“Ghost guns” are displayed at San Francisco police headquarters in 2019. (Haven Daley / Associated Press) Hello and happy Thursday. On Nov. 14, 2019, a 16-year-old student with a homemade “ghost gun” walked onto the campus of Saugus High School in Santa Clarita and shot five classmates, killing two. He then shot and killed himself. … Read more
The Capitol building in Sacramento. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) A California state Senate investigation has determined that a prominent Capitol public relations strategist probably engaged in sexually inappropriate conduct toward a female subordinate staffer when he worked as a chief of staff. The investigation report said a “preponderance of the evidence” supported … Read more
The California dream, according to the latest Times’ poll: National Guardsmen patrol the border with Mexico, bayonets at the ready. Every resident, citizen and non-citizen alike, carries a tamper-proof identi ty card (You can’t leave home without it). Countless times a day, the card is shown to bureaucrat or police officer to prove citizenship. The … Read more
If he were a basketball star instead of a statehouse staffer, he’d be Kobe Bryant or Magic Johnson — a veteran playmaker, feared by foes, his best moves unleashed just before the buzzer. But like so many Sacramento insiders, Kip Lipper plays out of the limelight, in the back corridors of the Capitol, unknown to … Read more
Richard Nixon, who strode the world stage for decades and was the only American President to resign his office to avoid impeachment, died Friday night, four days after suffering a stroke. He was 81 years old. A spokesman said Nixon, the nation’s 37th President, was pronounced dead at 9:08 p.m. at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical … Read more
Construction is seen through a window as Metro passengers pass through Culver City in January 2018. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Two weeks before state lawmakers halted a plan to aggressively increase housing production near transit locations across California, dozens rallied outside San Francisco’s City Hall to argue their sides. When Chinese, Filipina and … Read more
California is embarking on an unprecedented civil court experiment to pay for attorneys to represent poor litigants who find themselves battling powerful adversaries in vital matters affecting their livelihoods and families. The program is the first in the nation to recognize a right to representation in key civil cases and provide it for people fighting … Read more
The man trying to provide Rep. Todd Akin the softest possible landing after the congressman’s foolish comments about pregnancy and rape was former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a strong supporter of Akin during his run to represent Missouri in the U.S. Senate. In the furor over Akin’s remarks and increasing pressure for him to drop … Read more
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper struggled to gain traction in a crowded Democratic field. (Breannan Linsley / Associated Press) Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Thursday officially ended a presidential campaign that never got off the ground and said that he is seriously considering a run against Republican Sen. Cory Gardner. “Today, I’m ending my campaign … Read more
WASHINGTON — Liberal philanthropist and financial guru George Soros is donating $1 million to American Bridge 21st Century, a “super PAC” that serves as a opposition research clearinghouse for pro-Democratic groups, his spokesman announced Monday evening. Soros’ donation, first reported by the New York Times, is his first major political contribution of the 2012 cycle. … Read more
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