John Myers

Los Angeles Times

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Sacramento bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times; former senior editor of the Politics and Government Desk, and former Sacramento bureau chief and political reporter, for KQED's The California Report; former political editor at KXTV, the ABC affiliate in Sacramento

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On Super Tuesday, there’s a lot at stake for the Democratic candidates in California. There are nearly 500 delegates here -- more than any other state.

Could California's complex delegate system help Bernie Sanders?

On Super Tuesday, there’s a lot at stake for the Democratic candidates in California. There are nearly 500 delegates here -- more than any other state.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The California Legislature is busy passing landmark legislation before the end of the session on Friday.  There’s AB 5, the bill that would require many independent contractors to…

Important bills on worker and tenants’ rights go to Gov. Newsom

The California Legislature is busy passing landmark legislation before the end of the session on Friday.  There’s AB 5, the bill that would require many independent contractors to…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Governor Jerry Brown has signed more than 1000 new bills into California law. The bulk of them take effect at the start of next year.

What are some of California’s most important new laws?

Governor Jerry Brown has signed more than 1000 new bills into California law. The bulk of them take effect at the start of next year.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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The essential Southern California music festival builds on last year’s triumphant, post-pandemic-hiatus return with 2023 dates slated for April 14-16 and 21-23.

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Monterey Park, the site of a mass shooting on Saturday after the city’s annual Lunar New Year ended, is home to Asian immigrants and mom-and-pop businesses.

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Larry Gross, author of the LGBTQ civil rights treatise, “Up From Invisibility,” honors the achievement of the new same-sex marriage law with only feint appreciation for the president…

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LA’s annual homeless count determines how resources get distributed to the region’s unhoused residents.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced he’s appointing a special counsel to look into the handling of classified documents tied to President Joe Biden.

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Two refugees who escaped Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport meet for the first time since 1939, recounting stories of how they left Europe as children.

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