Contributor: How many kids must die before L.A. makes streets safer?
Two weeks ago, fourth-grader Nadir Gavarrete was crossing the intersection at New Hampshire Avenue and 4th Street in Koreatown on ...
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Contributor: The heat-safety law isn’t enough. Farmworkers are still dying every summer
By midmorning in the Central Valley, the light turns hard and white, bleaching the sky and flattening every shadow. The ...
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Contributor: Stunts in L.A. show Democratic states and cities that Trump’s forces can invade anytime
Early this month, the U.S. military and masked federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and from Customs and Border ...
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Contributor: ICE raids are cruel, but so is an economy built on undocumented labor
Even as Californians protest the crude and often brutal deportation tactics employed by President Trump’s ICE and Homeland Security agents, ...
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Contributor: How could ranked-choice voting reshape California politics?
Last month, New York City’s mayoral race drew national attention when Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani secured a stunning victory over ...
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Contributor: California’s top educator should be an appointed expert, not an elected politician
Here’s something you probably don’t see every day: a guy running for office while making the case for abolishing that ...
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Contributor: Burned lots in L.A. will sit empty for decades unless Congress tweaks the tax code
In the coming weeks, Congress will write tax and spending legislation that should include relief for many victims of the ...
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Contributor: Take it from California’s election czar, the SAVE Act is a sham
In my family, voting isn’t just a right — it’s a lifeline.My parents were sharecroppers in Arkansas until 1951, when ...
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Contributor: Small nuclear reactors are no fix for California’s energy needs
It might seem like everyone from venture capitalists to the news media to the U.S. secretary of Energy has been ...
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Contributor: Why California leads the way toward parity for women in elected office
In these tough times, as we grapple with saving America itself, it is important to note progress and victories.This year, ...
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