/* THE CIVIC LEDGER: Huntington Beach Tribune
   Monochrome paper system: paper, ink, hairlines. Signal red is reserved
   strictly for the breaking-news bar. Type: Source Serif 4 for nameplate,
   headlines, and body; Inter for labels, nav, bylines, and captions.
   No gradients, no shadows, no rounded ornament: hairline rules only.
   CSS baseline recorded in css_baseline.txt; design stays PROVISIONAL. */
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700;800&family=Source+Serif+4:ital,opsz,wght@0,8..60,400;0,8..60,500;0,8..60,600;0,8..60,700;1,8..60,400&display=swap");

:root{
  --paper:#fbfaf7;
  --wash:#f3efe6;
  --ink:#1a1712;
  --char:#3d3830;
  --muted:#8a8378;
  --faint:#a9a196;
  --rule:#e3ded3;
  --rule-dark:#c9c0ac;
  --red:#b3231b;
  --serif:"Source Serif 4",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --sans:"Inter",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;
}

*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--serif);
  font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto}
a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
p{margin:0 0 1.1em}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-weight:600;line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:0}
ol,ul{list-style:none}

.wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}
.inner{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}

/* ---------- utility bar ---------- */
.topbar{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);font-family:var(--sans)}
.topbar .inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;
  padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px}
.tb-date{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.02em}
.acts{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px}
.tlink{font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--char)}
.btn-sub{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;
  color:var(--paper);background:var(--ink);padding:7px 16px;border:1px solid var(--ink);
  display:inline-block}
.btn-sub:hover{background:var(--char);text-decoration:none}

/* ---------- nameplate ---------- */
.nameplatewrap{padding:26px 0 18px}
.nameplatewrap .inner{max-width:900px}
.np-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px}
.nprule{flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--rule-dark);min-width:24px}
.nameplate{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;text-align:center;
  font-size:clamp(34px,7.5vw,58px);letter-spacing:-.015em;line-height:1}
.nameplate a:hover{text-decoration:none}
.tagline{text-align:center;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px}

/* ---------- section nav: one horizontal scroll row, no wrapping ---------- */
.sections{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);
  background:var(--paper);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50}
.nav-scroll{display:flex;flex-wrap:nowrap;overflow-x:auto;
  scrollbar-width:none;-ms-overflow-style:none}
.nav-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.nav-scroll a{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--char);
  padding:13px 14px;white-space:nowrap;flex:0 0 auto}
.nav-scroll a:first-child{padding-left:28px}
.nav-scroll a:hover{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
.nav-scroll a.on{color:var(--ink);box-shadow:inset 0 -3px 0 var(--ink)}

/* ---------- breaking bar: the ONLY use of signal red ---------- */
.breaking{background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-family:var(--sans)}
.breaking .inner{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:9px}
.blabel{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.65);padding:3px 8px;flex:0 0 auto}
.breaking a{color:#fff;font-size:13.5px;font-weight:600}
/* live bar: sitewide breaking/developing banner, JS-driven from /live.json.
   Developing tier is amber; both tiers show an "updated X ago" freshness stamp. */
#livebar{background:var(--red);color:#fff;padding:12px 0}
#livebar .inner{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;font-size:15px;line-height:1.45;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
#livebar .blabel{background:#fff;color:var(--red);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 10px;flex-shrink:0;margin-top:1px}
#livebar.developing{background:#8a5a00}
#livebar.developing .blabel{color:#8a5a00}
#livebar a{color:#fff}
#livebar .live-updated{opacity:.75;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap;margin-left:auto;flex-shrink:0}

/* ---------- front page ---------- */
.front{padding:30px 0 8px}
.lead{display:grid;grid-template-columns:7fr 5fr;gap:34px;
  padding-bottom:28px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.lead-fig{position:relative}
.leadimg-wrap{position:relative}
.lead-img,.lead-fig img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover}
.kicktag{position:absolute;left:12px;bottom:12px;font-family:var(--sans);
  font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--paper);background:var(--ink);padding:6px 10px}
.kicktag a{color:var(--paper)}
.kicktag a:hover{color:var(--paper);text-decoration:underline}
.lead-text .kick,.kick{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;
  font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--char);
  margin-bottom:8px}
.lead-text h1{font-size:clamp(28px,4.2vw,44px);line-height:1.06;
  font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.015em}
.dek{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--char);
  margin-top:12px}
.leadrule{width:64px;height:2px;background:var(--ink);margin:16px 0}
.by,.byline{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:8px}
.by a,.byline a{color:var(--char);font-weight:600}

.top3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px;
  padding:28px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.tstory .p-img img,.scard .p-img img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover}
.tstory h2{font-size:21px;margin:10px 0 6px}
.p-dek{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.55;
  margin:6px 0}

.front-cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;gap:36px;padding-top:6px}
.secblock{padding:26px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.modhead{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;
  border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:18px}
.modhead h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;font-weight:800;
  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase}
.modhead .all{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:var(--muted)}
.srow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px}
.sitem h3{font-size:18px;margin:10px 0 6px}
.scard h3{font-size:19px;margin:10px 0 6px}
.sitem .p-img img,.sitem .p-img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover}
.sitem .kick,.scard .kick{margin-bottom:6px}

.fwire{padding:26px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.lrow{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:11px 0}
.lrow:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.lrow .t{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint)}
.lrow a{display:block;font-size:16px;line-height:1.35;margin:3px 0;font-weight:500}
.lrow .sec{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11.5px;color:var(--muted)}

.frail{padding:26px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.mostread ol{list-style:none;counter-reset:mr}
.mostread li{counter-increment:mr;display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:baseline;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:12px 0}
.mostread li:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.mostread li::before{content:counter(mr);font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;
  font-size:30px;color:var(--rule-dark);flex:0 0 34px;line-height:1}
.mostread li a{font-size:15.5px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.4}

/* ---------- opinion band ---------- */
.opinion{border-top:4px double var(--rule-dark);margin-top:34px;padding:24px 0 30px;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.opinlabel{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;font-weight:800;
  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:16px}
.op-cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px}
.op-card .p-img img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover}
.opkicker{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11.5px;font-weight:800;
  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--char);margin:10px 0 6px}
.op-card h3{font-size:18px;margin-bottom:6px}

/* ---------- newsletter ---------- */
.newsletter{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);
  background:var(--wash);padding:34px 0;margin-top:34px}
.newsletter .inner{max-width:640px;text-align:center}
.newsletter h2{font-size:26px;margin-bottom:8px}
.newsletter > p{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:14px;color:var(--char);margin-bottom:16px}
.newsletterform{display:flex;gap:10px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.newsletterform input{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:14px;padding:11px 14px;
  border:1px solid var(--rule-dark);background:var(--paper);width:min(320px,100%)}
.newsletterform .btn{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--paper);background:var(--ink);
  border:1px solid var(--ink);padding:11px 22px;cursor:pointer}
.newsletterform .btn:hover{background:var(--char)}
.form-status{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;color:var(--char);margin-top:10px}
.fine{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:12px}

/* ---------- section fronts ---------- */
.sechead{padding:34px 0 0}
.sechead .kick{margin-bottom:6px}
.sechead h1{font-size:clamp(32px,5vw,48px);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.015em}
.secdek{font-size:19px;color:var(--char);margin:12px 0 4px;max-width:640px}
.secdate{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted)}
.seclead{display:grid;grid-template-columns:7fr 5fr;gap:30px;margin:26px 0;
  padding-bottom:26px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.seclead img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover}
.seclead h2{font-size:clamp(24px,3.4vw,36px);margin:10px 0 8px;font-weight:600}
.seclead-text .kick{margin-bottom:6px}
.seclead-text .dek{font-size:17px}
.sechead + .seclead{border-top:0}
.sline{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 2fr 2fr;gap:24px;align-items:start;
  border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding:18px 0}
.sline h2{font-size:20px;font-weight:600}
.sline p{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.55;
  margin:0}
.sline .by{margin-top:8px}

/* ---------- article pages ---------- */
.article{max-width:740px;margin:0 auto;padding:34px 28px 8px}
.article .kick{margin-bottom:8px}
.article h1{font-size:clamp(30px,4.6vw,46px);font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:-.015em;line-height:1.08}
.article .dek{font-size:20px;margin:14px 0 0}
.byline{margin:18px 0 4px}
.dateline{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;
  font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);
  border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:5px 10px;margin:10px 0 0}
.herofig{margin:24px 0}
.inlinefig{margin:26px 0}
.caption{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted);
  line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px}
/* Image credits: fine print only. Max 8px, sentence case, muted, faded. */
.credit{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:8px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--muted);
  opacity:.55;margin-top:3px}
.bodycopy{font-size:18px;line-height:1.68}
.bodycopy p{margin:0 0 1.25em}
.bodycopy h2{font-size:25px;margin:1.6em 0 .6em}
.bodycopy h3{font-size:20px;margin:1.4em 0 .5em}
.bodycopy a{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.bodycopy ol,.bodycopy ul{list-style:revert;margin:0 0 1.25em 1.5em}

/* opinion articles: double rule + Opinion label + author-views box */
.article.opinion{border-top:4px double var(--rule-dark);margin-top:34px;
  padding-top:26px}
.opin{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:10px}
.opin .kick{margin-bottom:0}
.optype{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--char);
  border:1px solid var(--rule-dark);padding:4px 9px}
.opinviews{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:15px;
  color:var(--char);border-top:1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:12px 0;margin:22px 0}

.share{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);
  margin:28px 0;padding:14px 0;font-family:var(--sans)}
.share a{font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--char);padding:4px 14px;
  border-right:1px solid var(--rule)}
.share a:last-child{border-right:0}
.share .shcopy{cursor:pointer;background:none;border:0;border-right:1px solid var(--rule);
  font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--char);padding:4px 14px;
  font-family:var(--sans)}
.share .shnative{display:none}
.tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin:0 0 26px;
  font-family:var(--sans)}
.tags b{font-size:12.5px;margin-right:6px}
.tags ul{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}
.tags li{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);border:1px solid var(--rule);
  padding:5px 12px}
.authorbox{border:1px solid var(--rule);background:var(--wash);padding:20px 22px;
  margin:0 0 26px;font-family:var(--sans)}
.authorbox .aname{font-size:14px;font-weight:700}
.authorbox .arole{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted);margin:2px 0 8px}
.authorbox p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--char);margin:0;line-height:1.6}
.corrections{border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:16px 20px;margin:0 0 26px}
.corrections p{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;color:var(--char);margin:0}

.relcards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px;margin:8px 0 30px}
.relcard .p-img img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover}
.relcard h3{font-size:16.5px;margin:8px 0 4px}
.relcard .kick{margin-bottom:4px}
.readnext{border-top:2px solid var(--ink);padding:18px 0 40px}
.readnext .rk{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;font-weight:800;
  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:8px}
.readnext .rlink{font-size:21px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.35}

/* ---------- standard pages ---------- */
.page{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:34px 28px 60px}
.page .kick{margin-bottom:8px}
.page h1{font-size:clamp(30px,4.4vw,44px);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:14px}
.page h2{font-size:23px;margin:1.8em 0 .6em}
.page .bodycopy{font-size:17px}
.page ol{list-style:revert;margin:0 0 1.2em 1.5em}
.page ol li{margin-bottom:.5em}

.staffgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px;margin-top:24px}
.staff{border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:20px}
.mono{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:22px;color:var(--char);
  width:54px;height:54px;border:1px solid var(--rule-dark);display:flex;
  align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:12px}
.sname{font-size:16px;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:2px}
.sname a{color:var(--ink)}
.srole{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--char);margin-bottom:4px}
.sbeat{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.5}

.authorpage{padding:34px 0 60px}
.authorpage .arole{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--char);margin-bottom:8px}

/* ---------- forms ---------- */
.contactform{max-width:560px}
.contactform label{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12.5px;
  font-weight:600;color:var(--char);margin:16px 0 6px}
.contactform input,.contactform select,.contactform textarea{width:100%;
  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:14px;padding:10px 12px;
  border:1px solid var(--rule-dark);background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink)}
.contactform textarea{resize:vertical}
.contactform .btn{margin-top:18px}
.btn{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;
  color:var(--paper);background:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--ink);
  padding:11px 24px;cursor:pointer;display:inline-block}
.btn:hover{background:var(--char);text-decoration:none}
.btn.solid{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}

/* ---------- search ---------- */
.searchbox{max-width:560px;margin:18px 0 26px}
.sresult{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:14px 0}
.sresult h2{font-size:19px;margin-bottom:4px}
.smeta{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:4px}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer{border-top:2px solid var(--ink);margin-top:50px;background:var(--paper)}
.f-word{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:28px;
  letter-spacing:-.01em;padding:28px 0 8px}
.f-word a{color:var(--ink)}
.f-word a:hover{text-decoration:none}
.f-parent{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;color:var(--char);margin-bottom:6px}
.f-parent a{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.f-mission{font-size:15px;color:var(--char);max-width:640px;margin:10px 0 24px}
.f-church{margin-bottom:8px}
.f-church a{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.f-cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:24px;
  padding:6px 0 26px}
.f-cols h4{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11.5px;font-weight:800;
  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);
  margin-bottom:12px}
.f-cols li{margin-bottom:8px}
.f-cols .f-secs ul{columns:2;column-gap:28px}
.f-cols .f-secs li{break-inside:avoid}
.f-cols a{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13.5px;color:var(--char)}
footer a{color:var(--char)}
footer a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.f-foot{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding:16px 0 26px}
.f-foot .inner{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.cy{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}
.f-foot .f-church{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin:0}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media(max-width:960px){
  .front-cols{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .frail{grid-column:1/-1}
  .relcards{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .f-cols{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media(max-width:720px){
  .wrap,.inner{padding-left:18px;padding-right:18px}
  .nav-scroll a{padding-left:12px;padding-right:12px;font-size:12px}
  .nav-scroll a:first-child{padding-left:18px}
  .nav-scroll{
    -webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,#000 88%,transparent 100%);
    mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,#000 88%,transparent 100%)}
  .lead,.seclead{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .seclead{margin-top:20px}
  .top3,.srow,.op-cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .sline{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px}
  .front-cols{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .staffgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .bodycopy{font-size:17px}
  .article{padding-top:26px}
  .newsletterform{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch}
  .newsletterform .btn{width:100%}
  .nameplate{font-size:34px}
  .relcards{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .f-cols{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .f-cols .f-secs{grid-column:1/-1}
}

/* ---------- mobile share-row collapse (2026-10-05) ---------- */
.share .shnative{display:none}
@media (max-width:640px){.share.native>span,.share.native .shlink{display:none}.share.native .shnative{display:inline-flex}}

/* ---------- sitewide scroll-up minibar (2026-10-05) ---------- */
#minibar{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:70;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:48px;padding:0 16px;background:var(--paper);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);transform:translateY(-101%);visibility:hidden;transition:transform .25s ease,visibility 0s linear .25s}
#minibar.show{transform:none;visibility:visible;transition:transform .25s ease}
#minibar .mb-word{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:22px;line-height:1;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}
#minibar .mb-sec{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none}

/* lrow kicker mobile fix: n/a (2026-10-05). .lrow is block layout, .t is a
   block-level kicker above the headline and .sec has no nowrap, so the
   kicker cannot clip on phones. */