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As primary voters head to the polls Tuesday to determine which candidates will face off in November to become California’s governor and Los Angeles’ mayor, both races are wide open, with a new crop of candidates challenging the Democratic status quo. For Democrats, little clear consensus has emerged so far on who should lead the…

Residents in the city of Monterey Park will be the first in the nation to vote on a permanent ban on data centers Tuesday. If approved, Measure NDC would prohibit data centers within the city limits and could only be overturned by another vote. Yard signs saying “No Data Center” in English and Chinese with…

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is backing away from plans to create a $1.8-billion fund to compensate people who claim the government was weaponized against them, a retreat that comes amid a cascade of legal setbacks and a revolt within members of the Republican Party. But Senate Democrats say the concession is not enough, and are pushing…

California’s decision to redraw its congressional map to flip as many as five House seats to Democrats in November is poised to play a big and potentially decisive role in the nation’s broader, bare-knuckle fight for control of Congress. Tuesday’s primary races — where the top two candidates will advance to November runoffs — won’t…

OBEID, Sudan — Its illicit journey begins in the blood-soaked orchards of central Sudan before being spirited to ports across Africa and then to the U.S. and Europe. By the time it ends up in products including M&M, medicines and makeup, few consumers or businesses know they’re contributing to the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. Gum arabic, a…

WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court heads into the final month of its yearly term facing decisions on birthright citizenship, gun rights, transgender athletes and President Trump’s power over independent agencies. Unlike in years past, the term’s most significant rulings were not left for the last week in June. The court dealt Trump a major defeat in…

The future of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts once again hangs in the balance after a ruling handed down Friday by a federal judge ordered the removal of President Trump’s name from the exterior of the building within two weeks and a halt to the Trump administration’s planned two-year closure of…

Well, I gave him a chance, offering my services. I was willing to give the young novice a primer on what a mayor can and can’t do, and let him know City Hall is a reality show like no other he’s been on. But Spencer Pratt didn’t call me in response to my column last…

A Carl’s Jr. franchisee is trying to close and sell his 59 locations in California after filing for bankruptcy protection in April. The franchisee, Harshad Dharod, who has branches mostly in Southern California, intends to close 10 of the branches he controls and find a buyer for the remainder, according to a broker helping find…

In a high-stakes decision that will shape California’s economy for years to come, air regulators on Friday approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s signature climate program, cap-and-invest. The 10-3 vote from the California Air Resources Board determines how aggressively the Golden State will curb planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in the years ahead — and…