Each year is unique in the joy, wonder, and heartache it can bring. Each year is the same in that our photographers and visual journalists spend it traversing the state to bring you those moments.
We were on the ground in Los Angeles during the Palisades and Eaton Fires and our reporters warned of the ensuing mudslide risks. We reported on the immigration raids in the Los Angeles area and other parts of the state, as well as the deployment of the national guard and related protests.
We illustrated complex issues such as the use of AI chatbots for counseling at schools, insurance denials related to mental health and life without parole. We reported on the limits of state’s abortion protections and visited Paradise seven years after the fire to speak to young students…