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The article focuses on the mysterious attacks in Malibu Creek State Park in California. Information is provided on the fatal shooting of polymer chemist Tristan Beaudette during a camping with his family at the park, the shooting of environmental biologist Jimmy Rogers while sleeping in the campground, the cases of multiple shooting of cars while driving through Malibu Canyon, and the arrest of a man named Anthony Rauda who was charged for the murder of Beaudette.

The article discusses the life and work of artist Mark Bradford. Topics include his childhood in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, his experiences as an African American man in Santa Monica, California and in Europe, and his creation of the sculpture installation "Bell Tower" at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). His study at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, California is noted.

The article discusses efforts to prevent megafires in California using prescribed burn techniques. Topics covered include how megafires have become more prevalent due to increased forest density, how prescribed burns can eliminate leaf litter, pine needles and scrub that accelerate wildfire, and the work of Jeff Brown as a field station manager in the Tahoe National Forest.

The article offers information on the strawberry firm Driscoll for selling different variants for strawberries such as pink strawberries. Topics discussed include deployment of scientists by the firm under the Joy Makers team for analysis of agricultural aspects of strawberry yields through a research; management of intellectual property services by the firm through an appropriate approaches; and analysis of the firm's services in comparison to other strawberry industry of California.

The article offers the author's insights on the murder of her cousin Michael Alexander Allen in California. Topics discussed include Allen's family background, life experiences in late his adolescence and early adulthood, and imprisonment. Other topics include rehabilitation in prison in the state, criminal-justice system, and poverty.

The article provides an account of a trip to Death Valley National Park, California and the blooming of wildflowers in large numbers. Emphasis is given to topics such as the geological dynamism of rock formations in the Panamint mountain range, the history of human settlement and tourism in the area, the presence of Timbisha Shoshone indigenous people, and climbing Telescope Peak.

The article reviews the June 2018 Ojai Music Festival in Ojai, California featuring concert performances by violinist and festival director Patricia Kopatchinskaja of works composed by György Ligeti, Galina Ustvolskaya, and Michael Hersch.

The article reviews the production of the operas "Akhnaten," composed by Philip Glass, conducted by Matthew Aucoin and performed by countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, J’Nai Bridges, Ryan Darke and "The Source," based on a libretto by Mark Doten, composed by Ted Hearne, directed by Daniel Fish and Jim Findlay, which each were performed at the Los Angeles (L.A.) Opera in Los Angeles, California during the 2016 fall.