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A Kennedy Ally Puts Money Into a Push to Recall Karen Bass

The first serious effort to recall Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles after the city’s devastating fires is taking shape, with financial backin...
Nicole Shanahan, the running mate of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks during a campaign event in Austin, Texas, May 13, 2024. Shanahan, who pumped millions into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign last year and joined him on the ticket, is now powering an effort to remove Mayor Bass of Los Angeles. (Jordan Vonderhaar/The New York Times)

A Kennedy Ally Puts Money Into a Push to Recall Karen Bass

The first serious effort to recall Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles after the city’s devastating fires is taking shape, with financial backin...

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After a Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster got towed in 2023,...

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‘Too Damn Hard to Build’: A Key California Democrat’s Push for Speedier Construction

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters A California legislator wants to solve the state’s ho...

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PIEDMONT — Drug use and excessive speed were to blame for last year’s fiery crash of a Tesla Cybertruck that killed three college stud...

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LOS ANGELES — Thirty officers at a Southern California juvenile detention facility have been charged for their role in facilitating so-calle...

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California Beat Big Tobacco. Can It Now Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Damage?

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The specific way in which the sheriff of a rural Northern California county says he’s going to break state law is by contacting immigration ...

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Sen. Scott Wiener Exits X, Calls It a ‘Garbage Fire’

In the past few months, some Democratic state legislators have joined the reported exodus of users on the social media site X, formerly know...

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