Category: LA Politics
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Dreaming Big for District 1: Lou Calanche Turns Vision Into Action Dreaming Big for District 1: Lou Calanche Turns Vision Into Action
LA Politics October 16, 2025

Dreaming Big for District 1: Lou Calanche Turns Vision Into Action

“The present is broken, and there’s no vision for the future. I’ll ... more

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DOJ Jumps Into Fight Over Alleged Anti-White Bias in LA Schools DOJ Jumps Into Fight Over Alleged Anti-White Bias in LA Schools
Education February 20, 2026

DOJ Jumps Into Fight Over Alleged Anti-White Bias in LA Schools

  The LAUSD desegregation lawsuit highlights a national debate over race, education funding, ... more

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Dodgers Will Shake Hands With Trump — While Their Countrymen Are Deported Dodgers Will Shake Hands With Trump — While Their Countrymen Are Deported
LA Politics February 24, 2026

Dodgers Will Shake Hands With Trump — While Their Countrymen Are Deported

The Dodgers White House visit Trump revives tensions in Los Angeles, where ... more

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Dodgers Choose Trump — and Betray Los Angeles Dodgers Choose Trump — and Betray Los Angeles
Immigration February 6, 2026

Dodgers Choose Trump — and Betray Los Angeles

The championship team’s decision reignites tensions between sports tradition, politics, and the ... more

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Crime is Down and Kids are Back, but Drugs Still Plague Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park Crime is Down and Kids are Back, but Drugs Still Plague Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park
Cover Story December 16, 2025

Crime is Down and Kids are Back, but Drugs Still Plague Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park

Today crime is down in MacArthur Park, Langer’s is staying, and the ... more

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Candidates Say District 1 Will Be Seen, Heard, and Backed Candidates Say District 1 Will Be Seen, Heard, and Backed
LA Politics November 17, 2025

Candidates Say District 1 Will Be Seen, Heard, and Backed

Six of the candidates vying for the post in the June 2026 ... more

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California’s Billionaire Tax Debate Exposes a Bigger Crisis: Trust, Oversight, and Accountability California’s Billionaire Tax Debate Exposes a Bigger Crisis: Trust, Oversight, and Accountability
California January 25, 2026

California’s Billionaire Tax Debate Exposes a Bigger Crisis: Trust, Oversight, and Accountability

As lawmakers push to tax extreme wealth to protect healthcare and education, ... 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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California Redistricting Showdown Could Become Referendum on Trump California Redistricting Showdown Could Become Referendum on Trump
LA Politics October 14, 2025

California Redistricting Showdown Could Become Referendum on Trump

President Donald Trump will loom large in the background as Democrats ask ... more

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California Prisoners Sleep with ‘one Eye Open’ California Prisoners Sleep with ‘one Eye Open’
California November 26, 2025

California Prisoners Sleep with ‘one Eye Open’

If you're serving hard time inside a California prison, you'll often find ... more

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California Map Shakeup Could Spell Disaster for GOP California Map Shakeup Could Spell Disaster for GOP
LA Politics September 8, 2025

California Map Shakeup Could Spell Disaster for GOP

Republicans wield almost no power in California. But as a moribund state ... more

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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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CalFresh Cuts Hit Some Noncitizens Starting Today CalFresh Cuts Hit Some Noncitizens Starting Today
Food March 31, 2026

CalFresh Cuts Hit Some Noncitizens Starting Today

CalFresh benefits changes 2026 will reshape food access for immigrant families while ... more

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Budget Cuts in L.A. Hit Services and Public Safety—Latino Communities Brace for Impact Budget Cuts in L.A. Hit Services and Public Safety—Latino Communities Brace for Impact
LA Politics May 23, 2025

Budget Cuts in L.A. Hit Services and Public Safety—Latino Communities Brace for Impact

Revised $13.9B budget averts 1,000 layoffs but reduces LAPD staffing and homelessness ... more

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Boyle Heights Residents Want ‘La Brooklyn’ Back Boyle Heights Residents Want ‘La Brooklyn’ Back
LA Politics March 18, 2026

Boyle Heights Residents Want ‘La Brooklyn’ Back

The Brooklyn Avenue Boyle Heights name change debate highlights tensions between honoring ... 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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Beutner Signals Campaign Priorities with Proposal to Expand Housing and Joint-Use Schoolyard Parks Beutner Signals Campaign Priorities with Proposal to Expand Housing and Joint-Use Schoolyard Parks
Education December 25, 2025

Beutner Signals Campaign Priorities with Proposal to Expand Housing and Joint-Use Schoolyard Parks

Los Angeles school land housing proposal from former LAUSD chief Austin Beutner ... more