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Print Good morning. I’m Paul Thornton, and it is Saturday, May 8, 2021. One year ago today, in what felt like a huge relief at the time, Los Angeles County hiking trails reopened after a weeks-long closure; since then, a lot more has reopened. Let’s take a look back at the week in Opinion. Amid all the talk of late about life returning to normal, one thing remains stubbornly off: the drought, which is bad enough in Los Angeles but perilously worse in much of the state, especially in parts of Northern California that appear primed for another record wildfire season. But don’t take what y...

The recall effort is being driven by Republicans who see it as a path back to relevancy in California, columnist Dan Morain says.

After House prosecutors concluded making their case to senators, the defense will start — and could be done today.

Bay Area political events: Alice Walker, Condoleezza Rice Chronicle staff report FacebookTwitterEmail Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted: MONDAY Alice Walker: Writer and activist reflects on freedom, Black feminism/womanism and writing in community. Hosted by UC Berkeley Department of African American Studies. Noon. More information is here. TUESDAY ‘Kamala’s Way’: Journalist Dan Morain on his new biography of Vice President Kamala Harris. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 10 a.m. More information is here. WEDNESDAY Condoleezza Rice...

Bay Area political events: Fighting disinformation, headwaters forest health Chronicle staff report FacebookTwitterEmail Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted: WEDNESDAY Faces of resistance: A discussion of members of the Black community in San Francisco who have resisted discrimination from Sutro Baths to the Presidio. Hosted by the San Francisco Public Library and Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Noon. More information is here. ‘The Purpose of Power’ book club: Akonadi Foundation president and civil rights advocate Lateefah Simon...