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Spider-Man and a Hollywood tour guide were having it out. They stood right outside Jimmy Kimmel’s studio on Hollywood Boulevard, arguing about whether ABC was…
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her lawyer-husband have a net worth of more than $6 million, according to a financial statement released Tuesday…
Re “Keep stockpiling oil,” editorial, May 14In the never-ending blame game about high oil and gasoline prices, why is there no outrage that the Democrats…
Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine cover California politics at calbuzz.com. Afew hours after California voters approved his Proposition 13 tax-cut measure on June 6, 1978,…
As the nation’s attention reluctantly turns to the political parties’ conventions, with their scripted suspense and stage-managed sentiment, it is important to keep in mind…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, stating that it had become “overly politicized” and “rife with inaccuracies.”The…
Former state Sen. Ronald Calderon, once the most powerful member of a politically influential family, was sentenced Friday in Los Angeles to 42 months in…
In response to the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration raids that have roiled Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a package of bills aimed…
WASHINGTON — As a possible federal shutdown looms, the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Trump to negotiate an end to what they…
WASHINGTON — The Indian government expressed concern Saturday about President Trump’s latest push to overhaul American immigration policy, dramatically raising the fee for visas that bring tech…
President Trump took his most extensive step yet toward overhauling the U.S. legal migration system, with a pair of proclamations that explicitly favor the wealthiest…
There are now just two City Hall incumbents who remain unopposed in their bids for reelection. So how did Councilmembers Tim McOsker and Hugo Soto-Martínez…
Jimmy Kimmel boosted Hollywood. Now the neighborhood is worried
Spider-Man and a Hollywood tour guide were having it out. They stood right outside Jimmy Kimmel’s studio on Hollywood Boulevard, arguing about whether ABC was…
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Ginsburg and Husband Report Net Worth Above $6 Million
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her lawyer-husband have a net worth of more than $6 million, according to a financial statement released Tuesday…
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The politics of energy – Los Angeles Times
Re “Keep stockpiling oil,” editorial, May 14In the never-ending blame game about high oil and gasoline prices, why is there no outrage that the Democrats…
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Young people turned out for protests but voting is different
CHICAGO — Young adults have filled streets across the country on a scale not seen since the 1960s to protest for racial justice after the death of…
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Still a Contender in National Politics
Jeremy Larner is also the author of the novel "Drive, He Said," and co-wrote the screenplay. He is working on a novel about Hollywood in…
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California’s hurdles – Los Angeles Times
Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine cover California politics at calbuzz.com. Afew hours after California voters approved his Proposition 13 tax-cut measure on June 6, 1978,…
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What ‘culture war’? – Los Angeles Times
As the nation’s attention reluctantly turns to the political parties’ conventions, with their scripted suspense and stage-managed sentiment, it is important to keep in mind…
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After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government’s annual report on hunger in America
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, stating that it had become “overly politicized” and “rife with inaccuracies.”The…
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Some Knew Where George Was and Sent Lots of Money for Him
San Diegan Charles W. Hostler modestly said that it was his way of “doing what I could” to help elect George Bush and other Republican…
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‘My reputation is destroyed’: Former state Sen. Ron Calderon sentenced to 42 months in prison in corruption case
Former state Sen. Ronald Calderon, once the most powerful member of a politically influential family, was sentenced Friday in Los Angeles to 42 months in…
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Trump apologizes amid Republican uproar over his boasts about groping women
Donald Trump boasted crudely about groping women in a 2005 video recording made a few months after his marriage to Melania Trump, saying “when you’re…
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‘We’re not North Korea.’ Newsom signs bills to limit immigration raids at schools and unmask federal agents
In response to the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration raids that have roiled Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a package of bills aimed…
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Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms
WASHINGTON — As a possible federal shutdown looms, the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Trump to negotiate an end to what they…
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India expresses concern about Trump’s move to hike fees for H-1B visas
WASHINGTON — The Indian government expressed concern Saturday about President Trump’s latest push to overhaul American immigration policy, dramatically raising the fee for visas that bring tech…
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ICE denies using excessive force as it broadens immigration arrests in Chicago
PARK RIDGE, Ill. — It was 3:30 a.m. when 10 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gathered in a parking lot in the Chicago suburbs for a…
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Trump shapes an immigration gilded age with $100,000 H-1B fee
President Trump took his most extensive step yet toward overhauling the U.S. legal migration system, with a pair of proclamations that explicitly favor the wealthiest…
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These two City Hall opposites have one thing in common. At least for now
There are now just two City Hall incumbents who remain unopposed in their bids for reelection. So how did Councilmembers Tim McOsker and Hugo Soto-Martínez…
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A strawberry delivery driver arrested by Border Patrol tries to make his way home
The lights never dimmed and Angel Minguela Palacios couldn’t sleep. He pulled what felt like a large sheet of aluminum foil over his head, but…
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In a race back to the moon, U.S. and China see a fast-approaching finish line
WASHINGTON — Early in his first term, President Trump held a modest ceremony directing NASA to return humans to the moon for the first time in 50…
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As raids stifle economy, Trump proves case for immigration reform
When I wrote last week about how immigration raids are targeting far more laborers than criminals, and whacking the California economy at a cost to…
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