Matthew Hall SMDP Editor A week after warning a new mask mandate was on the horizon, Los Angeles officials are now saying the area may well escape any new Covid rules. Los Angeles County remains sligh
HANNAH FINGERHUT, Associated Press Fresh off his party’s better-than-anticipated performance in the midterm elections, President Joe Biden is facing consistent but critical assessments of his leadersh
MARC LEVY Associated Press Donald Trump’s attacks on fellow Republican David McCormick contributed to the former hedge fund manager’s loss in Pennsylvania’s Senate primary. Now, as McCormick considers
DAVID CRARY, HOLLY MEYER and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press Jewish Americans are closely following the recent upsurge in antisemitic rhetoric and actions with a mix of anxiety and resolve — along w
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T’S JERRY RUBIN’S 79TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!! Everyone is invited because Jerry tries to love everyone (though he fails miserably with the Mango Mussolini). 1 p.m., Third Street
Is Newsom’s gas profits penalty really a tax? By Dan Walters When Gov. Gavin Newsom launched his crusade against what he called blatant price-gouging on gasoline by oil refiners, he called for taxes o
Farewells and welcomes as council reorganizes for the new year Sue Himmelrich and Kristin McCowan both declined to run for reelection this year and the two women received a fond farewell at the Dec. 6
Homeless Committee Set to Vote on Citywide RV Pilot Program Jaime Paige Special to the Daily Press The Los Angeles Homelessness and Poverty Committee is scheduled to vote on a “first of a kind” RV pil
Mountain lion delivers 4 female kittens in mountains near LA A mountain lion tracked by biologists in mountains near Los Angeles gave birth over the summer to four healthy kittens, officials said this
Watchdog finds prison failures before Whitey Bulger killing LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press The beating death of notorious gangster James “Whitey” Bulger at the hands of
