In L.A. mayor’s race, controversial poll shows Nithya Raman ahead of Karen Bass
City Councilmember Nithya Raman came out ahead of incumbent Karen Bass in a new poll on the Los…
LA County Deputy Dies During Baker to Vegas Race
Levi Vargas, a 30-year-old San Dimas Sheriff’s Deputy, suffered a medical emergency during the annual race A Los…
Column: The time has come to discard California’s top-two open primary
SACRAMENTO — It’s probably time for California to reform the outdated “reform” that could be leading us into an absurd…
Corn tortillas in California now must contain folic acid. More states are looking at it
Fifteen years after she lost her first baby to a rare and devastating birth defect, Andrea Lopez takes…
Corn tortillas in California now must contain folic acid. More states are looking at it
Fifteen years after she lost her first baby to a rare and devastating birth defect, Andrea Lopez takes…
Trump endorsement in California governor’s race could be crucial
Chad Bianco couldn’t fly to Mar-a-Lago, wreathe President Trump in honeyed words, bestow the Riverside County Peace Prize…
Trump administration investigating alleged racial discrimination at UC San Diego, Stanford medical schools
The Trump administration is investigating whether two prominent California medical schools, UC San Diego and Stanford, engaged in…
California set to rename César Chavez Day following sexual abuse allegations
SACRAMENTO – California lawmakers will vote Thursday to rename César Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in an effort…
Pulitzer winner ‘Fairview’ is a little cloudy in its L.A. premiere
Jackie Sibblies Drury’s 2018 drama “Fairview, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize the following year, is a shape-shifting…
Upset winner Gray Davis on California’s last wide-open governor’s race
The year was 1998. Bill Clinton was in the White House, Titanic was packing movie theaters and a…
Trump attacking Newsom’s dyslexia proves president’s incompetence
You’re reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter George Skelton and Michael Wilner cover the insights, legislation, players and…
Jim Michaelian, Long Beach Grand Prix founder and president, dies at 83
Jim Michaelian, the race car driver who helped launch the annual Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, has…