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07/24/2024

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa talks to reporters in Antioch on Aug. 11, 2022. Photo by Godofredo A. Vásquez, AP Photo

07/23/2024

A California prison doctor accumulated more than 1,000 hours of personal time off and used some of it to work a second job. He claimed he faced retaliation when officials began scrutinizing his time and then clawed back much of …

07/23/2024

During early COVID lockdowns, a teen worked with his family to raise $1.8 million in venture funding and built a web filter with a team of data scientists and psychologists that he now hopes will help students safely surf the …

07/23/2024

There never was much of a chance that California Gov. Gavin Newsom would be running for president this year, even if President Joe Biden were to step aside.

07/23/2024

President Joe Biden (center) delivers his first State of the Union address to Congress, as Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi watch at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 2022. Photo by Saul Loeb, …

07/22/2024

As a mother of six who works in a Los Angeles Jack-in-the-Box, Anneisha Williams can’t afford to pay steep bank fees. For her, every dollar matters, and overdraft fees have left her frustrated and fed up with banks — to …

07/22/2024

“Alright, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.”

07/22/2024

President Joe Biden delivers his third State of the Union address with Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (right) behind him at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 2024. Photo by Shawn Thew, …

07/21/2024

Changes are underway one year after scathing audits showed how the California State University system failed to handle reports of sexual discrimination, harassment and assault in its Title IX offices.

07/21/2024

California public transit agencies are trying to lure back riders by improving safety. Metro’s decision to create its own public safety department is a major test.

07/21/2024

The California Democratic Party’s primary function is electing candidates. Lately, it’s become a lobbying powerhouse, taking positions on dozens of bills. The party usually gets its way.

07/21/2024

With President Joe Biden announcing today he won’t seek reelection and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, some California Democratic delegates quickly went along. The Democratic National Convention will decide the new nominee.

07/21/2024

When the dam of discontented Democrats calling upon President Joe Biden to suspend his flagging presidential campaign finally broke last week, Rep. Nancy Pelosi was standing at the floodgates.

07/19/2024

Adam Schiff and other California Democrats have urged President Joe Biden to withdraw from the November election after his poor debate performance against Donald Trump.

07/19/2024

A judge has halted a union effort at the Wonderful Company, throwing into question a new state law designed to make it easier for agricultural workers to organize.

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