Many years ago, I interviewed Steve Garvey’s ex-wife, Cyndy, whose memoir had just been published. She’d spent years as a lonely, resentful baseball wife wrongly blamed by fans for the …
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It’s over, and other takeaways from Donald Trump’s victory over Nikki Haley in New Hampshire primary
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Former President Trump won the first Republican primary Tuesday in New Hampshire over his closest competitor, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, according to a projection by the Associated …
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L.A. moves to protect renters who got pets amid pandemic lockdown
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to prevent landlords from evicting tenants who took in a pet at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — even if it was …
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The Los Angeles Times announced Tuesday that it was laying off at least 115 people — or more than 20% of the newsroom — marking one of the largest workforce …
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The latest forecast has arrived for the West’s largest reservoir — and, stop me if you’ve heard this one, it’s not great. Federal scientists are projecting that Lake Mead — …
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5 takeaways from California’s first 2024 U.S. Senate election debate
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia’s sleepy race to determine who will succeed Sen. Dianne Feinstein came alive Monday night at USC, when three congressional Democrats and a former-Dodger-turned-Republican-candidate clashed over the war in Gaza …
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Sunday was a tough day for those, like me, who get their entertainment jollies by watching losers try to redeem themselves. I’m not talking only about the Buffalo Bills, the …
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Los Angeles Times Managing Editor Sara Yasin resigned Monday amid the turmoil gripping the newsroom in advance of deep staff cuts that are looming. Yasin’s departure comes a little more …
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Column: Taiwan held an election. War didn’t break out. That’s good for California
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Good news has been scarce in world affairs this year. So it’s worth noting a conflict zone where the worst-case scenario hasn’t happened: the long-running standoff between China and …
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When Nikki Haley was a South Carolina legislator, she backed budgets boosted by federal aid. Running for governor, she criticized a “bailout culture” and dependence on Washington. She once called …