Officials shut down the campus of Cal Poly Humboldt on Monday after masked pro-Palestinian protesters occupied an admin building and barricaded the entrance as Gaza-related demonstrations roiled campuses across the nation latimes.com/california/sto… Jenny Jarvie Melissa Gomez

A grandmother was saving money to move back to Nicaragua. Then she was killed on a Metro train latimes.com/california/sto… Noah Goldberg

San Francisco has a potty party — the city celebration, dubbed the Toilet Bowl, cheers the opening of a $1.7 million public restroom, which became the butt of jokes and frustration for its high cost and long wait for construction. nytimes.com/2024/04/22/us/… by Heather Knight

The Town at the Center of a Supreme Court Battle Over Homelessness — A lawsuit by a group of homeless residents of a small Oregon town of Grants Pass could reshape the way cities across the country deal with homelessness. nytimes.com/2024/04/20/us/… by Abbie VanSickle

This moment from the new Steve Martin documentary where he’s remembering John Candy…damn man.

I’m so happy for her.

Voters in Calexico have resoundingly ousted the first out transgender member of the City Council and her council ally after bitter recall campaign rife with accusations of transphobia and political cronyism in the struggling border town latimes.com/california/sto… by me for Los Angeles Times

Voters in Calexico have resoundingly ousted the first out transgender member of the City Council and her council ally after bitter recall campaign rife with accusations of transphobia and political cronyism in the struggling border town latimes.com/california/sto… by me for Los Angeles Times

Hawaii lawmakers are hoping that phasing out short-term rentals could help ease its worsening housing crisis, where locals face the highest housing costs in the nation and one of the worst rates of homelessness. latimes.com/california/sto… Grace Toohey

‘It’s environmental racism’: Monterey County sued over farm chemicals near mostly Latino schools Hailey Branson-Potts reports latimes.com/california/sto…

Kim Christensen, a dogged Los Angeles Times reporter beloved by colleagues for his wry humor, collegiality, graceful writing and incisive mind, but above all his humility, died of cancer Monday. He was 71. latimes.com/california/sto…

there is also a 30-minute video in which i appear on camera for some reason.

One of the most insanely fun things I've gotten to do in a while: talking 25 years of Family Guy with Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Rich Appel and Alec Sulkin (@thesulk) for the LA Times latimes.com/entertainment-…

Convo with a 5-year-old:

Hailey Branson-Potts: Do you want some fruit?

Charlie: Sure. What do we have?

HB: Strawberries, bananas, blueberries, oranges…

Charlie: Hot dogs?

California housing crisis so bad once-modest towns have become ‘million-dollar cities’ latimes.com/california/sto… Terry Castleman

Should strawberry growers be spraying toxic pesticides near mostly Latino schools? In Monterey County, local and state officials are facing a lawsuit from a teachers union and environmental groups: latimes.com/california/sto… via Hailey Branson-Potts

How ‘Bluey’ special ‘The Sign’ was created: ‘It’s one of the most beautiful episodes we’ve made’ latimes.com/entertainment-…

“We’ll see you at your house. We’ll murder you.” Activist faces 18 felony counts for allegedly threatening Bakersfield City Council during public comments. latimes.com/california/sto… by jessica garrison

‘I’m gonna O.J. you’: How the Simpson case changed perceptions — and the law — on domestic violence latimes.com/california/sto… by Sonja Sharp

Goofy sued for negligence, inflicting trauma, in Disneyland collision. Jack Dolan on a case involving the 'klutzy but lovable cartoon canine,' along with details about a separate incident involving a nightmarish 'wedgie' at Disney World. latimes.com/california/sto… Los Angeles Times