Passage of Measure HLA will result in hundreds of miles of new bike lanes, like this one in Culver City, in the streets of Los Angeles. (Citizens of the Planet / Universal Images Group ) Backers of a citizen-sponsored ballot initiative that forces Los Angeles to add hundreds of miles of bike and bus lanes … Read more
Rep. Augustus Hawkins, 81, vividly remembers riding a bus in his home town of Los Angeles many years ago when a white woman sat down beside him. “She kept moving over to be next to me,” he recalled, “and then she said, ‘You know, we sure are getting a lot of blacks in this neighborhood. … Read more
Israeli and Palestinian leaders revived their stalled peace process Monday, agreeing to resume direct talks on implementing existing accords and to start new bargaining to clear the way for negotiations over the final status of the land that both claim as their ancestral home. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who mediated the agreement between Israeli … Read more
The Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action leaves the door open to giving college applicants extra consideration if they have suffered bias, discrimination or hardships. (Associated Press) The Supreme Court’s opinion about affirmative action rejects the use of race as an admissions factor at colleges and universities. But it does not close to door to … Read more
Want to ban Donald Trump from your digital life? There’s an app for that. After Donald Trump said he wanted to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., interest has skyrocketed in an innovative app called “Trump Trump” that promises to block all Trump-related content from your phone. The app, which has been out for some … Read more
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has said his province in Canada is contemplating restricting electricity exports to the three U.S. states. (Chris Young / Associated Press) Canada’s most populous province may bar American-made alcohol in addition to restricting electricity exports to Michigan, New York and Minnesota if President-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on all Canadian … Read more
Preparing to unveil the final portion of his “progress and prosperity” campaign theme, Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday will announce a multibillion-dollar energy and environment proposal billed as the biggest investment of its kind in American history. The plan represents the third policy area toward which Gore hopes to direct the nation’s budget surplus. … Read more
A homeless woman is slumped over her grocery cart after using fentanyl in Phoenix. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Arizona voters have approved a first-in-the-nation ballot initiative intended to force local police to crack down harder on homeless encampments. The statewide initiative — which was leading 58% to 42% as of Thursday afternoon — … Read more
Demonstrators march to the U.S. Capitol for a rally seeking repeal of all antiabortion laws in Washington in 1971. Most or nearly all abortions were prohibited in 46 states at the time the Supreme Court issued its Roe vs. Wade ruling. (Associated Press) Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court’s best-known decision of the last 50 … Read more
Who would lend millions to Hunter Biden? Meet the Hollywood lawyer who has On a fall day in 2019, one of Hollywood’s top lawyers drove through the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains to see Hunter Biden. Biden’s life had reached a critical point. His father was in a crowded primary field for the Democratic … Read more
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