Politics
Supreme Court turns down Trump plea to block New York sentencing for hush money conviction
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down President-elect Donald Trump’s plea to block a New York judge from sentencing...
Column: Compassion and decency are lost amid wildfires as California foes seek cheap political points
California’s burning and its political foes are practically dancing in the flames and reveling in the ashes.From the mountains to...
Column: Karen Bass was no Nero — and now’s the time for her to prove that
The video is damning. A stone-faced Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stood silently as a British reporter asked whether she...
Column: Forget Reagan and Schwarzenegger. In California governor’s race, boring can be beautiful
California is about to ease into the 2026 race for governor, and if you can pick any of the current...
Column: Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden and revisionist presidential history
For my entire career, it’s seemed, the Republican Party has run against Jimmy Carter. From my novice reporter days in...
Daniel Lurie inaugurated as San Francisco’s new mayor: ‘This is where our comeback begins’
SAN FRANCISCO — Four hours before he took the oath of office Wednesday to become San Francisco’s 46th mayor, Daniel Lurie...
Karen Bass left L.A. for Africa as wind, fire warnings increased. Mayor returned to a burning city
For the first 24 hours of Los Angeles’ wildfire disaster, Mayor Karen Bass was a constant presence on social media,...
A tale of two presidents: How L.A. fires show the difference between Biden and Trump
As communities across Los Angeles County burned Wednesday in a spate of wildfires, the crisis highlighted the stark difference between...
Barbara Lee announces bid for Oakland mayor as city looks to rise from crisis
SAN FRANCISCO — Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, a prominent progressive Democrat who represented the East Bay in Congress for...
Gov. Gavin Newsom scraps trip to D.C. as wildfires burn across Los Angeles County
Gov. Gavin Newsom canceled his trip to Washington, D.C., this week for President Jimmy Carter’s funeral after deadly fires broke...
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