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EXCLUSIVE: LA Times Editor and Publisher Show Up for Bloomberg

February 11, 2020 8:52 amMarch 16, 2022 2:11 pm

Diana Taylor, the longtime companion of Democratic presidential candidate Michael R. Bloomberg was the special guest at a series of four Bloomberg for President events yesterday in California. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by...

‘New Way Forward’ Act Would Protect Illegal Aliens and Criminals

February 7, 2020 8:57 amFebruary 10, 2020 9:39 am

‘Like the Constitution, this legislation is designed to create a whole new country. The bill would entirely remake our immigration system, with the explicit purpose of ensuring that criminals are able to move here, and settle here permanently, with impunity.’...

SB 50 Voted Down in Senate, Falls Short of Votes Twice in Two Days

January 30, 2020 2:09 pmJanuary 31, 2020 9:02 am

The California Senate failed to pass the zoning law altering Senate Bill 50, falling three votes short of the 21 needed. Three votes short of passage SB 50, authored and introduced by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would have forced...

Senate Passes Bill that Makes PG&E Accountable for Blackout Damages

January 29, 2020 8:07 pm

After failing twice last year and barely squeaking by a Senate Committee vote several weeks ago, Senate Bill 378 has finally passed a Senate vote this week after several late amendments made it more palatable to Senators in Sacramento. Updated...

Hundreds of Freelancers at ‘Repeal AB5’ Rally Want Back the Right to Earn a Living in CA

January 28, 2020 4:44 pm

“When you take your God-given talents, nurture them with heart and soul, and offer them to the world, that’s not exploitation. That’s self-actualization.” “Governor Newsom: we are here today to tell you that your vision cannot be reality as...

Los Angeles Laker Legend Kobe Bryant Dies in Helicopter Crash

January 26, 2020 4:22 pmJanuary 26, 2020 4:30 pm

Los Angeles Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas on Sunday morning. The 41-year-old Bryant had spent his entire 20 year career with the Los Angeles Lakers before retiring...

‘Right to Housing’ Bill Killed in Assembly Appropriations Committee

January 24, 2020 10:15 pm

A ‘right to housing’ bill that would have required guaranteed shelter for children and families died in Committee on Thursday, shocking many lawmakers who had seen it as almost guaranteed to be passed. California and ‘right to shelter’ Assembly Bill...