California Today: Swalwell Says He Will Resign From Congress After Sex Abuse Accusations

April 14, 2026, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time

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Swalwell Says He Will Resign From Congress After Sex Abuse Accusations

The California lawmaker said in a social media post Monday that he would quit. He has denied accounts of abusing women.

Los Angeles Schools Strike Narrowly Averted in Last-Minute Deal

The strike would have shut down classes on Tuesday for hundreds of thousands of students in the nation’s second-largest school district.

Man Held in Attack on OpenAI Chief’s Home Had List of A.I. Leaders, Officials Say

The authorities said a 20-year-old Texas man charged with throwing a homemade bomb at the gate of Sam Altman’s home had written at length about the threat of A.I.

Daring and Dazzling, a New LACMA Floats Above Los Angeles

After $724 million and a decade of battles, the pugnacious David Geffen Galleries reassert the city’s role as a petri dish for experimental design.

Swalwell’s Fall Punctuates Woes of Democrats in California, of All Places

Democrats have struggled to find a candidate for governor who can capture the imagination of voters in one of their most important strongholds.

San Francisco’s Modern Art Museum Reimagines the Fisher Collection

The Bay Area family made a deal with SFMOMA that called for exhibitions of the collection’s works every 10 years. Some 250 pieces are now showing.

Ye Wants Forgiveness, Again. But How Many Times Will Fans Grant It?

Attempting a comeback after years of antisemitic statements, the artist formerly known as Kanye West is facing consequences while trying to navigate a test of his own making.

Netflix Leader Makes Rare Overture to Cinema Owners

Ted Sarandos attended a major movie theater conference for the first time and met with domestic and international owners, people familiar with the meetings said.