A homeless encampment outside the West L.A. Veterans Affairs facilities in August 2021. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether homeless people have a constitutional right to camp on public property when they have no other place to sleep. Acting on appeals from city officials in California and … Read more
Many of the people living on Los Angeles’ streets lack health as well as homes. They were put there by social policy, legacies of the mid-1960s when California was a laboratory for reform–and they sit there as another reminder of reform gone awry. In 1967 the California Legislature passed the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS) which changed … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered Pride celebration remarks in Washington in June 2024. (Lawrence French / Associated Press) At a recent celebration of San Francisco’s vibrant transgender past, one speaker after another directed the crowd’s attention to a worrisome future, casting November’s presidential election as a turning point for the LGBTQ+ community and the nation … Read more
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw holds a photograph of the rifle and other items found near where a suspect was discovered. Bradshaw spoke at a news conference regarding an apparent assassination attempt against former President Trump. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images) A gunman’s ability to get within shooting distance of former President Trump on … Read more
Column: Urbanization, Latinos and a far-right GOP. How New Mexico went from battleground to blue For five long weeks, the White House hung in the balance as one of the closest, most wrenching presidential campaigns in history went deep into overtime. It all came down to Florida, where Republican George W. Bush was finally declared the … Read more
Barron Trump is making friends more easily than you’d imagine for the scion of America’s most notorious family. Despite all that will unfold over these next few years, not everyone with ties to Donald Trump is facing backlash at every turn. Trump supporters continue to get work, members of the Trump family continue to make … Read more
Elon Musk listens Wednesday as President-elect Donald Trump addresses House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) President-elect Donald Trump has given two wealthy entrepreneurs a mission that has eluded many other occupants of the White House: Make the U.S. government smaller and more efficient. No one knows much … Read more
Stephen Cloobeck, second from left, launched his campaign for California governor Tuesday night at a watch party at the Papillon Estate event venue in Beverly Hills. (Jenna Schoenefeld / AP Content Services) The already crowded field of candidates vying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2026 has grown by one. Southern California philanthropist and businessman … Read more
Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, pictured in 2003. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) Editor’s note: Retired Lt. Gen. Joseph “ Keith” Kellogg became President Donald Trump’s acting national security advisor following the resignation of Michael Flynn on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. This article touching on Kellogg’s work expediting rebuilding contracts in Iraq first appeared … Read more
Heedless speculation that Kamala Harris will be replaced on the Democratic ticket in 2024 comes with the job of being vice president. Being vice president of the United States is sort of like working for Donald Trump or watching reality TV. It requires a high degree of tolerance for indignity and abuse. The job is … Read more
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