Politics

The politics of the illegal immigration debate, for now, come down to two words: mass deportation. Whether that’s accurate or hyperbole is what we may be talking about for some time, given Tuesday’s actions by the administration of President Trump. Good morning from the state capital. I’m Sacramento Bureau Chief John Myers, and from California … Read more

The current controversy over the ballot designation of Thomas Umberg “Pringle Partisans Sue Umberg Over His Title on Ballot” (Aug. 23), has overtones of “Alice in Wonderland.” At the time Umberg filed his campaign papers and selected a ballot designation, he was employed as an assistant U.S. attorney. Because of the law, he had to … Read more

A death row inmate is escorted back to his East Block cell after spending time in the yard at San Quentin State Prison.   (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) Death row inmate John Abel at San Quentin State Prison. In 1991 Abel shot a Tulare County merchant in the head as the merchant left … Read more

To preempt an embarrassing disclosure, a married state legislator from Anaheim who has announced his candidacy for the state Senate revealed Wednesday that he had carried on a four-year affair with a woman he met through politics. Democratic Assemblyman Tom Umberg and his wife, Robin, who campaigned for him last fall while he served with … Read more

Back in the 1950s, black soot and foul fumes poured into the air above Los Angeles as oil companies produced the gasoline that fueled Southern Californians’ cars. Half a century and billions of dollars worth of smog controls later, the Los Angeles area’s 14 oil refineries are among the most heavily regulated industries in America, … Read more

CLAYTON WILLIAMS JR., in a pricey gray business suit and straw summer cowboy hat, strides toward the several hundred people gathered at the Circle R Ranch in Flower Mound, a bedroom community north of Dallas. He flashes his face-splitting grin and begins his meeting-and-greeting, running-for-governor routine, part of which is kissing just about every woman … Read more

Food fight over olive oil sparks larger debate about the California brand With its verdant hills full of fruit trees, calming ponds and tastings of an olive oil so precious it is typically drizzled rather than poured, McEvoy Ranch could be mistaken for the Italian countryside. That’s only fitting. Every tree planted in this three-decade-old … Read more

The New York Stock Exchange in New York on Thursday. Financial markets continued to reel after President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on countries across the globe. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images) A second day of market devastation shook Washington on Friday, prompting a small but influential group of Republican senators to partner with Democrats in … Read more

Ella Freilich, 87, a Holocaust survivor who was the mother-in-law of U.S. senator and former vice-presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman, died Friday in New York of natural causes. Born in Rachov, Czechoslovakia, Freilich was the youngest of four siblings. In 1944, her family was sent to Auschwitz, where her mother and two sisters died. She was … Read more

President Biden arrives at Santa Monica Airport on Friday, where he’s greeted by a group including Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance), third from left, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, right. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / Associated Press) President Biden’s arrival in Los Angeles for a weekend of campaign fundraising was greeted not … Read more