Tag: Los Angeles Times

‘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…

L.A. County moves to keep ICE away from data that show where people drive

Los Angeles County is moving to add more checks on how federal immigration officials can access data collected…

California may add new state holiday. What is Diwali and who celebrates it?

California could become the latest U.S. state to designate Diwali as an official statewide holiday.Last week the California…

The immigration raids are crushing L.A.’s fire recovery and California’s economy

The crew had just poured a concrete foundation on a vacant lot in Altadena when I pulled up…

Yes, that’s a human brain on a cafeteria tray. UCLA fair shows off science cuts under Trump

UCLA scientists, medical professors and graduate students are accustomed to presenting their research — into cancer, stroke, brain…

California parents have the right to not vaccinate their kids. Just keep them out of schools

To the editor: Parents in California have the right to not vaccinate their children (“California has a strict…

Should Kamala Harris be protected? At what cost?

When Kamala Harris was contemplating a run for California governor, one of her supposed considerations was the security…

Critics fault Supreme Court for allowing immigration stops that consider race and ethnicity

Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that U.S. Border Patrol agents violated the Constitution when they…

Allegations of mismanagement, overspending in California fire cleanups raised in whistleblower trial

Exposing years-old concerns about California's resilience to wildfires, a government whistleblower and other witnesses in a recent state…

Most California voters disapprove of Trump’s immigration enforcement policies, poll shows

Most California voters strongly disapprove of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies and believe that raids in the…

Power grab may energize Newsom and Democrats. But it won’t fix their bigger problem

Today we discuss flora, fauna and self-gratification.You’ve been away.Yes, I was living in a tent for two weeks,…

Summer Heat Wave Moves Into Southern California This Week

Summer Heat Wave Moves Into Southern California This Week originally appeared on L.A. Mag.Motorists drive west towards the…