* Westminster’s militant Firefighters’ Union is intimidating this city’s 40,000 registered voters, deluging it with misleading mailings, including outright lies, violating even the sworn testimony of Westminster’s fire chief, in a way that would make professional propagandists proud. For example, the union has tried to blame budget cuts in their outrageous overtime for the death … Read more
Marcus Scott is looking for a Democratic presidential candidate who will be rude to Donald Trump. Kara LaMarche wants an upbeat, positive approach. Ben Dion wants a nominee with experience and gravitas. Linds Jakows has had it with older white men in power. Those voters, like fellow Democrats across the country, seek very different things … Read more
With his hair tousled and aviator sunglasses resting on a table, Matt Bristol seemed like your typical Angeleno on a recent afternoon for lunch in Brentwood. But Bristol is a cast member on the TLC series “Breaking Amish: Los Angeles,” which dropped him in Venice Beach, a long way — literally and figuratively — from … Read more
Mike Brown was Jordi Fernandez’s mentor in Sacramento, and the first-year Nets head coach was saddened to learn the Kings fired his close friend on Friday. Brown was named the NBA’s Coach of the Year in 2023, but he was axed after the Kings got off to a 13-18 start this season. “He’s just very … Read more
Eric Holder Jr., left, listens during his sentencing proceeding for the murder of Nipsey Hussle in Superior Court. He was sentenced to 60 years to life in state prison. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) A Crips gang member was sentenced to at least 60 years in prison Wednesday for killing beloved rapper … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. — The only thing that’s consistently stopped Karl-Anthony Towns is foul trouble. Amid his scorching start with the new franchise, the center has become increasingly susceptible to personal fouls — particularly early in games — and it’s an area both Towns and his coach acknowledged requires adjustment. At least an adjustment to avoid … Read more
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking no state salary but has pulled in millions of dollars from investments and private income in his first full year as California governor. Schwarzenegger’s campaign on Friday released tax returns for 2002-04, showing that his income stayed strong after he made the jump from entertainer to politician. He has not … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses emergency preparedness Tuesday during a visit to a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection station in Colfax. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP) Following the deadliest year of wildfires in California history, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed $305 million in spending to accelerate the removal of thousands of acres of dense, … Read more
Sens. Jim Jeffords and Chris Dodd sat in armchairs in Dodd’s office in the Russell Senate Office Building. The Vermont Republican and the Connecticut Democrat, their ties loosened, drank sodas and talked that last Friday in March about money for special education. Jeffords’ frustrations spilled out. He complained that even though he was chairman of … Read more
Conservative House Republicans continued sniping at each other Sunday as they argued over responsibility for a failed rebellion against House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), who engineered the Republican takeover of the House in the 1994 elections. New York Rep. Bill Paxon, who either jumped or was pushed from his House leadership post last week after … Read more
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