Motor Mouth: Is Jaguar going to make it?

One of the industry’s most storied marques is taking a head-long plunge into electric vehicles—just as the market stagnates David Booth in the Jaguar C-X75 Hybrid prototypePhoto by Jaguar You chose a fine time to leave me, Lucille! Kenny Rogers’ lament to the tragedy of inopportune timing A Jaguar C-X75 movie car modified into a … Read more

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Women make up nearly half of the California Legislature, setting a new record in Sacramento

Even in a state known for crafting first-in-the-nation progressive laws and leading on reproductive rights, men have long outnumbered women in the California Legislature. The Capitol’s male-dominated culture was evident when hundreds of women spoke out about sexual harassment during the #MeToo movement. Then came the shocking image of a masked lawmaker carrying her newborn … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Except for language, Filipino culture is very much Latin. History shows why

L.A. City Council member-elect Ysabel Jurado arrives at an election night party in Highland Park on Nov. 5. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Gustavo Arellano writes that Ysabel Jurado, the council member-elect for L.A.’s 14th District, is not Latina. He says she is the “first L.A. council member of Filipino heritage.” … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Regardless of Trump, the battle against climate change is picking up. Let’s keep it going

A U.S. Postal Service worker inspects trucks in a flooded area of New Port Richley, Fla., after Hurricane Milton on Oct. 11. (Mike Carlson / Associated Press) To the editor: The climate is in crisis. Last year, the average global temperature was 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, a tipping point for much greater … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Trump was elected by the people. Give his Cabinet picks a chance

President-elect Donald Trump attends UFC 309 in New York on Nov. 16. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) To the editor: Calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Cabinet picks by President-elect Donald Trump dangerous is nothing but fearmongering. (“Trump’s worst Cabinet picks aren’t just unqualified, they’re part of a bigger power grab,” column, Nov. 18) … Read more

How novels changed in the 20th century, and why

Edwin Frank, author of “Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel.” (Jonathan Becker) Book Review Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel By Edwin FrankFarrar, Straus and Giroux: 480 pages, $33If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Edwin Frank … Read more

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