Who needs a hug? Youth in county juvenile halls — where hugs are banned — helped write a bill to allow hugs during visitations trib.al/oGJJoZL

California house hunters can afford only 12% of listings trib.al/tyVrElO

California bill would exclude military retirement pay from state taxable income trib.al/btbNhne

Engine issue forces emergency landing at LAX, forcing temporary ground stop for flights trib.al/UsXJFAK

17-year-old boy at center of Irvine hazmat probe: ‘I’m just a kid trying to go home’ trib.al/WQXyVWL

Girl dies, 2 others injured in Long Beach after SUV reverses onto porch trib.al/suORfyH

Voter ID ballot measure supporters submit signatures in Riverside County trib.al/0DTo3mY

Woman badly injured in dog attack at San Fernando Valley shelter awarded $5.4 million by jury trib.al/rH6cgHz

Democratic candidates for California governor without a ‘viable’ path to win should drop out, party leader says trib.al/hjEgD4U

Church’s challenge to 93,000-square-foot Caltech research building denied by Pasadena City Council trib.al/2yP3aDP

Driver jailed for Long Beach crash into porch that killed girl trib.al/KWFA4dW

Nurses are launching a 5-day strike at Providence St. Joseph in Burbank trib.al/1f5usNG

‘Raised on Radio’ takes a look back at the golden age of AOR music trib.al/LJTRtCd

California homebuying falls below Great Recession lows trib.al/mxR6bZm

With World Cup coming, LA Metro increases bus fleet to avoid traffic snarls trib.al/9cDxHYZ

Water polo abuse allegations detailed in civil suit filed against Harvard-Westlake trib.al/HhbHPoX

Inside look at the ‘honor roll murder’ in Buena Park from the lookout’s testimony trib.al/46ENnSa

Basketball notes: CIF State SoCal regional tournament set for local teams trib.al/hUB9F5X

1 killed, 2 injured near Nipsey Hussle’s Marathon Burger in Long Beach after grand opening trib.al/e9bge2Z

US attack on Iran needed congressional approval, Southern California Democratic lawmakers say trib.al/3TPaPuh

California legislators, on both sides of the aisle, call for federal wildfire disaster aid for Southern California trib.al/lsAn6eI

California governor candidates take questions at forum hosted by Jewish organizations trib.al/2zm6Rsj

A memorial to ‘Freeway Fighter’ Joanne Nuckols showcases ‘power of people’ to stop 710 Freeway extension trib.al/yV9Ngvd

Jewish groups sue state for allegedly not protecting students from hate in SFV, San Bernardino and across Calif. trib.al/TrTQBdq

LA City Council seeks to restore power pole street light infrastructure trib.al/E98toAZ

Getty Museum features new exhibit documenting history of the Black civil rights movement in LA trib.al/rfFeHjQ

NoHo Market LA was created by mother and daughter team Lily Barragan and Samantha Ronceros trib.al/kRraDIs

Follow-home robber gets 10 years for armed holdups in LA, OC trib.al/X737w8D

Here’s how the California Legislature wants to address housing this year trib.al/TDfeZbE

Where in California are people feeling the most financial distress? trib.al/7LtsCIU

These charts show how California’s budget has skyrocketed trib.al/dbm2bGI

Reaction grows after LAUSD Board places Superintendent Carvalho on paid leave trib.al/xr5tgPw

Why doesn’t the 91 Express Lanes give discounts anymore for Clean Air Vehicle stickers? trib.al/82PHLdG

Teenager in Irvine hazmat probe poses no threat, family lawyer says trib.al/G4Qg1NO

Rare February heat could break several Southern California records trib.al/yPMd2m1

City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado launches homeless outreach team in her district trib.al/M38sVL4

An off-leash dog park is coming to North Hollywood Park trib.al/xxsOAgo

In Palisades, a Caruso-led tour with San Jose’s mayor becomes forum for fire recovery challenges trib.al/lMCH2sb

A laundry truck partners with a Pasadena school, building trust and dignity, one load at a time trib.al/9unWcM1

Sierra Canyon boys, girls basketball both in CIF Open Division final, again trib.al/icsPfNw

Caltech, church land-use dispute set to come before Pasadena City Council trib.al/Gzp3i0l

Pasadena Unified School District trustees approve layoffs, impacting more than 160 positions trib.al/LOE97y7

UCLA gets $100M mental health gift from Wonderful Company owners trib.al/t3i8mt7

LA County Fire sues fire truck, equipment makers for antitrust mergers that doubled prices and delayed deliveries trib.al/uTaBoYp

Los Angeles teacher celebrated after winning the National Milken Educator Award trib.al/KG0ZUwK

LAUSD Board voted unanimously to put Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on paid leave trib.al/V1K8CwW

17-year-old arrested on suspicion of painting swastikas on Temple Emanu El in Burbank trib.al/sjYIsJG

LA Homeless Services fraud suspect pleads not guilty to federal charge trib.al/pQqZbEu

LA County investigates LAHSA financial practices, including inability to pay providers to homeless trib.al/Imb9Ewo

Coastal Act turns 50: How a law shaped California’s coastal identity trib.al/DY5sQBA