Essential California: Parents arrested after children are found shackled and malnourished in Perris

Surf’s up! Some large storms and high wind in the Pacific Ocean helped create huge waves on San Francisco Bay Area beaches. San Francisco Chronicle

Eeesh: Marijuana farms are suspected of spreading rat poison that is threatening the northern spotted owl, which is endangered. Los Angeles Times

CALIFORNIA CULTURE

All hail: In praise of the underappreciated flour tortilla. Why does it not get more respect? The New Yorker

Ansari responds: Comedian Aziz Ansari has responded to allegations of sexual misconduct by a woman he dated last year. Los Angeles Times

At the box office: “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” landed at the top of the domestic box office this weekend, outpacing “The Post,” about the Washington Post’s 1971 decision to publish the Pentagon Papers. Los Angeles Times

Clooney! There’s a whole lotta George Clooney coming to Hulu, with the actor making his return to TV in a new limited series for the streaming service and his last TV go-round, “ER,” joining the streaming ranks. Los Angeles Times

Yoooge trade: The Pittsburgh Pirates took a definitive step in their rebuild Monday, agreeing to trade former National League MVP Andrew McCutchen to the San Francisco Giants. ESPN

Yum: Here is one take on the top 20 Chinese restaurants in Orange County. Orange County Register

Double yum: Here are 50 things to eat in Sonoma County “before you die.” Sonoma Magazine

CALIFORNIA ALMANAC

Los Angeles area: Partly cloudy, 71, Tuesday. Partly cloudy, 76, Wednesday. San Diego: Partly cloudy, 68, Tuesday. Partly cloudy, 70, Wednesday. San Francisco area: Rainy, 58, Tuesday. Foggy, 56, Wednesday. Sacramento: Cloudy, 60, Tuesday. Cloudy, 58, Wednesday. More weather is here.

AND FINALLY

Today’s California memory comes from Nancy Price:

“I was born in Santa Monica in 1952 and lived in the San Fernando Valley most of my life until I was 39 and then I moved my family to Oregon. What I miss the most is the sunshine and warmer weather that California has to offer all year long. I have so many wonderful memories of growing up in California, and my heart will always stay there. My best memories of my life were going to POP (Pacific Ocean Park) as a child and the huge bubbles that would come out as you entered the amusement park. Then as I became a teenager my siblings and I would all hop into my cousin Greg’s VW bug back in 1969, take the shortcut through Sunset and end up at Sorrento Beach for the day. Everyone pitched in a quarter for gas and we would bring the baby oil and the Lemon Go Lightly that we would put in our hair to make it lighter and spend the day renting the rafts and riding the waves and sunbathing. The little building they had there for food had the best French fries and burgers. We would bring a radio and listen to the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean and all the awesome hits they had back then on KRLA. And about 4:30 p.m. we would fight the traffic and head on home. Life was so good back then, and you may not be able to ever go back to the way things were, but you will always have your memories.”

If you have a memory or story about the Golden State, share it with us. Send us an email to let us know what you love or fondly remember about our state. (Please keep your story to 100 words.)

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