with 40,000 other people. His story resulted in a Netflix Original mini-documentary and can be watched with a subscription. I...