LA protests: Trump sends thousands more troops in ‘authoritarian’ move California leaders decry mobilization of 700 marines and 4,000 national guard members as tensions escalate The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2025
Billie Eilish’s brother Finneas tear-gassed at Los Angeles ICE protests, accuses National Guard of ‘inciting’ violence Older brother of pop star was among thousands protesting against immigration raids The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025
Trump news at a glance: California’s Newsom compares Trump to a ‘dictator’ over national guard deployment The governor is in a showdown with the president over the policing of protests in LA and Paramount – key US politics stories from Sunday 8 June at a glance The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2025
Democrats seethe over Biden’s media blitz: ‘Elections are about the future’ Former president provides unwanted reminder of past hurt to party strategists otherwise desperate to move on The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
Meghan Daum: After the Fires, What's Left of L.A.? Author and podcaster Meghan Daum lost her home in one of the wildfires affecting the Greater L.A. area. She joins the show to discuss what the city is like right now, and how it got this way. Reason · Jan 16, 2025
Republicans seek revenge with LA fires People who refuse to do anything about the real crisis we're facing, climate change, pounce straight to punishment Salon · Jan 13, 2025
Jamie Lee Curtis donates seven-figure sum to Los Angeles fire relief efforts The ‘Halloween’ star says she’s in communication with California Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025
California Attorney General Expands Immigration Protection Law as 'Trump-Proofing' Efforts Continue In latest effort to "Trump-proof" the state, the California AG is limiting the information state institutions can share with federal immigration enforcement. Latin Times · Dec 5, 2024
Deepfake Crackdowns Threaten Free Speech From criminal penalties to bounty hunters, state laws targeting election-related synthetic media raise serious First Amendment concerns. Reason · Nov 22, 2024
It’s been a year of modest victories and tough losses for California’s reparations movement. What comes next? Kamilah Moore, chair of the state’s historic taskforce, on winning a formal apology, and losing a fund and an agency The Guardian - US · Oct 28, 2024
Trump and Musk’s sudden bond suggests ‘other things going on behind scenes,’ warns Newsom California governor voiced concerns about Musk ‘sucking up’ to Trump after the tech billionaire announced plans to hand out $1m per day to voters The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024
Corpus Linguistics v. LLM AIs The selling points of LLM AIs are insufficient; corpus tools hold the advantage. Reason · Oct 17, 2024
LLM AIs as Tools for Empirical Textualism?: Manipulation, Inconsistency, and Related Problems LLM AIs are too susceptible to manipulation—and too prone to inconsistency—to be viewed as reliable means of producing empirical evidence of ordinary meaning. Reason · Oct 16, 2024
California Governor Signs Legislation Aimed At Preventing Spikes In Gas Prices Opponents say the new law may actually lead to higher prices. International Business Times · Oct 15, 2024
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024 California woman arrested with $450k of goods stolen from drug stores, police say This is one of over 800 arrests for retail theft made since January
The Guardian - US · Jul 13, 2024 True Gretch review: Whitmer’s story – next stop the White House? The Michigan governor’s memoir describes personal growth and political ascent. She may climb even higher
Reason · May 31, 2024 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions The Monuments Men, ankle monitor prejudice, and a qualified immunity ballot initiative.
Reason · Dec 29, 2023 Newsom Defies Environmentalist Opposition To Build Badly Needed Water Tunnel The long-planned tunnel will bring water from the Sacramento River to the state's dry southern regions.
The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2023 Gavin Newsom doesn’t want to remove Trump from California ballot Mr Newsom’s opposition comes up against various efforts in his state to remove Mr Trump from California’s 2024 primary ballot
Reason · Dec 22, 2023 Why a Huge Budget Deficit Might Be Good News for California California is facing a projected deficit of $68 billion, a larger amount than the entire annual budget of the state of Florida.
Multichannel News · Dec 6, 2023 Weekly Cable Ratings: DeSantis-Newsom Debate Powers Fox News to Primetime Win Fox News regains total day crown from ESPN
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023 Massive fire that caused traffic chaos in Los Angeles was set intentionally, says governor Gavin Newsom told a press conference on Monday that a preliminary investigation into the incident, which has caused traffic chaos in the city, had found ‘malice and intent’
Capital & Main · Aug 30, 2023 California Utility Wants Customers to Pay for Carbon Capture and Hydrogen Sempra is pitching lawmakers on industry-friendly climate solutions paid by ratepayers.
The Independent UK · May 25, 2023 Gavin Newsom mocks Marjorie Taylor Greene in spat over Target pulling Pride products: ‘Are you the space laser person?’ Videos of Target employees being harassed over company’s product choices thrill conservatives
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023 Some US states stock abortion medications after court ruling A handful of states led by Democratic governors are stockpiling doses of drugs used in medication abortions amid fears that a court ruling could restrict access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. Massachusetts has purchased enough doses of the drug mifepristone to last for more…