Why Disney’s Bob Iger is trying to avoid the culture wars
Bob Iger wants out of the culture wars.Walt Disney Co. and its chief executive have made a sharp pivot since doubling down on diversity and…
Hand-written signatures were a sticking point for young California voters
More than a month after voting by mail in the presidential election, South Los Angeles resident Taylor Johnson learned that his vote had not been…
Florida is winning the political battle with California as Trump takes office
WASHINGTON — The rivalry between California and Florida reached a high mark in November 2023 when Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, faced off against Florida Gov.…
California’s rush to regulate AI has a 1st Amendment problem
The Constitution shouldn’t be rewritten for every new communications technology. The Supreme Court reaffirmed this long-standing principle during its most recent term in applying the…
Calmes: Drain the swamp? More like overt, unapologetic swampy displays at Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump doesn’t drain the swamp, despite his promises. He just puts his own brand on it, like everything else he touches, and sells. And…
Newsom reads the election returns and heads to red California
For a good deal of this election cycle, Gavin Newsom acted very much like a person wanting to be president.He traveled the country and ran…
Newsom and a fellow Democrat spar over constitutional convention on gun control
Last summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom made a splashy announcement on a nationally televised morning show.As millions of Americans tuned in over their breakfast and coffee,…
Trump’s deportations on a collision course with California’s economy
This country has always had a hypocritical relationship with the undocumented workers who keep America’s agricultural, construction and hospitality industries humming.On one hand, we simply…
California billionaire Meg Whitman, who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2010, to speak at Democratic convention tonight
California billionaire Meg Whitman, a Republican who spent $144 million of her own wealth on an unsuccessful run for governor a decade ago, endorsed Joe…
Bush Hoping to Meet Yeltsin at Summit Soon : Diplomacy: Need to stay in ‘close touch’ is stressed. No date for talks with the Russian leader is specified.
WASHINGTON — President Bush expressed concern Thursday about “economic deprivation” this winter in Russia and the other republics of the former Soviet Union and called for…
Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips
WASHINGTON — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to establish…
Campaign ’96 : A Grown-Up Jack Ford Plays Host to Republican Convention
SAN DIEGO — If nothing else, the Republican National Convention here in August will reveal to the American people a development that some may find heartening,…
angeles-city-council-committee-assignments-offer-clear-winners – Los Angeles Times
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, giving you the info on the past week…
Google proposes altering contracts to correct illegal search monopoly
After the government pushed for the breakup of Google, accusing it of business practices that violate antitrust laws, the Mountain View, Calif., tech giant proposed…
Senate approves 235th judge of Biden’s term, beating Trump’s tally
WASHINGTON — President Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor’s total by one after Democrats put extra…
Biden signs bill averting government shutdown after days of upheaval
WASHINGTON — President Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved…
Musk railed against spending bill. But he spread misinformation
President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government…
Plans to transform an iconic San Francisco highway into a park ignite recall furor
SAN FRANCISCO — On a recent Sunday on the far edge of the Outer Sunset, a cozy oceanfront neighborhood with rows of pastel bungalows, hundreds of…
Column: How Trump can win
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s campaign for a second term has stalled. In public opinion surveys, he has trailed Democratic nominee Joe Biden, sometimes by a wide…
Reagan to Make Appeal to Soviets in L.A. Speech
President Reagan will make another plea for U.S.-Soviet cooperation in a speech here today and suggest new steps that the Soviets could take to signal…