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LOS ANGELES — For years, the Central Basin Municipal Water District was seen as a poster child for government dysfunction: State auditors slammed the agency for questionable contracting practices, poor leadership and violating the law. Competing lawsuits accused officials of corruption and harassment, while the district’s bond rating plummeted.

Five women and five men were killed and another 10 injured in the attack at the dance club in Monterey Park on Saturday night

Tens of thousands of people were in attendence for Lunar New Year festival

Ten people are dead after a man opens fire with a semiautomatic weapon in the city of Monterey Park near Los Angeles, following a Lunar New Year celebration that attracted thousands.

A 72-year-old gunman killed himself when approached by police on Sunday, about 12 hours after he had carried out a Lunar New Year massacre at a dance club that left 10 people dead and another 10 wounded.

British actor Julian Sands has been missing for a week in the snowy California mountains, said the authorities, noting that the rescue operations have been hindered by weather conditions. Sands, 65, known for his roles in “A Room with a View” and “Warlock”, went missing in the Baldy Bowl area,…

"You can say that we're the only farmers who don't like rain," said Neal Maloney, owner of Morro Bay Oyster Co., a Central California harvester that produces around 1 million Pacific Gold oysters per year.

The Coast Guard will not be resuming its search for the student

The best photos from the Thunder's 118-113 loss to the Kings.

Made by a Frenchman who originally moved to California to make surfboards.

San Francisco State University student Hamzah Alsaudi, 22, disappeared beneath the waves off Esplanade Beach, California, US, on January 19, after jumping into the ocean with friends