Category: LA Politics
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California GOP Abandons Failing Campaign Against Prop 50 California GOP Abandons Failing Campaign Against Prop 50
LA Politics October 30, 2025

California GOP Abandons Failing Campaign Against Prop 50

Republicans appear to have all but abandoned their efforts to defeat a ... more

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California Steps Into the National Crossfire as Newsom and Trump Escalate Their Political War California Steps Into the National Crossfire as Newsom and Trump Escalate Their Political War
California November 27, 2025

California Steps Into the National Crossfire as Newsom and Trump Escalate Their Political War

  How California politics in 2025 thrust the state into the national spotlight ... more

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Beyond MacArthur Park: What’s Really at Stake in the CD-1 City Council Race Beyond MacArthur Park: What’s Really at Stake in the CD-1 City Council Race
Cover Story January 29, 2026

Beyond MacArthur Park: What’s Really at Stake in the CD-1 City Council Race

As the MacArthur Park City Council election dominates headlines, voters across Los ... more

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Living in Pleasantville: Stephen Miller’s Dream of an All-White America Living in Pleasantville: Stephen Miller’s Dream of an All-White America
LA Politics July 16, 2025

Living in Pleasantville: Stephen Miller’s Dream of an All-White America

Stephen Miller grew up in Santa Monica, the son of a wealthy ... more

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How Anger Over ICE Raids Is Mobilizing Latino Communities How Anger Over ICE Raids Is Mobilizing Latino Communities
LA Politics November 4, 2025

How Anger Over ICE Raids Is Mobilizing Latino Communities

Elections on Tuesday in California, New Jersey and other states are unfolding ... more

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Olympic Wages at Risk: Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson Bowing to Tourism? Olympic Wages at Risk: Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson Bowing to Tourism?
Cover Story December 8, 2025

Olympic Wages at Risk: Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson Bowing to Tourism?

Los Angeles tourism workers may have to wait two extra years for ... more

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Los Angeles Caps Rent Increases at 4%, Reshaping the City’s Rent-Control Debate Los Angeles Caps Rent Increases at 4%, Reshaping the City’s Rent-Control Debate
Housing January 28, 2026

Los Angeles Caps Rent Increases at 4%, Reshaping the City’s Rent-Control Debate

Los Angeles rent stabilization ordinance changes affect 650,000 units as city targets ... more

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Zero-Emission Truck Rule Scrapped: California Backs Down After Multistate Lawsuit Zero-Emission Truck Rule Scrapped: California Backs Down After Multistate Lawsuit
LA Politics May 8, 2025

Zero-Emission Truck Rule Scrapped: California Backs Down After Multistate Lawsuit

Nebraska leads 17-state alliance against electric truck mandates, citing supply chain and ... more

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Who’s Stopping Them? Federal Raids Hit LA Despite Court Ban Who’s Stopping Them? Federal Raids Hit LA Despite Court Ban
Immigration August 11, 2025

Who’s Stopping Them? Federal Raids Hit LA Despite Court Ban

After a month of militarized raids and racial profiling throughout Southern California, ... more

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Nancy Pelosi Steps Down: Two Contenders Vie for Her Seat Nancy Pelosi Steps Down: Two Contenders Vie for Her Seat
LA Politics November 6, 2025

Nancy Pelosi Steps Down: Two Contenders Vie for Her Seat

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 85, announced her retirement on November 6, ... more

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The National Guard arrives in L.A.: Here’s what you need to know The National Guard arrives in L.A.: Here’s what you need to know
California June 8, 2025

The National Guard arrives in L.A.: Here’s what you need to know

President Donald Trump says he's deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to ... more