Politics

SACRAMENTO — In a bid to stabilize struggling crude-oil refineries, state lawmakers on Saturday passed a last-minute bill that would allow the...

Commentary: The immigration raids are crushing L.A.’s fire recovery and California’s economy

The crew had just poured a concrete foundation on a vacant lot in Altadena when I pulled up the other...

Column: Biden was supposed to be a bridge. He became a roadblock

From the outside looking in, Gov. Gavin Newsom unofficially announced he was running for president on Thursday, March 30, 2023,...

California lawmakers pass bill to grant priority college admission for descendants of slavery

SACRAMENTO — State lawmakers on Friday advanced a plan that would allow California colleges to offer preferential admission to students who are...

Paramount denounces boycott of Israeli film industry as Gaza conflict divides Hollywood

Paramount on Friday sharply denounced a proposed boycott of Israeli film institutions by a group that calls itself Film Workers...

Contributor: How the conviction of Brazil’s former president echoes in the U.S.

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of conspiracies related to his failed 2022 reelection bid....

After Charlie Kirk’s shooting, how will security change for polarizing public figures?

Less than 24 hours after a bullet whizzed across a Utah college campus and claimed the life of conservative activist...

California’s incarcerated firefighters, who make about $30 per day, could get a big raise

SACRAMENTO — In howling winds and choking smoke during the January fires that devastated Altadena and Pacific Palisades, more than 1,100 incarcerated...

Commentary: Against the backdrop of the Hollywood sign, the Border Patrol takes a hellaweird group photo