During the four years that Donald Trump was president the first time, California sued him about every 12 days on average. Now that he’s returning to office, Democratic state leaders are preparing potential new lawsuits.
During the four years that Donald Trump was president the first time, California sued him about every 12 days on average. Now that he’s returning to office, Democratic state leaders are preparing potential new lawsuits. State Attorney General Rob Bonta ...
California’s state Senate will be at least 50% women for the first time in history and, depending on a few undecided races, the state Legislature overall could reach gender parity for the first time.
As debate raged this summer over whether President Joe Biden should abandon his re-election bid, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stock soared. The California Democrat became a fixture on the national political stage as he stood behind Biden to the bitter end — a boost in profile,
Elections have consequences, as California is likely to learn when Donald Trump once again moves into the White House. The state has been a bastion of anti-Trump sentiment ever since the bombastic billionaire real estate tycoon first ventured into politics nearly a decade ago.
AAMER MADHANI Joe Biden’s name wasn’t on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris’ resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces after President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory,
In the parlance of politics, “ticket-splitting” refers to someone who votes for candidates of both major parties. It bedevils political devotees as they turn out partisan voters. In some states it has been discouraged by allowing voters to back all of one party’s candidates by pulling just one voting machine lever and making it difficult
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes the SaMo Ice opening, a new dog run opening event, the Artists Fair, some tasty food events, and much more!
By Nigel Duara and Joe Garcia From their phones and their television screens and sometimes out their windows, Californians saw their state change quickly in the pandemic. Homelessness grew then and continued to grow.
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff won the California US Senate seat long held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday after a lopsided, low-key contest. The Los Angeles-area congressman, who rose to national prominence as the lead prosecutor in then-President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial,
Voters for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump who cast their ballots for Tuesday’s presidential election had vastly different motivations — reflecting a broader national divide on the problems the United States faces.
Nathan Hochman defeated George Gascón in the race for Los Angeles County district attorney, unseating an incumbent known as the godfather of progressive prosecutors. Hochman, a former federal prosecutor, calls himself a “hard middle” candidate who ...
Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.
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Voters for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump who cast their ballots for Tuesday’s presidential election had vastly different motivations — reflecting a broader national divide on the problems the United States faces.
Having just read the latest opinion letter by Oscar de la Torre, I am not surprised. Like the parable of the scorpion and the frog, the scorpion must sting as it is his nature, even if that sting leads to his eventual demise.
They’ve gone to the beach in Santa Monica. He’s still waiting for his first classroom experience at Venice. Teammates kid him about his accent. “People asked me if I was trying to talk that way," he said.
Patrick, 27, and Joseph, 23, were spotted working out together on the Santa Monica stairs with Joseph's girlfriend, Nicky Dodaj. Patrick wore a backwards baseball cap and shades with a long sleeve shirt and shorts. Joseph also went casual in a gray T ...
Patrick and Joseph were seen enjoying some quality sibling time as they participated in a tough workout at the Santa Monica Stairs on Monday. The 27-year-old actor sported a long sleeve navy shirt, blue shorts, a white baseball cap and sunglasses ...
Ralph Doyle “Costa is the gold standard in high school tennis. But your girls are nice, too,” a gracious Santa Monica High coach Joyce Stickney told Costa coach Allen
The potential buyers were Behdad Eghbali and José Feliciano — the billionaire co-founders of Clearlake Capital, a private equity firm based in Santa Monica — and Feliciano’s wife, Kwanza Jones, a singer, songwriter and philanthropist who grew up in ...
It had been 497 days since St. Bernard football took the field, a 23-0 loss to Santa Monica High in the CIF Southern Section Division 13 playoffs in November 2019. Sierra Canyon, meanwhile, tangled with St.
We kept everything going and got lucky.” Redondo will move on next week to face Culver City on Friday, March 26. Peninsula will also be on the road against Santa Monica.
Arcadia 8, California 0: Harrison Meyers struck out six in five shutout innings. Gardena Serra 8, Santa Monica 1: Miles Blackwell, Cameron Robertson and Nigel Buckley each had three hits for Serra. Buckley had a triple, double and three RBIs. Vista ...
30 p.m. Santa Monica at Palos Verdes, 3 p.m. Lompoc Cabrillo at Dos Pueblos, 7 p.m. Santa Barbara at San Marcos, 7 p.m. Santa Ynez at Lompoc, 7 p.m. CITRUS COAST LEAGUE Fillmore at Carpinteria, 7 p.m. Santa Paula at Nordhoff, 7 p.m. DEL REY LEAGUE Mary ...
Rihanna pairs a baggy pair of pants with chic heels and white sunglasses as she arrives for a late night dinner on Tuesday night (March 9) in Santa Monica, Calif. The 33-year-old singer completed her eclectic look with a faux fur stole, baseball hat and ...
including the Super Bowl, World Cup soccer, NBA Finals, four major golf tournaments and U.S. Open tennis championships. He graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1966 and UC Berkeley with a B.A. in journalistic studies in 1971.
The first day of spring is only about a month away. As things begin to warm up, what’s your favorite thing about spring in Santa Monica? I live near the tennis courts in Santa Monica. In the last month,
Forward Jordan Morris tore his left ACL while on loan for Swansea in the English League Championship, three years after rupturing his right ACL during a match for Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders.
American forward Jordan Morris tore his left ACL while on loan for Swansea in the English League Championship, three years after rupturing his right ACL during a match for Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders.
It’s a startling thing to realize that Major League Baseball has no plan. The confusion begins at the top — as in, “When do we start?” — and trickles down to decisions on the many rules changes implemented last year.