California Today: Harris’s Early Career: Prosecutor by Day, Boldface Name by Night

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October 22, 2024, 9:31 a.m. Eastern time Good morning. Here are the top stories from across California and the region, selected for you by Times editors. Today's Top Story Mike Kepka/San Francisco Chronicle, via Getty Images Harris's Early Career: Prosecutor by Day, Boldface Name by Night As Kamala Harris toiled as a junior prosecutor in Alameda County, Calif., she developed important connections among San Francisco's financial and social elite. Read more More California News See the Ancient Creatures That Might Have Been Beneath Your Feet Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the San Diego Natural History Museum has opened more of its vast paleontology exhibit to visitors. Harris's Faith, Inside and Outside the Black Church Her biography embodies the multifaith, pluralistic and increasingly secular America she is bidding to lead. After 43 Years, Yankees and Dodgers Resume Their World Series Rivalry Even as the sport and the country have changed, the rivalry has produced some of baseball's most memorable moments. $900,000 Homes in California A 1922 bungalow in West Hollywood, a four-bedroom house from 1898 outside Monterey, and a two-story midcentury house in the Bay Area. Under a L.A. Freeway, a Psychiatric Rescue Mission The crisis of homelessness is pushing American psychiatry to places it has not gone before — like sidewalk injections of antipsychotics. California Man Is Charged With Drugging and Sexually Assaulting 9 Women The man, Michael DiGiorgio, is also charged with murdering one of the women, who died after being drugged, prosecutors said. How Los Angeles Is Trying to Keep Homeless People Off the Streets The city relies on an army of case managers to help homeless people stay in motels and on the path toward finding an apartment. Can Harris Really Build 3 Million New Housing Units? Local Conditions Look up the heat index in your area using The Times's heat tracker. See active fires using The Times's wildfire tracker. Today's Recipe Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini. Pasta With Spinach, Feta and Yogurt By Melissa Clark 20 minutes Makes 4 to 6 serving Play a Game The Mini Crossword Solve this bite-sized puzzle in just a few minutes. Spelling Bee How many words can you make with 7 letters? Wordle Guess the 5-letter word with 6 chances. See all our games Sign up for Your Places: Extreme Weather. Get notified about extreme weather before it happens with custom alerts for places in the U.S. you choose. Get it in your inbox Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for California Today from The New York Times. To stop receiving California Today, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, manage your email settings. To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, submit a request. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018