Storm-related spills offer glimpse of possible future for the Pacific
Garbage doesn't flow as freely into the ocean as it once did. But sewage? That's a different, more disgusting story.
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LA County Sanitation cuts deal on old sewage spill as storm sparks new problem
The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts’ Joint Outfall Collection System will pay $6 million to help improve water treatment at Calas Park.
Will young, first- or second-time voters create change in American politics?
Voters who were influenced by FDR or Reagan pushed the country in different directions. This year's crop might set a new course.
OC Point in Time count raises basic questions about homelessness
People of all incomes suffer from mental illness, addiction, despair. But people without money are most in danger of being unhoused.
Federal regulators offer final word on oil spill off coast of Huntington Beach
The National Transportation Safety Board's report on the 2021 event seeks changes in oil operations, and details causes.
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Older relatives answer need, step in as later-in-life parents
As America grows old, more grandparents and other relatives could be raising children who aren't theirs. It's already reality for about 7.6 million kids.
Bill would set new rules against utilities billing customers for political work
State Sen. Min and others argue that over the course of several years SoCalGas exploited loopholes in the rules to break at least the spirit of federal law.
Technology that rebuilds lives
Every year an estimated 28 million people worldwide, and several hundred in Orange County, are forced to provide labor, either as sex workers or in other jobs, against their will.
Middle class, hungry in south OC? LaVal Brewer offers two words: dignity, respect
The end of the pandemic should have meant less need. It didn't. Here's how South County Outreach is helping newcomers to food insecurity.
Will huge ad money follow Shohei Ohtani from Angels to Dodgers?
Ohtani, as an Angel, has been the biggest ad guy in baseball, with ties to dozens of consumer brands. Experts say he's about to get bigger.