May 21 Commerce raid seized 100,000+ pounds of illegal fireworks tied to Chee. Investigators missed link from Commerce evidence to Esparto storage before July blast. State and local regulators failed ...

Attorney General Rob Bonta in August rebuffed a request from Yolo County officials to take over the investigation into the July 1 deadly fireworks explosion in Esparto and pointed to his confidence in ...

A Los Angeles-area raid seized over 100,000 pounds tied to Esparto. Experts say authorities should have made the connection, missed key warning signs. A man in East Los Angeles has been arrested in ...

Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. A raid on a Southern California ...