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California Today

August 12, 2025, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time

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Zuckerberg’s Compound Had Something That Violated City Code: A Private School

The school, called BBS, enrolled 14 children in kindergarten through fourth grade and employed three full-time teachers and other staff members.

The Hunt for a Lost Microscopic Art World

Decades ago, designers etched microscopic doodles onto silicon chips to leave their marks. Now, techno-archaeologists search for the tiny fossils.

Netflix Loosens Its Ties to Harry and Meghan

The streaming giant signed a new deal with the production company for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that is much less extensive than an earlier arrangement.

Nuclear Power Needs Influencers?

Isabelle Boemeke is a Brazilian model with a cause that’s raising eyebrows.

Bonds Beats the Babe! Statistical Model Crowns a New ‘Greatest’ in Baseball

A new ranking methodology places Barry Bonds over Babe Ruth as the game’s best player ever. Statisticians, at least, are cheering.

Dodgers’ middling play has dropped their division lead to just 1 game

The 7-4 drubbing the Dodgers took from the fourth-place Angels in Anaheim Monday night “was a bad loss for us,” Max Muncy said after the game.

$2.3 Million Homes in California

A hillside house in Topanga, a condo in Corona del Mar and a Tudor Revival in Sacramento.

A Slow Renovation Ends With a ‘Cozy Yet Luxe’ Basement

The designer Mandy Cheng deliberately chose pieces she could recommend to her clients for her media room and bar.

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