music "Frog on the Floor" is the evolutionary pinnacle of SoCal Pop-Rock Thom Dunn

birds Rare snowy owl in California draws crowds to Cypress neighborhood Rusty Blazenhoff

finance Rep Katie Porter: an Elizabeth Warren protege and single mom who destroys bumbling, mediocre rich guys in Congressional hearings Cory Doctorow

corruption How the "Varsity Blues" admissions scam punished deserving, hard working kids so that mediocre kids of the super-rich could prosper Cory Doctorow

gop Reminder: ousted California Republican Dana Rohrabacher is a filthy tenant from hell Cory Doctorow

law Orange County Deputy Michael Higgins loses immunity for emptying his gun into motionless man, then head-stomping him Cory Doctorow

class war Orange County's Seal Beach jail offers posh, $100/day accommodations to rich crooks Cory Doctorow

corruption Anaheim: the happiest surveillance state on earth Cory Doctorow

drugs Remembering "Mickey Mouse Acid" LSD stickers of the 1980s Ethan Persoff

Police alerts Monkeys roaming in Central Florida, including backyards and school drop-off area: "Do NOT approach!" Carla Sinclair

Woman who ignored warnings signs is dead Jason Weisberger

deep red counties Georgia mom arrested after 11-year-old son walks to town — less than a mile — by himself Carla Sinclair

florida Florida killer clown who murdered husband's then-wife completes her 18-month prison term Rob Beschizza

snakes Forget goat yoga, now you can ssssstretch with pythons Allan Rose Hill

corruption Retired judge accused of corruption dead in shootout after FBI comes for him Rob Beschizza

criminals Beware of robbers offering a hug Allan Rose Hill

politics Five conspiracy theories MAGAs love to cling to Jason Weisberger

Disney John Mulaney learns about the no-fly zone over Disneyland, but don't tell fleeing felons Ruben Bolling