October 24, 2025, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time
Good morning. Here are the top stories from across California.
Daniel Lurie, the San Francisco mayor, relied on powerful tech executives and his own low-key approach to help his liberal city escape a rush of federal agents.
Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told top California leaders that they would be prosecuted if they arrested federal agents performing immigration raids.
Prosecutors say Jonathan Rinderknecht deliberately set a fire in January that led to one of the most destructive blazes in California history. If convicted, he would face up to 45 years in prison.
The rain is expected to begin in Washington by late Thursday before moving into Northern California.
The Blue Jays and the Dodgers play Game 1 of the World Series tonight, and for Canada’s team home-field advantage is as big as the entire country.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has a long relationship with Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, that dates back to a different era in San Francisco.
The remains of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who died before her 15th birthday, were found in the artist’s vehicle after it was towed to an impound lot, officials said.
Scott Wiener, a Democratic state legislator, says he can’t afford to keep deferring to Representative Nancy Pelosi.
Can the Dodgers repeat, or will their dominant postseason run end in the World Series against the Blue Jays?
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David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Hadas Smirnoff.
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