Climate & Environment
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a plastic bag bill that will ban stores from offering heavyweight “reusable” plastic bags at the checkout line.
Sept. 22, 2024
California
Harris-Dawson, an ally of Mayor Karen Bass, said homelessness and housing affordability will be his top issues.
Sept. 21, 2024
Californians would love it if Kamala Harris stole former President Trump’s idea to uncap the state and local tax deduction.
‘A task force to study the events that occurred [at Chavez Ravine] should be established at the local level,’ Newsom wrote in his veto statement.
Both UC and CSU had expressed concerns about the bill, saying it could cause them to run afoul of federal law.
Senate Bill 976 could inspire legal action by social media companies, which argued the legislation ‘unconstitutionally burdens’ access to content.
Sept. 20, 2024
Politics
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Letters to the Editor
A reader says one short letter in the L.A. Times written by an immigrant perfectly summed up the absurdity of the Harris-Trump debate.
Sept. 15, 2024
World & Nation
On the county Democrats’ Facebook page, the county board of elections chair said members voted to remove the Sheriff’s Department from providing security.
Ukrainian droneks set Russian arms depots ablaze, destroying what Ukraine said were thousands of tons of weaponry, ahead of Zelensky’s White House visit.