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CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIFORNIA - MAY 28: An election worker moves vote by mail balllots to be sorted to go through the signature verification machines at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Ballot Processing Center on Thursday, May 28, 2026 in City of Industry, California. The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk has already begun to tally mail-in ballots for the June 2nd primary election. (Gary Coronado / For The Times)

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Skelton: California’s fight against Trump’s unhinged war on voting by mail

California could have some zany theater this fall: county prosecutors charging federal postmasters with felonies for obeying President Trump’s order to withhold delivery of mail ballots to voters.

Roy Cooper, former governor of North Carolina and Democratic US Senate candidate for North Carolina, greets attendees during the "Make Stuff Cost Less" campaign kickoff event at Clouds Brewing in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. North Carolina voters on Tuesday set up a showdown for a key Senate seat by picking former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper to face off against Trump ally and ex-GOP Chairman Michael Whatley. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Barabak: Don’t look now, but suddenly the U.S. Senate is in play

Santa Monica, CA - May 19: People and Birds walk around the coast near the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 in Santa Monica, CA. (Ronaldo Bolanos / Los Angeles Times)

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Lopez: Gov. Newsom backs off from shameful gambit, and it’s a victory for California coast

FILE - Supporters hold a sign before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign event, Sept.12, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Arellano: Racist ‘Magic Deportation Bus’ isn’t the way for Trump to keep Latino voters

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

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Chabria: L.A. D.A. Nathan Hochman changed his mind. Is that such a bad thing?

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Barabak: ‘An endless amount of corruption.’ In a Democratic House, Trump would face a reckoning

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Arellano: Dolly Parton stood up for undocumented immigrants when few others would

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Chabria: Sheriff Chad Bianco can’t catch a break. That’s a good thing

Sports Voices

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Shaikin: What’s next as John Mozeliak revamps the Angels? The interim GM discusses his plans
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Plaschke: No two ways about it — Shohei Ohtani should not pitch again this season
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Shaikin: Amid Dodgers’ uncertainty, Padres’ new owners promise to ‘win it all!’

Food Voices

Review

Alta Adams’ fried chicken is gone. What comes next is a revelation
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Sqirl redefined brunch. Can it change the way we think about dinner?
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An Echo Park charmer started as a bar. Now it’s one of L.A.’s defining modern Mexican restaurants

Culture Voices

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Adam Scott and Robert De Niro give heart to twisty crime thriller ‘The Whisper Man’
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Commentary: From Appalachia to England, Dolly Parton was a supreme and unifying talent
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Commentary: Could Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s new travel show be making travel less safe?

Entertainment Voices

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Familiar to a fault, Ridley Scott’s postapocalyptic ‘The Dog Stars’ finds the genre in need of new tricks
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Following Dudamel at the Bowl, Anna Handler has the toughest assignment of the summer
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Commentary: Tim Curry’s British charm and Cheshire grin were made for comedy. These 7 TV roles show why

Opinion Voices

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Abcarian: When I was a new mother like Lindsay Clancy, I had a terrifying thought
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Granderson: Michigan race tests whether voters care more about issues or identity
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Calmes: What would Dolly do? Trump should learn from her life and legacy

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor: If data centers were harmless, developers wouldn’t be so secretive
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Letters to the Editor: If we’re in the ‘AI era,’ college students must grapple with digital ethics
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Letters to the Editor: Lake Ontario renaming is just another bit of Trump foolishness to ignore

Editorials

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Editorial: To understand homelessness, listen to homeless people. Here’s what I learned
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Editorial: Stop finding ways to kill the Venice Dell homeless housing project and get it built instead
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Editorial: For California towns with a bear problem, using dogs to hunt is no solution

Contributors

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Contributor: Trump is spending billions to reverse American progress
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Contributor: All I wanted was an empty house. Now I want my kids back.
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Contributor: No rising star today could stay neutral like Dolly Parton