California Assembly District 40 election: Gipson vs. Schiavo voter guide
Abortion rights are not up for a vote in California, but the issue could still affect races across the ballot in November, as it has…
Where Harris, Trump stand on abortion: election voter guide
Abortion rights, always a polarizing issue in American politics, became an electoral tinderbox in 2022 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the landmark…
L.A. Unified School District 5 election: Griego vs. Ortiz voter guide
The District 5 race is a contest between candidates with valuable but different professional backgrounds in education. The district’s two most powerful unions are also…
Where Schiff, Garvey stand on immigration, border: U.S. Senate election voter guide
Schiff says fixing the asylum process long term, in a way that addresses public safety and also keeps migrants safe, will require comprehensive immigration reform.…
Where Harris, Trump stand on housing: election voter guide
Trump, a real estate developer, has fewer specifics than his opponent in addressing housing affordability. Most significantly, he has tied his plan for mass deportations…
California 54 election guide: Gonzalez vs. Yi
Gonzalez is the district director for Santiago and received endorsements from major labor unions, including those representing teachers and construction workers. The California Democratic Party…
In ‘liberal’ San Francisco, progressive vying for mayor is an underdog
SAN FRANCISCO — After 17 years wielding power and influence on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Aaron Peskin is facing a rather existential moment:Has this…
Measure A flier omits a key fact: Ballot proposal is a tax increase
A campaign flier arriving in mailboxes around Los Angeles County promotes a ballot measure that would mandate “a new approach to expand programs that are…
The proposal to end homelessness in Los Angeles for $20 billion
It would cost $20.4 billion to end homelessness in Los Angeles in a decade, a price tag requiring local, state and federal governments to more…
Column: Democrats to blame for California’s problems? GOP is MIA
You know what the problem is with California?Democrats—or so I’m told.If I write about broken sidewalks in Los Angeles, readers write to say it’s the…
Poll: L.A. County voters lukewarm on tax for homeless services
A measure on the November ballot that would double the county’s quarter-cent homeless sales tax is leading in an early poll of Los Angeles County…
Bass vows not to bus homeless people out of L.A. for 2028 Olympics
In Paris, the French government packed homeless people and migrants onto buses and sent them out of the city as the Summer Olympics approached. In…
Newsom threatens to take money from counties over homelessness
With television cameras rolling and traffic on a busy San Fernando Valley freeway humming in the background, Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened on Thursday to take…
As San Francisco clears homeless camps, where will people go?
SAN FRANCISCO — A week into what Mayor London Breed has called a “very aggressive” effort to clear homeless encampments across San Francisco, a key question…
Opinion: Gavin Newsom is reactionary on homelessness, and that’s good
Confused? California’s uber-progressive governor, Gavin Newsom, ordered state agencies to forcibly clear homeless camps in their jurisdictions and is cajoling cities and towns to follow…
Opinion: I was homeless. Newsom’s encampment order is outrageous
It’s outrageous that the Supreme Court is allowing states and cities to criminalize homelessness and that Gov. Gavin Newsom is ordering encampments dismantled, especially when…
Opinion: How socially responsible are the Paris Olympics?
Olympic host cities make promises that are all but impossible to keep, and in recent years, the organizers’ wishful thinking about housing and neighborhood redevelopment…
France’s Olympic Gamble | Athletics
People & Power investigates the costs and benefits of the Parisian Olympics, and if global sporting events are worth it.The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in…
Chileans confront a homelessness crisis, a first for one of South America’s richest countries
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Associated PressNayara BatschkePublished Jul 11, 2024 • 5 minute read You can save this article by registering for…
California Proposition 4 voter guide: Climate bond
According to the 49-page proposal, $3.8 billion would be allocated to water projects, including those that provide for safe drinking water, recycle wastewater, store groundwater…