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Surfing and snowboarding in one day? How I survived the ‘California Double’

LOS ANGELES — In what was far and away the most fun and most grueling reporting assignment of my career, I took on a challenge that’s possible in only a few places on Earth: surfing in the ocean and snowboarding in the mountains on the same day.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 3, 2023

Robin Abcarian: Kids deserve to know the truth about America's racist past. Even if it's painful

Last month, school officials in St. Petersburg, Florida, told teachers to stop showing students a Disney movie about Ruby Bridges, the 6-year-old Black girl who integrated an all-white New Orleans elementary school in the 1960s.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 3, 2023

Doyle McManus: Ukraine is counting on its spring offensive against Russia. Biden has a stake in it too

After a winter of punishing but indecisive battles, Ukraine is preparing a long-promised spring offensive that officials hope will change the course of the war against Russia.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 3, 2023

Mutual aid clubs are still going strong in LA Chinatown. But their future is uncertain

LOS ANGELES — In a building with a green-tiled roof on Hill Street, most of the old men and women shuffling mah-jongg tiles and sipping jasmine tea shared a surname — Lee.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2023

Logan O’Hoppe and the home run-happy Angels dominate Athletics again

OAKLAND, Calif. — First it was rookie catcher Logan O’Hoppe. Then it was Mike Trout. And, of course, Shohei Ohtani. Three homers that tallied six runs of support of a stellar start for Tyler Anderson.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2023

Here's where California's remarkably wet year is bringing welcome recovery

WILLIAMS, Calif. — Breathing in the rain-scrubbed air and absorbing the splendor of Topanga Creek, as it danced and pooled before her eyes, Rosi Dagit had to smile.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2023

Amid a disastrous flood, interpreters are a lifeline for Indigenous farmworkers

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Inside an evacuation center at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Maria Adolfo-Morales and a disaster service volunteer listened to a woman describe her concerns in the Mixteco language.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2023

Mountain volunteers were a lifeline in a world buried in snow. And they're not done

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The snow is melting in the San Bernardino Mountains after eight to 12 feet of powder fell in back-to-back winter storms last month.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2023

Clayton Kershaw puts on a vintage performance in Dodgers’ win over Arizona

LOS ANGELES — Ahead of the first matchup between Clayton Kershaw and Madison Bumgarner in almost five years, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts predicted the showdown would “bring out the best” in the two decorated left-handers.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2023

Pelicans hand Clippers second straight loss despite Kawhi Leonard’s 40 points

NEW ORLEANS — When the Clippers signed Kawhi Leonard in a landmark free-agency acquisition four years ago, the significance was obvious for all to see. A franchise beleaguered by a woeful record in high-stress moments now had their stone-faced closer, a two-time NBA Finals most valuable player whose pulse seemed…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2023