Oakland seeks answers to street crime after police misconduct
OAKLAND, Calif. — Along gracious, leafy College Avenue, you can luxuriate with a traditional Thai massage, slip into an artisanal cocktail at an Italian spot or…
Does Puerto Vallarta have a gentrification problem?
There’s a long running myth that it was John Huston’s 1964 film The Night of the Iguana, starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr,…
Anthony Davis and Lakers beaten by Sacramento Kings, again
SACRAMENTO — Either it’s a hurdle or a wall. The Lakers couldn’t be sure. Now they are. The Sacramento Kings fully have the Lakers’ number, one…
Minnesota’s ‘stunning’ uncommitted vote reveals enduring problem for Biden | Joe Biden News
The concept behind the Michigan protest was simple: Cast a vote for the “uncommitted” option in the Democratic primary, instead of supporting United States President…
Will California voters pass Newsom’s Prop. 1 on election day?
California voters on Tuesday decided the fate of Proposition 1, a statewide ballot measure that Gov. Gavin Newsom has championed as crucial to solving the…
How California-style ‘jungle’ primaries could fix Washington
The average U.S. House district encompasses about 590,000 people of voting age. How many of them would you expect to cast a ballot for their…
No Carlos Vela, no problem for LAFC in season-opening win
When LAFC entered the league in 2018, its first game was against the Sounders in Seattle. It won that game and MLS has been trying…
‘She abandoned us’: Haley’s South Carolina problem isn’t just Trump
Olson said he understood that as the state’s executive, Haley had to compromise at times to govern. And he didn’t fault her for endorsing Mitt…
‘It solves a problem EVERYONE has’ car expert says, as he shares built-in car feature you’ve probably never noticed
A CAR expert says he knows the solution to a problem faced by all motorists who drive in cities. Many will have had the frustrating…
Biden has a high-tech problem in Michigan
Now the administration is getting ready to unleash the law’s flood of tax breaks — estimated to be worth more than $25 billion over a…
L.A. Times columnists say why California is still a Golden State
California has been a beacon, a destination, a paradise and promised land ever since its headlong expansion in a rush of gold fever. It’s also…
Update on L.A. firefighters critically injured in truck explosion
Two members of the Los Angeles Fire Department are “making progress” after sustaining critical injuries while fighting a semi truck fire that led to an…
Officials spar over ‘criminalization’ of copper wire theft
A member of a historic church in South Los Angeles pointed out to Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson on Sunday that a landmark item was missing from…
Column: Will Chiefs parade shooting inspire GOP voters to change?
You know why this country has a problem with mass shootings? For the same reason we’re likely to have an octogenarian president during the next…
The Sports Report: Lakers have no problem with the Pistons
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
Amitav Ghosh dives deep into opium history in ‘Smoke and Ashes’
On the Shelf 'Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories' By Amitav GhoshFarrar, Straus and Giroux: 416 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our…
Column: Credit Newsom for trying to alleviate homelessness, not that he has much choice
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “treatment not tents” ballot measure would make only a puny dent in homelessness. But it’s still the biggest attempt ever by…
California’s war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired
It was a decade ago when California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags, ushering in a wave of anti-plastic…
Opinion: Age matters. Which is why Biden’s age is his superpower
Joe Biden is old. Like each of us, he comes from a particular place in history, in his case the LBJ years. And that’s one…
America’s underemployment problem | Business and Economy
New York City, USA – Makalah Monroe works at an Outback Steakhouse in Laurel, Maryland. She is a student and the only one in her…