At a time of year when people are inclined to help those in need, the California Supreme Court has given some of them reason for pause. By narrowing the so-called good-Samaritan law that has long protected bystanders who step forward in an emergency, a recent court ruling could scare off would-be do-gooders by confusing them … Read more
Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank), once described as “more labradoodle than Doberman,” has grown more aggressive in taking on President Trump. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Not during the fierce competition of Harvard Law School, or the rough-and-tumble of life as a federal prosecutor. Not when he convicted the first FBI agent accused of spying for a … Read more
Booker Griffin Jr., a black community activist and political gadfly who used his popular weekly radio talk show to air his biting criticism of former Mayor Tom Bradley and other black elected officials, has died at the age of 55. Griffin died Sunday at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in West Los Angeles after suffering a stroke … Read more
President Clinton and Bob Dole largely agree on how the nation should deal with immigration, legal and illegal, but disagree on two thorny aspects of the issue. Dole, the Republican nominee, would deny a public education to the children of illegal immigrants, while Clinton, the Democrat, would keep the children in school. The two also … Read more
Assembly Speaker Willie L. Brown Jr. said Wednesday that he will introduce a tax credit bill, probably next week, designed to make California more friendly to business and to persuade such companies as Taco Bell Corp. to remain in the state. The bill would provide, among other inducements, a 6% investment tax credit for companies … Read more
Janisse Quiñones was approved Tuesday by the Board of Department of Water and Power Commissioners to be the utility’s next general manager. (Elisa Cicinelli) Mayor Karen Bass’ pick to lead the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will earn $750,000 a year — nearly twice as much as her predecessor. The Board of Water … Read more
Should property owners be able to sue cities over homelessness? Arizona voters will decide From their modest apartment buildings alongside a block-long strip of gravel and scrub grass, the residents can see the tents and tarps and empty Mountain Dew bottles, hear the late-night fights and occasional gunshots, and smell the stringent, slightly sweet odor … Read more
“People made fun of me for all the stuff I did, but I did it because I deeply believed in John,” says former aide Andrew Young, with wife Cheri. (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel) What a mess. John Edwards lied. Rielle Hunter lied. Andrew and Cheri Young lied. Elizabeth Edwards didn’t lie, but was unwittingly … Read more
John H. Rousselot, the former California congressman who once was an official of the ultra-conservative John Birch Society, said Friday that he hopes to make a political comeback by running for Congress in northern Los Angeles County. Since he lost a 1982 congressional reelection bid, Rousselot has worked as a Washington lobbyist and assistant to … Read more
Emmie Wolf-Dubin, center, and others protest Tuesday outside the House chamber in Nashville after Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill that would allow some teachers to be armed in schools. (George Walker IV / Associated Press) Protesters chanted “Blood on your hands!” at Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday after the chamber passed a bill that would … Read more