California’s new senator, who filled Kamala Harris’s seat, is hoping to speak for his fellow Latinos. That won’t be easy. by Christian Paz Alex padilla was radicalized early. The young man was 21, freshly graduated from […]
by Lewis Griswold, CalMatters President Donald Trump’s harsh rhetoric toward Latinos and failed promise to build a wall may well be the driving force behind a significant increase in Latino voter registration in California. Voter […]
y Phil Willon, LA Times Though home to more Latinos than any state in the union, a haven for Central American immigrants and infused with a rich history as a former Mexican territory, California has […]
by Kim Bojorquez, Sacramento Bee Deborah Ortiz felt like an underdog when she ran for a seat on the Sacramento City Council in 1993. She was the only Latina in a field of six vying […]
For the first time since Ronald Reagan, a politician from the Golden State is on a major party ticket. by David Siders Kamala Harris wasn’t picked for geographic reasons. But in the perpetual power struggle […]
by Rob Stutzman A socially isolated election was held this week, and although it’s never wise to draw big conclusions from one-off events, the clear lesson in Tuesday’s race for California’s 25th Congressional District is […]
by Rocio Perez Within weeks of the COVID-19 outbreak, my parents — both undocumented workers in Los Angeles’ garment industry — lost their jobs. For weeks I was the only gainfully employed member of my […]
by Steven Greenhut The Trump administration is continuing its fight against those sanctuary cities in California and elsewhere that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities who seek to deport illegal immigrants. The term is […]
by Gustavo Arrellano, Los Angeles Time It’s the last office that this group of friends — children of Mexican immigrants who grew up in Coachella, went off to college, then returned — needs to cement […]
eople leaving the Golden State are changing the political makeup of the states they move to. by Timothy Egan President Trump clearly hates the most populous state in the country he governs. While trashing California […]
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