Laurel Rosenhall
Los Angeles Times
Sacramento, CA, United States
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News Analysis: Labor unions win big in California Legislature as hot labor summer drags into fall
The recent run of wins in the Legislature for organized labor was remarkable. Now Gov. Newsom must decide if union-backed bills will become law. → Read More
California Politics: Hot labor summer hits the California Capitol
The California Legislature passed a flurry of new bills this week, affecting everything from employee sick days to protecting children on social media. → Read More
The most interesting bills California lawmakers sent to Newsom’s desk in 2023
Newsom will sign or veto hundreds of bills that California lawmakers must send him by Sept. 14. → Read More
California Politics: A generational changing of the guard
Feinstein is not the only octogenarian lion of California politics who may be calling it quits next year. → Read More
California Politics: Newsom scores political win in fight with Big Oil
California Gov. Gavin Newsom didn't get exactly the oil penalty he wanted but still scored a political win. → Read More
How Newsom fell short of the oil penalty he wanted but still scored a political win
California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched an offensive in his war with Big Oil. The battle didn't go as planned. → Read More
California Politics: Will lawmakers give Hollywood a big new perk?
The politics at play in Newsom's proposal to extend California's film tax credit. → Read More
Newsom wants to give Hollywood a big new perk. Will lawmakers agree?
Gov. Newsom's proposal to make California's film tax credit refundable is a leverage point for lawmakers who want to see greater diversity in Hollywood. → Read More
Newsom tests positive for COVID-19, his second infection since pandemic began
Gov. Gavin Newsom has mild symptoms and plans to work remotely for at least five days, his spokesman said. → Read More
California lawmakers take aim at social media role in youth fentanyl use and sex trafficking
New bills would hold social media companies liable for promoting the sale of fentanyl to youth and facilitating commercial sexual exploitation of minors. → Read More
Barr defends Durham probe of Trump-Russia investigation
Barr's comments marked the first time he has spoken to the press since The New York Times reported Thursday that he pressured Durham to find flaws in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election conducted by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III. → Read More
California Politics: What's next for California gun laws?
After this month's mass shootings, California lawmakers are asking themselves what more they can do. → Read More
California Politics: The unlikely friendship between Republican Kevin McCarthy and Democrat Karen Bass
Republican Kevin McCarthy and Democrat Karen Bass have remained friends across two decades, two coasts and a huge political divide. → Read More
Newsom begins second term on Jan. 6 anniversary, contrasting California with insurrection
Gov. Gavin Newsom held his inauguration to launch his second term as California governor on Jan. 6, contrasting the state's values with the insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol two years ago. → Read More
No water. No power. Damaged buildings. California towns struggle after 6.4 earthquake
'It was the most intense earthquake that I’ve felt,' said the mayor of Rio Dell, Calif., which along with Ferndale took the brunt of the quake. → Read More
'Country has caught up with California' on same-sex marriage
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Vice President Kamala Harris were at the vanguard in pushing for marriage equality, which will soon be signed into federal law. → Read More
California Politics: Huge gains for women in the Legislature
A new class of California lawmakers will include more women than ever before → Read More
Commentary: A fight for power in Sacramento tests boundaries of campaign finance law
With a fight brewing over the Assembly speakership, California lawmakers are testing the boundaries of campaign finance law to influence who voters will send to Sacramento. → Read More
Commentary: Why Californians are working to flip red state legislatures blue
Republicans dominate in state capitols. But with abortion access now up to states, more Democrats are realizing they need more power in statehouses. → Read More
Commentary: California's ugly license plate doesn't reflect our great state
It's boring and uninspired, and desperately needs a makeover. → Read More