Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised national prosperity and global peace, saying he would quickly drive down the cost of groceries in local supermarkets and bring deadly overseas wars …
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State agency fines L.A. more than $560,000 for dog attack at Harbor animal shelter
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe state agency that oversees workplace safety has fined the city of Los Angeles $563,250 after finding that the severe mauling of a animal shelter worker resulted from “significant safety …
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Newsom hires former Harris political aide as fourth chief of staff
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the departure of his chief of staff Dana Williamson and tapped Nathan Barankin, a former aide to Vice President Kamala Harris, as the fourth …
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Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony Biden bribes
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry …
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Supreme Court dismisses constitutional claim in California pollution case
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a red-state constitutional challenge to California’s special authority to fight air pollution. Over a dissent by Justice Clarence Thomas, the justices turned away …
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L.A. D.A. Hochman to fire Gascón’s police shootings prosecutor
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLos Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he intends to terminate the contract of a special prosecutor that George Gascón hired to reopen investigations into fatal police shootings, a …
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Trump taps Devin Nunes, two other Californians for administration posts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident-elect Donald Trump has tapped several Californians — including former San Joaquin Valley congressman Devin Nunes — for posts in his next administration. Nunes, a Republican and former dairy farmer …
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Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, says any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking Senate confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the …
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Labor boosted California Democrats by not talking like Democrats
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSACRAMENTO — Democrats have a growing problem with union members and working-class voters, a building block that’s been foundational to their political success. Lorena Gonzalez, head of the California Labor Federation, …
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Patrick Soon-Shiong’s controversial shakeup at the L.A. Times
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPatrick Soon-Shiong had become accustomed to making the news. He was the doctor and medical technology innovator who built a fortune, the striving South African immigrant who bought a piece …