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Feb 19, 2026

Bernie Sanders kicks off billionaires tax campaign with choice words for the 'oligarchs'

Populist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has a long history of support from liberal California voters, formally kicked off a billionaires tax proposal on Wednesday at the Wiltern in Los Angeles.

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Feb 19, 2026

Billionaires Spielberg, Zuckerberg eyeing East Coast, stirring concerns about California's wealth-tax proposal

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg recently moved to Manhattan and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is eyeing property in South Florida as a labor union tries to place a wealth tax on the November ballot in California.

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Feb 19, 2026

Malibu, 'emotionally and physically scarred,' is suing California, L.A., others over Palisades fire

Malibu is suing the state, the city of Los Angeles, L.A. County and additional public parties and agencies, seeking damages for financial losses sustained in the Palisades fire.

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Feb 19, 2026

Southern California man charged with murder of missing teen after remains found in Salton Sea area

Authorities found a leg, which, determined through DNA, was that of a teenager who went missing in the Salton City area. Prosecutors charged a 51-year-old Salton City man with murder.

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Feb 19, 2026

Pressure mounts on Wasserman to resign as head of LA28 Olympics

A handful of California gubernatorial candidates said Wasserman should resign as chair of the 2028 Olympics following revelations of emails with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Feb 19, 2026

Snow chains on the 101? Erroneous travel alert baffles Thousand Oaks

There's no snow on the 101 Freeway near Thousand Oaks — which might come as a surprise to those who received an errant travel alert from the California Department of Transportation.