Newsletter: Today: Trump, Mickey Mouse and the Campaign for California

I’m Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don’t want you to miss today.

TOP STORIES

The Donald (Not Duck) and Minimum Wage

He’s back. Donald Trump returns to Orange County today, this time speaking at the Anaheim Convention Center, as police brace for more protests. Trump will also attend his first big fundraiser for the Republican Party. Interestingly enough, Bernie Sanders made a stop at the same Anaheim venue Tuesday, accusing Disney of underpaying its employees. Not to be left out, Hillary Clinton campaigned in Commerce, keeping her attacks focused on Trump rather than Sanders. Hang on for a bumpy ride.

Whoa! LAUSD Has Paid Out $300M in 4 Years for Abusive Teachers?

A disturbing pattern has emerged at the L.A. Unified School District: A big payout to students sexually abused by teachers, followed by a vow to make students safer, and then the discovery of a new weakness in the system and the emergence of more predators. Here’s why the LAUSD has paid out more than $300 million in just the last four years.

Bill Cosby’s Day in Court

Bill Cosby has faced dozens of accusations from women about sexual assault. Though they’ve upended his career and his legacy, none has resulted in a criminal trial — until now. A judge in Pennsylvania has concluded there is sufficient evidence for Cosby to stand trial on charges of sexual assault. Take a closer look at the case here.

Read This: Two Brothers’ Lifetime in the Big Show

The Kawano brothers spent decades in the major leagues, but they were never pro ballplayers. Yosh managed the clubhouse for the Chicago Cubs, while Nobe held the same job with the Dodgers. “The word is dedicated,” says Rick Monday, who played for both teams. “Both of them took their jobs very seriously.” Here is how the two, now in their 90s, persevered — each in his own way.

North Korea Has a Bright Idea

You may have seen the satellite photos of North Korea at night: a big black hole. During Kim Jong Un’s big speech earlier this month, even he brought up the need to address the nation’s electric power problems. A recent visit to Pyongyang showed a lot of residents taking things into their own hands: solar panels. Read on to see why solar won’t solve everything but could be making a small difference in people’s lives.

Is It Super Bowl LV or LA?

L.A. got its football team back, and just like that, the Super Bowl will return to the area in 2021, for the first time since 1993. Officials say Super Bowl LV (55, if you need a refresher in Roman numerals) at the Rams’ yet-to-be-built Inglewood stadium should generate at least 100,000 hotel room nights, which would make it the biggest event here since the 1984 Olympics.

CALIFORNIA

-- Two L.A. councilmen will campaign for a $1-billion ballot measure to house the homeless.

-- L.A.’s homelessness math is a bit off, a Times analysis finds. The totals are the same, but increases over last year are smaller than originally announced.

-- L.A. is considering supplying taxpayer aid up to $198.5 million over 25 years for a Grand Avenue hotel and residential towers project.

-- Killings in L.A. are still on the rise, but Police Chief Charlie Beck sees a “turn of the tide.”

-- Steve Lopez: An earnest UC Irvine student is looking to shake up the Republican Party.

NATION-WORLD

-- Could anger over Trump’s rhetoric reinvigorate the push for immigration reform? Advocates hope so.

-- The Afghan Taliban officially named a successor to their former leader who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan last week.

-- President Obama pressed Vietnamese leaders on human rights abuses, as dissidents were barred from meeting him.

-- Greece has begun clearing thousands of refugees from a border tent city.

-- The TSA has ousted its security chief amid the furor over long lines and allegations of mismanagement.

-- Antidepressants aren’t just for depression anymore, a study finds.

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

-- “Threadbare,” an investigative comics series, explores the hard choice some women face between sweatshops and sex work.

-- The TV show “Nashville” will have its swan song tonight. Here’s one person sad to see it go.

-- “Nashville” tackled some difficult issues during its run, including postpartum depression. It wasn’t the only series to do so.

-- Video: Samantha Bee talks about why she doesn’t have a desk on “Full Frontal” and that one time her kids saw the show.

BUSINESS

-- Michael Hiltzik: The legal technicality that let BofA skate on an alleged billion-dollar mortgage fraud.

-- Shari Redstone emerges as a pivotal figure in the battle for Viacom.

SPORTS

-- UCLA signed a record $280-million shoe and apparel deal with Under Armour. Bill Plaschke writes: “On the richest day in UCLA sports history, the final score was: Bruins athletics $280 million, Bruins athletes $0.”

-- Columnist Sam Farmer on the changes to the NFL’s instant replay.

OPINION

-- Thanks to Facebook’s “trending topics” problem, conservatives suddenly believe in unconscious bias. Is that a good thing?

-- Onetime Reagan political guru Stuart Spencer takes on Trump and the GOP for neglecting Latinos.

WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE READING

-- BMX legend Dave Mirra’s wife recalls his final days: “He was desperate for help. He was showing emotion. He was trying to piece it together but not look like he was troubled.” (ESPN)

-- The walls have ears: Digital assistants like Siri, Alexa and Cortana are creating privacy issues. (The Atlantic)

-- The world’s population of octopus and squid is booming. (Science)

ONLY IN L.A.

In 1933, a woman nicknamed Apple Annie got permission from Gov. James “Sunny Jim” Rolph to set up a snack stand at the State Building. She never forgot his kindness, traveling to San Francisco each Memorial Day to put flowers on the former governor’s grave. When Annie died in 1943, she was front-page news in The Times. But in between, there were plenty of misadventures. Relive the history of one of L.A.’s more colorful characters here.

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