October 4 California volleyball team with trans player stays undefeated in league play, in first place after forfeits Jurupa Valley High School leads the River Valley League standings after opponents forfeit games amid controversy over transgender player.
October 4 Trump's shadow looms large over heated races one month before Election Day November 2025 elections feature gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia, plus California redistricting and Pennsylvania Supreme Court races as Trump agenda barometers.
October 3 California using back door to get federal funds for illegal immigrant healthcare, GOP says; Dems say nonsense The government shutdown continues as parties clash over Trump's healthcare reforms, with disputes centering on Gov. Gavin Newsom's alleged use of provider tax funds.
October 3 Los Angeles City Hall evacuated after car travels into steps, sidewalk in front of building; driver in custody A man barricaded himself in a car on a sidewalk outside Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, prompting an evacuation as police responded to the incident.
October 3 Fire at Chevron refinery sends massive flames shooting into Southern California night sky A massive fire at Chevron's El Segundo refinery lit up the Southern California sky, but officials say no injuries or evacuations were reported
October 2 Missing woman's body found behind secret attic entrance in Northern California home Police found the body of missing woman Renia Lewis, 28, behind a secret attic entrance in a Vallejo, California home on Wednesday.
October 1 California lawsuit over trans cross-country athlete partially advances past motions to dismiss Taylor Starling and Kaitlyn Slavin's lawsuit over the transgender athlete controversy at Martin Luther King High School survived dismissal motions in federal court.
October 1 Carnival ride passengers left dangling in carriage after malfunction at high school event: video A California carnival ride malfunctioned during a high school event, causing carriages to suddenly fall to the ground, a video of the incident showed.
October 1 Jane Goodall, pioneer who discovered chimpanzees use tools, dead at 91 during U.S. tour Dr. Jane Goodall, the pioneering primatologist who discovered chimpanzees use tools and revolutionized our understanding of primates, has died at age 91.
October 1 Former SJSU trans volleyball player Blaire Fleming responds to allegations from ex-assistant coach Blaire Fleming denied claims of special treatment at SJSU volleyball, telling former assistant coach Melissa Batie-Smoose and teammate Brooke Slusser to 'get a life.'