Politics
Aide involved in affair with Gavin Newsom in 2005 speaks out: ‘Resentment is a luxury I can’t afford’
‘Resentment is a luxury I can’t afford,’ writes Ruby Rippey in Vanity Fair. Her first-person essay offers the most intimate description yet of the affair with the then-mayor of San Francisco.
No matter who wins, this South L.A. city council district will see a historic change
Estuardo Mazariegos and Jose Ugarte both said they are committed to representing all their constituents equally, including Black residents who have expressed concerns about the change.
Trump lawyer urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
Lawyers for California and 22 other Democratic-led states sued, arguing that the states, not the federal government, have the constitutional authority to set the rules for voting and elections.
This California Republican has a plan for controlling AI. Can he make it happen?
After an AI language model recently broke free from its containment and committed what would be multiple white-collar felonies if done by a human, a Republican congressman introduced a measure for more regulation.
His nickname was ‘Satan.’ His political influence was immense
Clint Reilly helped elect a who’s who of California Democrats and trained generations of political consultants. He was a genius in the business of campaigns.
A powerful union, the billionaire tax and an alleged bargaining chip
There are questions about whether the controversial leader of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West intended for the billionaire tax to go on the ballot, or if it was designed as a leverage play to expand his union.
The completely unofficial L.A. City Council power rankings
How do L.A. City Council members match up by the numbers?
Street homelessness went up in Los Angeles. In Nithya Raman’s district, it was nearly cut in half
Street homelessness — people living outdoors or in their vehicles — went down by 49% in Raman’s district compared to the previous year, she said at a press conference Friday.
Thousands of complaints, few punished: How LAPD handles claims of racial bias
Studies have repeatedly shown that Blacks and Latinos in L.A. are subjected to police stops at significantly higher rates than whites. The rare case of an officer recently fired for alleged racial bias highlights why.
Mayor’s press team uses disappearing WhatsApp messages, avoiding scrutiny
The city administrative code requires records to be retained for at least two years.