In focusing on a single provision of Prop. 118 in your editorial (“Prop. 118: Chaos in Sacramento,” May 12), you neglected to mention the other four significant ethical reforms that would come about as a result of its passage. Prop. 118 would ban all payoffs disguised as gifts and honorariums from special interests to legislators … Read more
There’s a giant Christmas tree all lit up outside California’s Capitol. But inside, the place is hardly filled with tidings of joy. This has not been a season to be jolly. The state faces a real danger of running out of cash by spring. Major highway projects already are being delayed because the state can’t … Read more
Nathan Hochman claps during a Dec. 3 ceremony where he was sworn in as the new L.A. County district attorney after beating out incumbent George Gascón in last month’s election. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he intends to terminate the contract of a special prosecutor that George Gascón … Read more
Kash Patel, shown campaigning for Donald Trump this year, has vowed to purge the FBI of anyone who doesn’t fully support Trump and to prosecute those he accuses of conspiring to undermine the president-elect. (Ross D. Franklin / Associated Press) Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee as the next director of the FBI, has big … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end the right to citizenship for babies born in the U.S. to parents who are undocumented. (Brandon Bell / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end the right to citizenship for babies born in the U.S. to undocumented parents shortly after he takes office next month. In … Read more
Hats on the factory floor of Cali-Fame in Carson. The hat and apparel maker is best known for producing Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” caps. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) Donald Trump’s hats have quickly become a signature totem of the 2016 campaign, a kitsch magnet that serves ironic hipsters and sincere supporters … Read more
Brian Allen was giving an old friend a ride in 2017 when he was pulled over by LAPD in South Los Angeles. Months later, he ended up on CalGang, the statewide database of suspected gang members, even though he is not a gang member. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) Brian Allen was driving home … Read more
According to an immigration lawyer hired by Melania Trump to examine her records, allegations that she worked illegally in the U.S. “are not supported by the record and are therefore completely without merit.” (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images) While an aspiring model from Slovenia, the future wife of Donald Trump came to the United States on a … Read more
President Obama vowed Thursday that Americans will move beyond the Boston Marathon bomb attack by bringing the perpetrators to justice — and by refusing to live in fear. “Yes, we will find you, and yes, you will face justice,” Obama said. “But more than that, our fidelity to our way of life, to our free … Read more
Activists participate in a United We Dream rally at the White House on July 28, 2014. (Alex Wong / Getty Images) Led by members of the California delegation, dozens of House Democrats are again pleading with President Obama to pardon hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to whom he … Read more
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