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Good morning, merry Christmas Eve, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Dec. 24, and here’s what’s happening across California: TOP STORIES Single-payer healthcare. Universal preschool. Tuition-free community college. The California Legislature and the state’s next governor… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times

Booming economy: Trade tensions and stock market volatility loom over the nation, but California’s job market powered forward in November as employers added 30,700 positions, accounting for nearly a fifth of the nation’s new jobs last month. The growth — to a total of 17.27 million — came on top of October’s 36,400 gain. The […]

For 39 years, Andrew Lounsbury has had a job with lots of ups and downs — as an elevator operator at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego County. The hotel dates to 1888, and so does the elevator. But Lounsbury, 66, keeps things fresh, greeting guests by name and breaking out in stories and […]

“The fact that ‘Mary Queen of Scots,’ ‘The Favourite,’ ‘The Happy Prince’ and ‘Colette’ all feature LGBTQ characters this season demonstrates the reality that LGBTQ people have existed throughout history,” Jeremy Blacklow, GLAAD’s director of entertainment media, said in a statement to The Times. “And, just as importantly, that modern audiences want to watch these […]

LeBron James plays against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals every year. It has therefore become an annual tradition for him to play against them on Christmas Day, the NBA’s marquee regular-season stage, but this year brings a new twist to a beloved classic. James no longer plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

She celebrated her 30th birthday with a Lord Of The Rings themed bash. And two days later, Vanessa Hudgens took to the streets of Los Angeles to get some shopping done. The High School Musical star flaunted her slender stems in black yoga pants while out and about. Flawless: Vanessa Hudgens took to the streets of […]