Sports
Lamont Butler, who grew up in Riverside, has overcome personal tragedy to play a key role in San Diego State’s NCAA tournament success.
March 28, 2024
Movies
Elvis has left the galaxy: Austin Butler and director Denis Villeneuve discuss bringing Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, the vicious villain of ‘Dune: Part Two,’ to life.
Feb. 22, 2024
Politics
Sen. Laphonza Butler discusses America’s challenges and the next presidential election, the war in Gaza and what she hopes to accomplish in office.
Jan. 18, 2024
World & Nation
A U.S. Secret Service agent has been accused of groping and sexually harassing a vice presidential staff member during a trip last week.
California
Will the former labor leader and political operative aim to make her appointed Senate seat an elected one?
Oct. 17, 2023
Oct. 2, 2023
Butler is a Democratic strategist who rose to prominence in the labor movement and previously was an advisor to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
Oct. 1, 2023
Image
The iconic seer of Los Angeles describes a lot of her writing as cautionary tales. “Study for Estella Butler’s Apple Valley Autonomy” investigates a little-known formative event — and what it reveals about the nature of a transitional moment
Nov. 20, 2023
Letters to the Editor
Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland didn’t get the respect she deserves, says one reader. Another praises Gov. Newsom for fulfilling his promise to appoint a Black woman.
Oct. 5, 2023
Butler becomes the first out gay person of color to serve in the Senate, and the first out LGBTQ+ person to represent California in the chamber.
Oct. 3, 2023