California Today: Yosemite Offers Many Wonders. Crushing Crowds Are Now One of Them.

July 6, 2026, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time

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Yosemite Offers Many Wonders. Crushing Crowds Are Now One of Them.

Visitors are enduring especially long waits at the popular national park after the Trump administration eliminated a summer reservation system.

Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Could Face Charge Over Napa County Car Crash

The police said Paul Pelosi was the driver of a convertible that struck a parked car on Friday. The district attorney will decide whether Mr. Pelosi will be charged.

This California Town Banned Fireworks. Then Came the Dogs.

People flock to the coastal town of Cambria, which has become known for its fireworks ban, to give their dogs some respite on the Fourth of July.

Threads, Meta’s ‘Twitter Killer,’ Finds Its People

The social platform that Meta once positioned as a rival to Elon Musk’s X now has 500 million monthly users. It increasingly resembles Reddit.

A Jewelry Designer Prepares for His Paris Debut

Vram Minassian’s presentation in July will mark the 10th anniversary of his brand and the midpoint of what he has planned as a 10-part collection.

‘Minions’ Opens at No. 1 but Falls Far Short of Earlier Films in the Franchise

The movie generated $36.4 million in ticket sales in North America for the holiday weekend, a 62 percent decline from 2024, the last time a “Minions” movie was in theaters.

At the L.A. Warehouse Fire, First It Was the Smoke. Now It’s the Smell.

Rotting food — millions of pounds of it — remains in an L.A. cold-storage facility damaged in a fire. Residents say the cleanup hasn’t been fast enough.

Jury Deadlocks on Felony Count for Golden Gate Bridge Protesters

Seven activists shut down the bridge in 2024 to protest American-backed military attacks in Gaza. They avoided a conviction on the most serious charge but were found guilty of misdemeanors.