Analysis: California lawmakers wrote 1,016 new laws this year. Here’s some of what did and didn’t make it

Gov. Jerry Brown reviews legislation with his wife, Anne Gust Brown, second from left and staffers Camille Wagner, left, Graciela Castillo-Krings at his Capitol office on Sunday. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) California’s Legislature revved into high gear when it came to writing laws in 2018, sending the most bills to the governor’s desk in … Read more

Letters to the Editor: When Trump talks of a ‘resounding’ win and a ‘mandate,’ challenge him

Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in New York on May 31. (Julia Nikhinson / Associated Press) To the editor: Midway through your article on President-elect Donald Trump’s position on homelessness, you quoted the Trump-Vance transition spokesperson Karoline Leavitt: “The American people reelected President Trump by a resounding margin, giving him a mandate to … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Climate change is a global threat, but it isn’t the worst one. This is

A refurbished nuclear warhead is mounted to a Minuteman III missile at an underground silo in Nebraska in 1997. (Associated Press) To the editor: Climate change is the biggest threat facing us? How I wish that were true. (“Let’s not let political chaos distract us from the unfolding climate catastrophe,” editorial, Nov. 22) What is … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Give Coachella Valley locals the Chuckwalla National Monument we want

A vista of wildflowers and the Mule Mountains in the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument. (Bob Wick) To the editor: I am a local elected official and a business owner in Palm Desert. Your readers should know that there is widespread support for the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument in my community. (“Native Americans press Biden to … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Bullying of a transgender member of Congress is a waste of the American people’s time

Rep.-elect Sarah McBride speaks during an election night watch party in Wilmington, Del., on Nov. 5. (Pamela Smith / Associated Press) To the editor: In reading about the bigoted attack on the first openly transgender person elected to the U.S. House, I have these words to say about this bullying in trying to limit her … Read more

How the worst Wolverine brought out the best in Deadpool

How the worst Wolverine brought out the best in Deadpool “Deadpool & Wolverine” is not the first time those two characters have appeared together. That would be the universally dumped-upon “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (2009), starring Hugh Jackman in his fourth turn as Logan/Wolverine and Ryan Reynolds as a version of Wade Wilson/Deadpool so far removed … Read more

Hollywood unions are facing an uphill battle against Trump, AI and the slowdown

Striking video game actors picket outside the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Video game performers. Visual effects artists. Animation workers. Intimacy coordinators. More than a year after overlapping strikes by Hollywood writers and actors that rattled the entertainment industry, many technicians and craftspeople who operate outside of … Read more

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