Ysabel Jurado vanquished Kevin de León. Will winning change her?
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Ysabel Jurado vanquished Kevin de León. Will winning change her?

Ysabel Jurado had every reason to gloat when I caught up with her earlier this…

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We now live in a Prop. 187 America. What’s next?
November 12, 2024
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We now live in a Prop. 187 America. What’s next?

We tell ourselves stories in order to live, Joan Didion famously wrote, and the one…

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The archangel slays a dragon: political novice Ysabel Jurado
November 9, 2024
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The archangel slays a dragon: political novice Ysabel Jurado

Ysabel Jurado marched into the Highland Park hipster bar Block Party on election night dressed…

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The sad, desperate, Hispandering end of Kevin de León’s
November 9, 2024
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The sad, desperate, Hispandering end of Kevin de León’s

He preened, he hugged, he shook hands and hobnobbed with legends and politicians. Los Angeles…

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Why it’s wrong to blame Trump’s victory on Latino men
November 8, 2024
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Why it’s wrong to blame Trump’s victory on Latino men

Six years ago in this newspaper, I coined the term “rancho libertarian” to describe a…

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The reporter who brought down O.C. Supervisor Andrew Do
November 2, 2024
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The reporter who brought down O.C. Supervisor Andrew Do

I greeted Nick Gerda last week the same way I’ve greeted him over the past…

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Ain’t no party like an East L.A. Dodgers party
October 31, 2024
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Ain’t no party like an East L.A. Dodgers party

They celebrated in Highland Park and the San Fernando Valley, across Sunset Boulevard and at…

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Column: How an ‘American Cholo’ went from Hillary Clinton fan to Trump voter
October 29, 2024
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Column: How an ‘American Cholo’ went from Hillary Clinton fan to Trump voter

In a North Hollywood podcast studio last week, Gill Tejada and his co-host, Boo Boo,…

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What L.A. can learn from the Dodgers
October 25, 2024
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What L.A. can learn from the Dodgers

My cousin from the nice part of the San Fernando Valley. A screenwriter pal who…

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Why Fernando Valenzuela’s magic should ensure him a spot in the Hall of Fame
October 23, 2024
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Why Fernando Valenzuela’s magic should ensure him a spot in the Hall of Fame

El Toro. That was the nickname fans bestowed upon Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela early in…

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