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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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UFW Faces Financial Hit Under Abuse Laws UFW Faces Financial Hit Under Abuse Laws
LA Politics March 20, 2026

UFW Faces Financial Hit Under Abuse Laws

The allegations against Cesar Chavez could have sweeping legal and financial implications ... more

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Eunisses Hernández Tops Contributions in LA CD1 Race Eunisses Hernández Tops Contributions in LA CD1 Race
LA Politics April 27, 2026

Eunisses Hernández Tops Contributions in LA CD1 Race

Los Angeles CD1 election fundraising remains lower than other major races, even ... more

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Rivals Spent Nearly Double Per Vote Compared to Eunisses Hernández in CD1 Rivals Spent Nearly Double Per Vote Compared to Eunisses Hernández in CD1
Cover Story June 15, 2026

Rivals Spent Nearly Double Per Vote Compared to Eunisses Hernández in CD1

Eunisses Hernández confirmed her position as councilmember after being re-elected for another ... more

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As One City Builds Its Own Homelessness System, Los Angeles Pays to Be Told How As One City Builds Its Own Homelessness System, Los Angeles Pays to Be Told How
Housing August 5, 2026

As One City Builds Its Own Homelessness System, Los Angeles Pays to Be Told How

As Santa Monica moves toward a city-controlled homelessness system, Los Angeles is ... 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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LAUSD at a Breaking Point: 3,200 Layoff Notices as Enrollment Plunges and Spending Soars LAUSD at a Breaking Point: 3,200 Layoff Notices as Enrollment Plunges and Spending Soars
Education February 18, 2026

LAUSD at a Breaking Point: 3,200 Layoff Notices as Enrollment Plunges and Spending Soars

The LAUSD budget deficit exposes deeper questions about enrollment decline, record California ... more

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Erasing Cesar Chavez Day? Meet Farmworkers Day Erasing Cesar Chavez Day? Meet Farmworkers Day
LA Politics March 31, 2026

Erasing Cesar Chavez Day? Meet Farmworkers Day

For years, Cesar Chavez Day in California was observed on Tuesday, March ... more

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The Crisis That Could Cost Xavier Becerra the California Governorship The Crisis That Could Cost Xavier Becerra the California Governorship
California May 14, 2026

The Crisis That Could Cost Xavier Becerra the California Governorship

As Xavier Becerra gains momentum in California’s governor race, renewed attention on ... more

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California Officials: Supreme Court Decision Acknowledges a Basic Reality—Mail Delays Happen California Officials: Supreme Court Decision Acknowledges a Basic Reality—Mail Delays Happen
California June 29, 2026

California Officials: Supreme Court Decision Acknowledges a Basic Reality—Mail Delays Happen

The Court's decision allows California to continue counting ballots that are postmarked ... more

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L.A. Faces a Deficit of 2 Billion and Mayor Bass Tries to Calm Criticism With a Cut in Her Salary L.A. Faces a Deficit of 2 Billion and Mayor Bass Tries to Calm Criticism With a Cut in Her Salary
LA Politics May 5, 2025

L.A. Faces a Deficit of 2 Billion and Mayor Bass Tries to Calm Criticism With a Cut in Her Salary

As elected officials consider spending reductions and layoffs to address a nearly ... more

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Newsom: “It’s not what happens to us, it’s how we respond to it.” Newsom: “It’s not what happens to us, it’s how we respond to it.”
LA Politics July 14, 2025

Newsom: “It’s not what happens to us, it’s how we respond to it.”

California's Governor Gavin Newsom goes for Donald Trump's jugular during a trip ... 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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It’s official. Raquel Zamora leads a grassroots charge to shake up LAUSD It’s official. Raquel Zamora leads a grassroots charge to shake up LAUSD
Education March 5, 2026

It’s official. Raquel Zamora leads a grassroots charge to shake up LAUSD

It's official. Teacher Raquel Zamora Challenges the Establishment. A week before the deadline ... more

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What to Know: Rules Set for May 6 L.A. Mayoral Debate What to Know: Rules Set for May 6 L.A. Mayoral Debate
LA Politics April 15, 2026

What to Know: Rules Set for May 6 L.A. Mayoral Debate

Los Angeles mayoral debate rules are now set, with candidates needing polling ... more

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Karen Bass In for November; Pratts One Step Away From Potential Runoff Karen Bass In for November; Pratts One Step Away From Potential Runoff
Cover Story June 3, 2026

Karen Bass In for November; Pratts One Step Away From Potential Runoff

After a tough first term framed by the most destructive wildfire in ... more

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‘The Working Class Has Been Abandoned’: Hilton Courts Latino Voters in Boyle Heights ‘The Working Class Has Been Abandoned’: Hilton Courts Latino Voters in Boyle Heights
LA Politics July 23, 2026

‘The Working Class Has Been Abandoned’: Hilton Courts Latino Voters in Boyle Heights

Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton took his general election campaign to Boyle ... more

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