/* California Digital News — responsive editorial system */
:root{--navy:#10243a;--navy2:#173550;--ink:#172432;--muted:#697784;--gold:#d7a94b;--paper:#f7f7f4;--line:#e5e8e8;--white:#fff;--serif:"Playfair Display",Georgia,serif;--sans:"DM Sans",Arial,sans-serif}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth;scroll-padding-top:90px}body{margin:0;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}img{display:block;max-width:100%;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}a:hover{color:#a87822}.container{width:min(1180px,calc(100% - 48px));margin-inline:auto}.skip-link{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:8px;background:#fff;padding:10px;z-index:100}.skip-link:focus{left:8px}.topline{background:var(--navy);color:#cbd5df;font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.8px}.topline-inner{height:34px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center}.topline-inner span:last-child{letter-spacing:.4px;font-weight:500}.site-header{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20}.header-main{height:82px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px}.brand{width:260px;flex:none}.brand img{height:auto}.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:25px}.nav a{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:#344454;transition:color .2s}.nav a:hover,.nav a.active{color:#b18432}.header-cta{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.2px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:12px 16px;border-radius:3px;white-space:nowrap}.header-cta:hover{color:#fff;background:#244763}.header-cta span{color:var(--gold);padding-left:7px}.menu-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:0;padding:8px}.menu-toggle span{display:block;width:23px;height:2px;background:var(--navy);margin:5px}
.hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.88fr 1.12fr;min-height:490px;margin-top:34px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff}.hero-copy{padding:65px 48px 42px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:center}.eyebrow,.kicker{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:2px;font-weight:800;color:#b48a3d}.eyebrow{color:#e4bd70;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}.eyebrow-line{height:1px;width:28px;background:var(--gold)}h1,h2,h3,p{margin-top:0}.hero h1{font:700 clamp(38px,4.3vw,58px)/1.1 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-1.3px;margin:22px 0 18px;max-width:500px}.hero h1 em,.quote-inner h2 em{color:#e4bd70;font-style:normal}.hero-intro{max-width:410px;color:#c8d2dc;font-size:14px;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:27px}.button{display:inline-flex;gap:22px;align-items:center;padding:13px 18px;border-radius:2px;font-size:11px;font-weight:800}.button-light{background:#fff;color:var(--navy)}.button-light:hover{background:#f3e7d1;color:var(--navy)}.hero-meta{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:1.4px;color:#aab8c5;margin-top:35px}.live-dot{display:inline-block;width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:#d6a94f;margin-right:8px}.hero-image{position:relative;min-height:490px}.hero-image:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(5,19,31,.42),transparent 42%);pointer-events:none}.hero-image img{position:absolute;inset:0}.image-caption{position:absolute;z-index:1;bottom:22px;right:25px;color:#fff;font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.5px}.breadcrumb-wrap{padding:19px 0 0}.breadcrumbs ol{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:flex;gap:10px;font-size:11px;color:#8b969f}.breadcrumbs li+li:before{content:"/";margin-right:10px;color:#c0c6ca}.breadcrumbs li:last-child{color:#354555}.section-block{padding-top:66px;padding-bottom:68px}.section-heading{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:end;margin-bottom:26px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:17px}.kicker{margin-bottom:7px}.section-heading h2,.editor-note h2{font:700 31px/1.2 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.5px;margin:0;color:var(--navy)}.text-link{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;color:#526171}.text-link span,.read-link span,.mini-link span{color:#b18432;margin-left:7px}.lead-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;gap:35px}.story-image{display:block;position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:#e7ebed}.story-image.large{height:315px}.story-image img,.side-thumb img,.topic-image img{transition:transform .45s}.story-image:hover img,.side-thumb:hover img,.topic-image:hover img{transform:scale(1.035)}.image-tag{position:absolute;bottom:15px;left:15px;background:var(--gold);color:#172432;padding:5px 9px;font-size:9px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1px}.story-content{padding-top:18px}.story-meta{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:1.2px;color:#a17b37;font-weight:800;margin-bottom:8px}.story-meta span{padding:0 5px;color:#b8bec2}.lead-story h3{font:700 25px/1.28 var(--serif);color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:10px}.lead-story .story-content>p:not(.story-meta){color:var(--muted);font-size:12px;max-width:580px;margin-bottom:12px}.read-link,.mini-link{font-size:10px;font-weight:800;color:var(--navy)}.side-stories{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:18px}.side-story{display:grid;grid-template-columns:145px 1fr;gap:17px;padding-bottom:17px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.side-story:last-child{border:0;padding-bottom:0}.side-thumb{height:112px;overflow:hidden;background:#e8ebed}.side-story h3{font:700 16px/1.35 var(--serif);color:var(--navy);margin:0 0 8px}.side-story .story-meta{font-size:8px;margin-bottom:5px}.mini-link{font-size:9px}.quote-band{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:64px 0}.quote-inner{max-width:1180px}.quote-inner h2{font:700 clamp(31px,4vw,45px)/1.2 var(--serif);margin:10px 0 14px;letter-spacing:-.7px}.quote-inner>p:last-child{max-width:550px;color:#c3ced8;font-size:13px;margin-bottom:0}.topic-section{padding-top:65px}.three-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:25px}.topic-image{display:block;height:190px;overflow:hidden;background:#e9edef;margin-bottom:16px}.topic-card .story-meta{margin-bottom:7px}.topic-card h3{font:700 19px/1.3 var(--serif);color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:8px}.topic-card>p:last-child{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:0}.newsletter{background:#f3f4f1;border-top:1px solid #e8e9e4;border-bottom:1px solid #e8e9e4;padding:45px 0}.newsletter-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:40px}.newsletter h2{font:700 29px/1.2 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img{width:245px;height:auto}.footer-brand p{font-size:11px;color:#aab8c4;margin-top:15px}.footer-links{display:flex;gap:85px}.footer-links div{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}.footer-links h3{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:1.4px;color:#e4bd70;margin-bottom:5px}.footer-links a{font-size:11px;color:#b6c1ca}.footer-links a:hover{color:#fff}.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid #263748;padding:17px 0;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;color:#8293a1;font-size:9px}.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
@media(max-width:1000px){.nav{gap:14px}.nav a{font-size:11px}.brand{width:225px}.header-cta{padding:10px 12px}.hero-copy{padding:48px 32px}.hero{min-height:440px}.hero-image{min-height:440px}.side-story{grid-template-columns:120px 1fr}.side-thumb{height:104px}.lead-grid{gap:25px}}
@media(max-width:760px){.container{width:min(100% - 34px,600px)}.topline-inner{height:31px;font-size:8px}.topline-inner span:last-child{font-size:8px}.header-main{height:70px}.brand{width:220px}.menu-toggle{display:block;margin-left:auto;cursor:pointer}.header-cta{display:none}.nav{display:none;position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:70px;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:12px 22px 20px;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;box-shadow:0 12px 20px #10243a12}.nav.open{display:flex}.nav a{padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #eef0f0;font-size:13px}.nav a:last-child{border:0}.hero{grid-template-columns:1fr;margin-top:18px}.hero-copy{padding:38px 26px 30px;order:2}.hero-image{min-height:250px;order:1}.hero h1{font-size:42px;margin:17px 0 13px}.hero-intro{font-size:13px;margin-bottom:20px}.hero-meta{margin-top:23px}.breadcrumb-wrap{padding-top:15px}.section-block{padding-top:48px;padding-bottom:48px}.section-heading h2,.editor-note h2{font-size:27px}.lead-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:25px}.story-image.large{height:250px}.lead-story h3{font-size:23px}.side-stories{gap:14px}.side-story{grid-template-columns:112px 1fr;gap:13px;padding-bottom:14px}.side-thumb{height:96px}.side-story h3{font-size:15px}.quote-band{padding:48px 0}.quote-inner h2{font-size:34px}.three-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}.topic-image{height:220px}.topic-card h3{font-size:20px}.newsletter{padding:36px 0}.newsletter-inner{display:block}.newsletter-form{margin-top:22px}.editor-note{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px}.footer-top{display:block;padding-top:38px}.footer-links{gap:55px;margin-top:25px}.footer-bottom{gap:10px;flex-direction:column}.image-caption{font-size:8px}}
@media(max-width:390px){.brand{width:190px}.hero h1{font-size:37px}.newsletter-form{grid-template-columns:1fr}.newsletter-form button{padding:13px}.newsletter-form input{padding:13px}.section-heading{align-items:start;gap:12px}.text-link{white-space:nowrap;margin-top:15px;font-size:10px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*,*::before,*::after{scroll-behavior:auto!important;transition:none!important}}