Santa Ana rejects measure allowing noncitizens to vote in local races
In the days leading up to last week’s election, signs posted around Santa Ana showed a community divided over whether residents who are not citizens…
Chris Wallace exits CNN as post-election cost-cutting begins
Veteran journalist Chris Wallace is exiting CNN three years after joining from Fox News. “Chris Wallace is one of the most respected political journalists in…
Newsom pardons five California veterans on Veterans Day
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Veterans Day pardoned five former members of the military and is seeking one posthumous clemency grant for another for convictions…
Endeavor sells OpenBet, IMG Arena for $450 million in Ari Emanuel-backed management buyout
Beverly Hills-based Endeavor announced Monday it will sell sports betting firm OpenBet, in a management buyout backed by Chief Executive Ari Emanuel.Endeavor said it will…
Angels owner Arte Moreno bullish on team’s TV deal with FanDuel Sports
When the television company that airs Angels games filed for bankruptcy last year, the team appeared to be faced with a stark choice: take less…
Sting on his new trio, Billy Joel and why he’ll never wear spandex
Sting sits in a trailer at September’s Ohana Festival in Dana Point with two important questions before him: which songs to perform during that night’s…
What can Trump really do on Day One? A guide for the worried
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump made hundreds of promises during his campaign, including dozens he vowed to implement on “Day One” of his administration. At…
2025 Grammy nominations: Snubs and surprises including Beatles, André 3000
This year’s Grammy field is dominated by queens of pop — Taylor, Beyoncé and Billie, and now Chappell and Sabrina too. But with a recent…
2025 Grammy nominations: Beyoncé makes history with 11 nods
When Beyoncé took the prize for best dance/electronic album at the Grammy Awards last year with “Renaissance,” the pop superstar became the winningest artist in…
Opinion: Trump and our disappearing checks and balances
If ever a U.S. president needed the checks and balances that the founders established, it’s law-breaking, oath-violating Donald Trump.Yet those checks by Congress and the…
U.N. climate conference in Azerbaijan puts petrostate in the spotlight
The spotlight is on Azerbaijan as the small petrostate in the South Caucasus prepares to host the U.N.’s biggest climate conference, which opens Monday. Diplomats…
No bread crumbs: David Campigotto’s cassoulet road show
Comfort us with cassoulet. Also, Thanksgiving prep begins, TGI Fridays struggles, Helms Bakery reopens and La Casita Mexicana gets sweet and spicy. Plus the full…
Geordie Shore’s Bethan Kershaw reveals two new tattoos to mark ending her two year celibacy
GEORDIE Shore's Bethan Kershaw has shown off her two new tattoos as she marked ending her two-year celibacy.The reality star took to social media to…
Why the 2028 L.A. Olympic arts festival should look to Salzburg
The well-run 1984 Olympics transformed Los Angeles. Not through the Games, which thrillingly came and went, but through the Olympic Arts Festival, which taught us…
A record 13 women will serve as states’ governors next year
The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire’s governor means 13 women will serve as a state’s chief executive next year, breaking the record…
Japanese ace Roki Sasaki heading to MLB, will be top Dodgers target
On the first day of October, two Dodgers executives were on the other side of the world.Shortly after the end of the regular season, president…
The sad, desperate, Hispandering end of Kevin de León’s
He preened, he hugged, he shook hands and hobnobbed with legends and politicians. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León was in full campaign mode…
Grammy nominations for Gustavo Dudamel, L.A. Phil, Gabriela Ortiz
Recordings by Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic nabbed six 2025 Grammy nominations Friday, with Dudamel and the orchestra picking one up for orchestral…
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is reelected in Nevada
LAS VEGAS — Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada has won reelection, beating Republican Sam Brown in a tight but unusually quiet race for the battleground…
Newsom fined for failing to report some behested payments on time
Nov. 8, 2024 7:37 PM PT Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to pay a $13,000 fine Friday for failing to report on time over a dozen…