Chispa members Hairo Cortes, left, Bulmaro Vicente, Hector Bustos and Jennifer Rojas in downtown Santa Ana. (Michael Blackshire/Los Angeles Times) The $254,000 that Chispa spent in this year’s most expensive U.S. House race barely registers as a drop in the proverbial bucket. The money, which the Santa Ana-based nonprofit used to campaign for Democrat Derek … Read more
Dogs available for adoption look out of their kennels at the Chesterfield Square/South Los Angeles animal shelter in August. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Jake, a tawny 2-year-old mutt in L.A.’s West Valley shelter, wasn’t doing well. After six months at the shelter, he was running back and forth and jumping in his kennel. … Read more
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
Co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski in a behind-the-scenes photo from the show “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. (MIller Hawkins) Last week in Columbus, Ohio, a dozen or so people marched through the city waving Nazi flags and yelling racial epithets. Disturbing, to be sure, and a grim sign of the times. But almost as troubling … Read more
Donald Trump lied with remarkable audacity and velocity as he sought restoration to the White House. The fact that he won raises questions about whether truth matters anymore in seeking elected office. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) Donald Trump said violent crime was exploding across the U.S. It wasn’t. He said Haitian immigrants in Springfield, … Read more
A 70–foot flagpole flying a 25-foot-by-15-foot flag at Trump National Golf Course sparked a spat with the Coastal Commission in 2008. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times) Donald Trump, a Republican presidential candidate and the front-runner for the nomination, has real estate interests in Southern California. This story originally appeared in The Times on … Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces his economic development plans at a Fresno City College campus on Thursday, part of his effort to inject optimism into red counties. Gov. Gavin Newsom headed to the Central Valley on Thursday to tout his forthcoming jobs plan, saying California’s economic might was “cold comfort” to regions that feel like … Read more
Former Florida Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi is President-elect Donald Trump’s new pick for U.S. attorney general. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration. Bondi is … Read more
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) arrives to speak before Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) at a campaign event on Nov. 4 in Atlanta. (John Bazemore / Associated Press) The swift sinking of former Rep. Matt Gaetz as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general showed Thursday that Republicans are still capable of finding fault with Trump’s choices, … Read more
Rep.-elect Sarah McBride of Delaware leaves a meeting of House Democrats on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Wednesday that lawmakers and staff will have to use restrooms corresponding with their biological sex, a statement directed at Sarah McBride, the first transgender person to be elected to … Read more
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