Ryan Fonseca

2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Ryan Fonseca

Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. • California’s snowpack report card is in. What’s it mean for the water supply? • Nearly three months after L.A.-area fires, the 30th victim was discovered in Altadena ruins. • Fifteen L.A. restaurants where ordering the house specialty is a must. Our snowpack report card is in. This one is going on California’s fridgeSome measure the year by calendar, by birth dates or by tax returns. For California water managers, the key date is April 1.

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Ryan Fonseca

President Trump holds a signed executive order during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House on Wednesday. Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. • What to know as Trump takes his tariffs global. • The best places to eat and drink this month, according to our food writers. It’s the U.S. versus ‘friend and foe alike’ as President Trump’s tariff tussle goes global.

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Ryan Fonseca

In HBO’s “Insecure,” creator and star Issa Rae, right, and Yvonne Orji play best friends in sun-drenched Los Angeles with plenty of L.A.-isms. Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. • Do Californians have an accent? A UCLA professor is mapping it out. • California and other states sue the Trump administration over cuts to CDC infectious disease funding. • 9 excellent new and improved Palm Springs-area hotels for a dreamy getaway. Do you talk like a Californian?

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Ryan Fonseca

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces “Vogue World: Hollywood” a fashion event that celebrates the conversation between film and fashion scheduled for October 2025, at a news conference at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. • Newsom has a lot to say about his ‘toxic’ party. • As children are pulled into immigration court, many must fend for themselves. • Nine affordable lunch spots in L.A. for a meal that costs $15 or less.

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Ryan Fonseca

Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your Monday. • An early check-in on the LAUSD’s cellphone ban. • Edison customers are paying more for fire prevention. So why are there more fires? • The California-Mexico border, once overwhelmed, is now nearly empty. Some students note positive changes thanks to LAUSD’s cellphone ban. Others are finding ways around it. If you’re 35 or older (like me), think back to your time in middle and high school.