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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 21: California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on during a bill signing event related to redrawing the state’s congressional maps on August 21, 2025 in Sacramento, California. In a move to counter Texas House Republicans’ plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, California Democrats took up a proposed constitutional amendment to temporarily redraw their own congressional maps, potentially creating five additional U.S. House seats for their party. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Lopez: A coastal development exemption in Santa Monica? Shame on Gov. Newsom

Gov. Newsom is pushing a bill that would exempt a donor-developer from normal project review.

LOS ANGELES, CA, AUG, 19, 2026: Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan J. Hochman speaks at a press conference where said he would reduce 16 felony eavesdropping counts against an LAPD officer to misdemeanors at the Hall of Justice Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Chabria: L.A. D.A. Nathan Hochman changed his mind. Is that such a bad thing?

Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA) inside his congressional office in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Garcia attended hearings, gave interviews to multiple radio stations, and met with constituents as part of the many duties that occupied his calendar on a regular day in Washington, D.C..John Boal/for The Times
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Barabak: ‘An endless amount of corruption.’ In a Democratic House, Trump would face a reckoning

Los Angeles, CA - August 25, 2026: Fans mourn Dolly Parton at Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Los Angeles, CA. Parton, an American icon and one of the most famous country artists, passed away at the age of 80 today. (Arwen Clemans/Los Angeles Times)
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Arellano: Dolly Parton stood up for undocumented immigrants when few others would

Los Angeles, CA - March 24: Gubernatorial Candidate Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaks to the press at an event in downtown on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)
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Chabria: Sheriff Chad Bianco can’t catch a break. That’s a good thing

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Skelton: Two good ideas from Republicans dead on arrival in Democratic Legislature

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Barabak: Ripple or blue wave? This race will test Democratic strength in November

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Hiltzik: Baseball labor talks may look like a battle among millionaires, but it’s really about billionaires vs. peons

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Barabak: It’s beyond debate. California voters deserve a Becerra-Hilton face-off

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