The failure of one of Skid Row’s largest homeless housing providers represents a dire warning for the viability of supportive housing in Los Angeles, according to a new report on …
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Legislators vow to fight Newsom’s plans for Delta water tunnel
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA group of California legislators representing the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta area said Tuesday that they will fight Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to build a $20-billion water tunnel, contending the …
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Villaraigosa says Harris, Becerra must ‘apologize to the American people’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a 2026 candidate for California governor, criticized former Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra on …
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Libraries are cutting back on staff and services after Trump’s order to dismantle small agency
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLibraries across the United States are cutting back on ebooks, audiobooks and loan programs after the Trump administration suspended millions of dollars in federal grants as it tries to dissolve …
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Contributor: Ending birthright citizenship will mostly affect U.S. citizens
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration’s executive order to limit birthright citizenship is a serious challenge to the 14th Amendment, which enshrined a radical principle of our democratic experiment: that anyone born here …
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Latino legislative caucus decries Newsom’s proposed Medi-Cal cuts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSACRAMENTO — Latino legislators criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget cuts to Medi-Cal Monday afternoon, saying the plan to freeze enrollment and charge premiums for those adult immigrants without documentation already enrolled …
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Questions emerge over Biden’s cancer diagnosis, decision to run
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The revelation that former President Biden has advanced prostate cancer generated more questions than answers on Monday, prompting debate among experts in the oncology community over the likely progression of …
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WASHINGTON — An appeals court has cleared the way for President Trump’s executive order aimed at ending collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees while a lawsuit plays out. …
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The U.S. failed refugees during the Holocaust. Trump’s Libya plan would too
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn May 1939, a ship called the St. Louis departed from Hamburg, Germany, with 937 passengers, most of them Jews fleeing the Holocaust. They had been promised disembarkation rights in …
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Trump’s big bill advances in rare weekend vote as conservative holdouts secure changes
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote as conservatives who blocked the measure two days …