California Proposition 5 voter guide: Local housing, road bonds
Currently, most local bond proposals require a two-thirds vote of the public to be approved. If voters pass Proposition 5, this threshold will be lowered…
California Proposition 33 voter guide: Expanded rent control
At the moment, state law limits rent increases for tenants in apartments and corporate-owned single-family homes that are older than 15 years. The cap is…
California Proposition 34 voter guide: healthcare spending
The measure is sponsored by the California Apartment Assn., which has tangled with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation for years over its efforts to enable stricter…
California Proposition 32 voter guide: Minimum-wage increase
The statewide minimum wage has not been changed in nearly a decade. Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law in 2016 to boost it to $15…
California Proposition 35 voter guide: Managed care organization tax
Proposition 35 is backed by the Coalition to Protect Access to Care, which includes a range of groups involved in healthcare. Among them are the…
What Jamaal Bowman’s loss in N.Y. means for the future of ‘the Squad’
WASHINGTON — When Jamaal Bowman first ran for Congress, he chastised his opponent — a 16-term Democratic congressman who chaired a powerful House committee — as…
Aileen Cannon’s big gamble in the Trump classified records case
As U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon entertains another far-fetched argument from Trump’s defense team in the classified documents prosecution, a recent report sheds considerable light…
Canadian DJ Duo Loud Luxury and Rock Band The Beaches to Headline Rogers Festival at the Final Concert for Game 6 in ICE District
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Immigration could sway California congressional races, House control
ENCINITAS, Calif. — On a recent overcast Saturday in the manicured backyard of a constituent’s home, Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) told several dozen supporters…
Los Angeles Unified School District votes to ban student cellphones
The Los Angeles Unified School District voted 5 to 2 on Tuesday on a resolution that would ban student access to smartphones and social media…
Where to eat in Downtown L.A. from the 2023 101 Best Restaurants guide
Jon Yao’s cooking begins with nostalgia — for the Taiwanese American food made by his mother and grandmother, for his coming of age in the…
Biden and Trump win primaries in some of 2024’s last primary contests
NEW YORK — President Biden and former President Trump won their parties’ primaries in several states Tuesday, some of the last contests on the 2024 primary…
District attorney in Alec Baldwin’s case wins New Mexico Democratic primary
SANTA FE, N.M. — An incumbent district attorney pursing an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin fended off a Democratic challenger in New Mexico’s primary election…
Temecula school board President Joseph Komrosky recalled, preliminary election results show
Temecula Valley school board President Joseph Komrosky, an outspoken religious conservative whose contentious tenure has been marked by heated debates, was narrowly losing a recall…
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, says she has cancer
HOUSTON — U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment. The 74-year-old Texas Democrat, who is…
Massachusetts school district investigating teacher for holding mock slave auction
June 1 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts teacher was placed on administrative leave after allegedly staging a mock slave auction and using a racial slur in…
Trump verdict may be November wildcard in L.A. congressional district
Sharing a salt-and-butter breakfast roll with her grandson at a Newhall bakery, stalwart Republican Jill Brown said former President Trump’s guilty verdict in a Manhattan…
DOJ sues Live Nation to break up alleged Ticketmaster monopoly
The Justice Department on Thursday announced it has filed a suit against Ticketmaster’s L.A.-based parent company Live Nation Entertainment, seeking to break up the company…
Supreme Court OKs shift of Black voters to shore up GOP district
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state’s mapmakers may shift tens of thousands of Black voters to a different district if they were…
California teachers criticize Newsom’s budget proposal
SACRAMENTO — California’s largest teachers union on Friday turned up the pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, announcing a public campaign aimed at blocking part of his…