Newsletter: This Beverly Hills neighborhood went red for Donald Trump

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Red island in a sea of blue: Los Angeles’ Westside long has been known as a liberal bastion, and that remained true Tuesday night. But there were a few exceptions, the biggest being one neighborhood in the Beverly Hills area. Its residents voted for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, 54% to 42%, according to a Times analysis. Why? For one thing, it’s in the neighborhood where Trump once lived. But it might be more complicated than that. Los Angeles Times

Battle lines: As California comes to terms with a Trump presidency, it appears one of the political lines in the sand is going to be treatment of immigrants who are in this country illegally. Leaders including L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and Archbishop José Gomez have expressed concerns about how immigrants might fare. Los Angeles Times

Related: Gov. Jerry Brown, meanwhile, is vowing a fight with Trump over rollbacks on climate change. Los Angeles Times

Legal woes: Donald Trump will arrive in the White House still facing a string of civil litigation, most notably the Trump University suit in San Diego. “Frankly, it’s kind of surreal,” said Jessica Levinson, a professor and election law expert at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. “There is no presidential immunity for alleged crimes or civil wrongs that occur prior to becoming president. There’s no case law that says because you’re president, we wave a magic wand” to cancel lawsuits. San Francisco Chronicle

Border worries: One city that expects changes in Trump’s America: Tijuana, where residents are wondering if mass deportations from the U.S. are coming. San Diego Union-Tribune

Honoring vets: Meet the Southern California teen on a mission to find and interview World War II veterans. ABC News

Show of support: Is wearing safety pins the latest form of political expression? Gothamist

On alert: Four sexual assaults have been reported in the dorms at Cal State Northridge in the last few months. Daily News

THIS WEEK’S MOST POPULAR STORIES IN ESSENTIAL CALIFORNIA

1. Did you hear? There was an election this week. Los Angeles Times

2. Check out the election results for your neighborhood. Los Angeles Times

3. This was the only house Marilyn Monroe ever owned. House Beautiful

4. “The Simpsons” predicted the Donald Trump presidency. Time

5. The woman looks like she had a great time at the Warriors game. SFGate

ICYMI, HERE ARE THIS WEEK’S GREAT READS

Trump, but with reservations: A dispatch from Newport Beach, one of the most conservative cities in deep-blue California. Many Republicans here backed Donald Trump while also expressing private reservations, in some cases even dread. “I think he is impulsive; I think he is shallow; I think he is petty,” one supporter said. “But I think Clinton represents some of the darkest forces of our nation.” Los Angeles Times

Web woes: Why is it so hard to make a government website work properly? Just take a look at one California website with a decidedly bad user experience. New York Times

There goes the neighborhood: The story about how short-term rentals like Airbnb are changing life in many upscale urban neighborhoods. It’s a great deal for lodgers and owners. But how about for the rest of the community? Curbed

Citizen Cohen: Here’s a recent profile of Leonard Cohen, who died this week. It looks at the music great’s final year and his anonymous life in a modest home in Los Angeles’ Mid-Wilshire district. New Yorker

LOOKING AHEAD

Saturday: Anti-Trump march scheduled for MacArthur Park.

Sunday: West Hollywood marks the 90th Anniversary of Route 66 with a festival.

Wednesday: Public forum planned on adding homeless shelter space and services at the VA campus in West Los Angeles.

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