Politics

By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde Just south of downtown Los Angeles, the Exide battery recycling facility spent decades leaking lead and arsenic into the …

Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation aimed at prohibiting unaccredited representatives from charging fees for providing VA claim assistance to veterans. …

By Jon Coupal A wonderful children’s poem by Shel Silverstein is about Hungry Mungry, a sad soul with an unquenchable appetite. It …

By Yue Stella Yu and Jeremia Kimelman A golf tournament at the scenic Pebble Beach Golf Links with free spa treatments. A …

By Sergio Olmos and Wendy Fry A Trump administration attorney conceded “there aren’t enough Americans to take these jobs” at a federal …

By Carolyn Jones Advocates for transgender youth vowed to keep fighting last week after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked — at least …

By Marisa Kendall None of the projects expected in 2025 under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health ballot measure have opened, CalMatters has …

By Nadia Lathan Longtime Republican Rep. Darrell Issa will not seek reelection, he announced last week. His decision comes four months after his San …

By Ryan Sabalow Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed some of the country’s toughest gun-control laws, but he had nothing but nice things …

By Maya C. Miller After months of suspense, deliberation and a game-show-style process of elimination, Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley has finally chosen …