Democrat who vowed to not take campaign money from oil and tobacco owned up to $820,000 of stock in those industries

Franky Carrillo, pictured at a voting center, said he was not aware of his fossil fuel and tobacco stocks because financial advisors control his investments. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) Like many Democrats seeking support from progressive voters, Franky Carrillo — who is running for a Los Angeles seat in the state Assembly — … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Ronald Reagan fueled the dangerous anti-government hysteria crippling us today

Then-President Reagan sits in the Oval Office after delivering his farewell address on Jan. 11, 1989. (Ron Edmonds / Associated Press) To the editor: I didn’t loathe Ronald Reagan as governor of California or president. But I do think he did lasting damage to our country by supporting and promoting extreme anti-government sentiment. (“A lot … Read more

‘Food Network’ star Haley Popp under fire for offering Tim Walz-branded cookies at Texas bakery

A “progressive” Texas baker and “Food Network” star has received harsh backlash, hateful comments and death threats over cookies she was selling bearing the face of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Haley Popp launched the blue-frosted sugar cookies which featured the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate’s likeness at her Hive Bakery ahead of Tuesday’s Vice Presidential Debate … Read more

California firefighting aircraft stymied by U.S. Forest Service policy, local chiefs say

California firefighting aircraft stymied by U.S. Forest Service policy, local chiefs say An aerial firefighting task force has been thwarted — and sometimes grounded — by a new interpretation of a U.S. Forest Service policy that prohibits contractors from providing flight supervision over federal lands, according to Southern California fire chiefs. “I don’t understand why … Read more

Letters to the Editor: What tagged-up, rotting mansions reveal about L.A.’s housing crisis

A graffiti-vandalized, unoccupied mansion is seen in Bel-Air on Sept. 29. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Your article on vandalized mansions in the Hollywood Hills illustrates one aspect of how wealth inequality exacerbates our complex housing shortage. The owner of these two single-family residences does not live in either, … Read more

Trump and the federal election case against him: Key passages from prosecutors’ latest filing

Insurrectionists loyal to President Trump try to breach a police barrier on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (Julio Cortez / Associated Press) Donald Trump “laid the groundwork for his crimes” well before election day in 2020. He said “the details don’t matter” when told his election fraud claims would fail in court. … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Jack Smith’s new Jan. 6 filing ought to embarrass the Supreme Court

An image of a noose and gallows outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is displayed during a House hearing in 2022. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) To the editor: Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s recent court filing, which addresses the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that former President Trump is immune from prosecution … Read more

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