BREAKING: F.B.I. Raids Los Angeles Schools Chief’s Home and District Headquarters www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...
BREAKING: F.B.I. Raids Los Angeles Schools Chief’s Home and District Headquarters www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...
We put up recs from staff members, and mine led this week with a beloved PBS show. But click ahead — there’s a poetry podcast that will transport you and this amazing LA side project by the iconic Los Angeles DJ Chris Douridas that I think is just wonderful. www.nytimes.com/card/2026/02...
“On Tuesday, it took hours to reach the survivors in part because a snowcat, a vehicle that runs on tracks like a tank, could not be used to take rescuers all the way to them; the rescuers had to ski the last two miles.” Great piece by my NYT colleague Jill Cowan. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...
BREAKING: Wasserman Will Sell Powerhouse L.A. Agency Amid Epstein Fallout www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Here’s What To Know About the Los Angeles Mayor’s Race www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...
In a Dark Year, Los Angeles Basks in the Dodgers’ Glow www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/u...
In a Dark Year, Los Angeles Basks in the Dodgers’ Glow www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/u...
In L.A., a Former Ally of Mayor Bass Is Expected to Run Against Her www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Sobering piece by Laurel Rosenhall, my colleague in Sacramento, on what happened when Common Cause and the League of Women Voters in California tried not to take sides on the redistricting war. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
He Raised Three Marines. His Wife Is American. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him. Heartbreaking and expert immigration coverage out of Southern California by my colleague, Miriam Jordan. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
BREAKING: California’s $23 Billion Plan to Restore Federal Cuts to Scientific Research www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/u...
John Burton, one of the most influential figures in California politics for decades, who gained a reputation as a straight talker from his zestful use of profanity and his openhearted discussion of overcoming drug addiction, died on Sunday in San Francisco. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
“‘You want the winning ticket or the regular one?’ he said to one of his loyal customers on Thursday. Some regulars call him Papa Joe.” Start your weekend with this great piece out of Altadena by my colleague Thomas Fuller. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
Northern California wrote the book on organic, cage free farming. It also wrote the book on animal rights. The intrepid @skarlamangla reports on the clash. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/u...
This weekend’s completely hilarious must-read from the great Heather Knight. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/u...
Nothing personal, Arnold @Schwarzenegger told @LaurelRosenhall: "I hate the idea of the Republicans redrawing the district lines in Texas, as much as I hate what the Californians are trying to do." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/u...
Newsom’s Latest Statewide Campaign Is About Redistricting. And Donald Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
🎙️ON AIR:
We're speaking with @shawnhubler.bsky.social, @jennyja.bsky.social and law professor Laura Dickinson about what President Trump’s use of the National Guard means for our democracy.
❓ What are your questions about the deployment of federal troops for local law enforcement?
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New Hampshire is just the latest state to grapple with this liability issue. Los Angeles County alone agreed in April to pay $4 billion to settle more than 6,800 sex abuse claims dating to the late 1950s, with annual payments through 2051. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/u...
At one point, Judge Breyer pressed General Sherman to say whether he would deploy troops, if asked by the administration, to enforce tax collection or an “unpopular” law, even if no violence was threatened. “Absolutely,” the general said. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
A closed gate on a treelined driveway. A headline reads: "Here's What Happens When Mark Zuckerberg Moved In Next Door" Photo by Loren Elliott for The New York Times
The billionaire Mark Zuckerberg has spent eight years creating a compound for his family in an affluent neighborhood in Palo Alto, California. Several neighbors say life there was idyllic until he moved in and brought intense surveillance and major construction with him. nyti.ms/40YsBLu
Trump Attacked California’s Congressional Maps. Republicans Want to Save Them. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/u...
Trump Raids Help Stir a Political Reversal for Karen Bass www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/u...
The California governor’s race was in limbo. Now it’s wide open. “I got, like, eight texts in the last two minutes,” said one candidate. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
BREAKING: Marines Will Begin Withdrawing From Los Angeles www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
“The moral injuries of this operation, I think, will be enduring,” one of the Guard officials said. “This is not what the military of our country was designed to do, at all.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
“When the time comes for me to check a box,” she said, “I still ask: ‘What am I? What am I today?’” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/u...
The small but significant pullback involved about 150 specialized troops who would ordinarily be fighting wildfires. Still deployed are 385 medical workers, 355 law enforcement officials, 158 civil servants, 158 teachers, and thousands more. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
As class president of her high school in Los Angeles, Daniella Martinez Cerezo opened her graduation speech by thanking all the immigrant parents in the audience. Then, switching from English to Spanish, she addressed two parents who weren’t there. Her own.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...