The Trump administration announced Saturday that National Guard troops were being sent to Los Angeles — an action Gov. Gavin Newsom said he opposed. President Trump is activating the Guard …
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ICE arrested a California union leader. Does Trump understand what that means?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesUnions in California are different from those in other places. More than any state in our troubled country, their ranks are filled with people of color and immigrants. While unions …
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Mayor Karen Bass says she reached a deal to restore police hiring
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLos Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has reached an agreement with City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson to find the money to reverse the cuts to police hiring made last month by …
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Column: Voters who don’t vote? This is one way democracy can die, by 20 million cuts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDuring China’s imperial age, those deemed guilty of the worst offenses were sometimes sentenced to death in a public square by a brutal form of execution known as lingchi. Soldiers …
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Supreme Court frees DOGE employees to search Social Security records
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the DOGE team that had been led by Elon Musk to examine Social Security records that include personal information on most Americans. …
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Nearly five months after a firestorm laid waste to a wide swath of Pacific Palisades, Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday that the global infrastructure firm AECOM will help develop a …
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Planet-warming emissions dropped when companies had to report them. EPA wants to end that
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLEOPOLD, Ind. — On the ceiling of Abbie Brockman’s middle school English classroom in Perry County, the fluorescent lights are covered with images of a bright blue sky, a few clouds floating …
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Former L.A. County sheriff’s oversight official faces investigation
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe former chairman of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission is under investigation for alleged retaliation against a Sheriff’s Department sergeant who faced scrutiny for his role in …
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State authorities to probe LAPD shooting of man officers say had gun
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe California Department of Justice will investigate a fatal shooting by Los Angeles Police Department officers under a law that empowers the state attorney general to probe police shootings of …
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Their political futures uncertain, Newsom and Harris go on the road to Compton to feed young dreams
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia’s two most prominent Democrats remain mum on their future plans, but former Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Gavin Newsom both took time to tend to their political personas …