Hailey Branson-Potts
@haileybranson.bsky.social
California reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Oklahoman. Mildly amusing.
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I'm on a quest to see every lighthouse in California. These 14 are absolutely spectacular
Struck by the beauty and lore of lighthouses, journalist Hailey Branson-Potts shares her favorites from across the state — and offers tips for getting the best views.
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Timeline cleanse! My latest for @latimes.com is about my obsession with lighthouses. What time is it? Maritime! — I'm on a quest to see every lighthouse in California. These 14 are absolutely spectacular www.latimes.com/travel/list/...
After 97 years and a catastrophic fire, the Palisadian-Post newspaper ceased publication today www.latimes.com/california/s... by me for @latimes.com
After 97 years and a catastrophic fire, the Palisadian-Post newspaper ceases publication
In a 'final blow,' the 97-year-old Palisadian-Post newspaper has ceased publication as Pacific Palisades works to recover from the January fire.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
After 97 years and a catastrophic fire, the Palisadian-Post newspaper ceased publication today www.latimes.com/california/s... by me for @latimes.com
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
New from me for @latimes.com: Congress overwhelmingly approves economic lifeline for rural schools in California and elsewhere. Despite broad bipartisan support, the Secure Rural Schools Act lapsed in fall 2023, with final payments made in 2024. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Congress approves an economic lifeline for rural schools in California and elsewhere
The Secure Rural Schools Act, a financial lifeline for schools in places like Northern California, was approved Tuesday by the U.S. House after lapsing.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
New from me for @latimes.com: Congress overwhelmingly approves economic lifeline for rural schools in California and elsewhere. Despite broad bipartisan support, the Secure Rural Schools Act lapsed in fall 2023, with final payments made in 2024. www.latimes.com/california/s...
My latest for @latimes.com : Here’s why San Francisco’s legendary albino alligator Claude, the “iconic swamp king,” died this week at age 30 www.latimes.com/california/s...
Here’s why San Francisco’s legendary albino alligator 'Claude' died at age 30
Claude, a rare albino alligator who lived at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, died this week at 30. Late Wednesday, officials revealed why the "iconic swamp king" perished.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
My latest for @latimes.com : Here’s why San Francisco’s legendary albino alligator Claude, the “iconic swamp king,” died this week at age 30 www.latimes.com/california/s...
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The Palisades fire was a body blow to this karate teacher. His new dojo helps kids heal
The Palisades fire was a body blow to this karate teacher. His new dojo helps kids heal
Sensei Gerry Blanck has resumed karate lessons after his home and his dojo in Pacific Palisades burned. Students and parents see it as a refuge.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Palisades fire was a body blow to this karate teacher. His new dojo helps kids heal
Ten years ago, a married couple radicalized online killed 14 in San Bernardino. Then-candidate Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering” the US, foreshadowing today’s divisive immigration tactics www.latimes.com/california/s... by me, @jackdolan.bsky.social, Richard Winton
San Bernardino: The mass shooting that helped Trump redefine America's immigration debate
A decade ago, 14 people were gunned down in San Bernardino. Survivors and family of the victims are still processing what happened, and the national impact.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Ten years ago, a married couple radicalized online killed 14 in San Bernardino. Then-candidate Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering” the US, foreshadowing today’s divisive immigration tactics www.latimes.com/california/s... by me, @jackdolan.bsky.social, Richard Winton
This rural hospital closed, putting lives at risk in Northern California. Is it the start of a ‘tidal wave’? www.latimes.com/california/s... by @jessicagarrison.bsky.social
This rural hospital closed, putting lives at risk. Is it the start of a 'tidal wave'?
Glenn Medical Center in Willows closed Oct. 21 after losing 'critical access' status. Many other California hospitals face the threat of a similar fate.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This rural hospital closed, putting lives at risk in Northern California. Is it the start of a ‘tidal wave’? www.latimes.com/california/s... by @jessicagarrison.bsky.social
“Eleven years ago, Paul Lundy was dying a slow, workingman’s death under fluorescent light.” How learning to fix typewriters saved his life. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“Eleven years ago, Paul Lundy was dying a slow, workingman’s death under fluorescent light.” How learning to fix typewriters saved his life. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Time and briny air have taken a heavy toll on the St. George Reef Lighthouse, a late-1800s architectural masterpiece off the coast of California that’s on the Nat’l Register of Historic Places. Can it be saved? My latest for @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...
A deadly history haunts this imperiled California lighthouse. Here's why fans want to save it
Restoring California's St. George Reef Lighthouse will cost at least $10 million and helicopter access. It's a race against time -- and rising seas.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Time and briny air have taken a heavy toll on the St. George Reef Lighthouse, a late-1800s architectural masterpiece off the coast of California that’s on the Nat’l Register of Historic Places. Can it be saved? My latest for @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...
Reposted by Hailey Branson-Potts
If you know me, you know I’m a lighthouse nerd. Whether or not you are, this is really interesting. I can’t imagine what it would be like to work on this rock.
A deadly history haunts this imperiled California lighthouse. Here's why fans want to save it
A deadly history haunts this imperiled California lighthouse. Here's why fans want to save it
Restoring California's St. George Reef Lighthouse will cost at least $10 million and helicopter access. It's a race against time -- and rising seas.
www.latimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If you know me, you know I’m a lighthouse nerd. Whether or not you are, this is really interesting. I can’t imagine what it would be like to work on this rock.
Reposted by Hailey Branson-Potts
A deadly history haunts this imperiled California lighthouse. Here's why fans want to save it
A deadly history haunts this imperiled California lighthouse. Here's why fans want to save it
Restoring California's St. George Reef Lighthouse will cost at least $10 million and helicopter access. It's a race against time -- and rising seas.
www.latimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A deadly history haunts this imperiled California lighthouse. Here's why fans want to save it
My lates for @latimes.com from Crescent City: A deadly history haunts this imperiled California lighthouse. Here’s why fans want to save the St. George Reef Lighthouse www.latimes.com/california/s...
A deadly history haunts this imperiled California lighthouse. Here's why fans want to save it
Restoring California's St. George Reef Lighthouse will cost at least $10 million and helicopter access. It's a race against time -- and rising seas.
www.latimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My lates for @latimes.com from Crescent City: A deadly history haunts this imperiled California lighthouse. Here’s why fans want to save the St. George Reef Lighthouse www.latimes.com/california/s...
‘I hear a little baby’: We’re rattled after visiting these 13 haunted hotels in California www.latimes.com/travel/list/... via @latimes.com
'I hear a little baby': We're rattled after visiting these 13 haunted hotels in California
Lured by lore? Sleep in the buildings that evoke the dramas and tragedies of times past, from creaky lodges to big city grande dames.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
‘I hear a little baby’: We’re rattled after visiting these 13 haunted hotels in California www.latimes.com/travel/list/... via @latimes.com
My latest for @latimes.com: In fire-scorched Palisades, a library and rec center become linchpins of fury with City Hall www.latimes.com/california/s...
In fire-scorched Palisades, a library and rec center become linchpins of fury with City Hall
Pacific Palisades residents are fuming at City Hall for not moving quicker on several priorities, including replacing the Palisades Branch Library, which burned in the January fire.
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October 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My latest for @latimes.com: In fire-scorched Palisades, a library and rec center become linchpins of fury with City Hall www.latimes.com/california/s...
Reposted by Hailey Branson-Potts
Struck by the beauty and lore of lighthouses, state reporter shares her favorites from across the state — from popular tourist attractions to the obscure remnants of navigational aids — and offers tips for getting the best views.
I'm on a quest to see every lighthouse in California. These 14 are absolutely spectacular
Struck by the beauty and lore of lighthouses, journalist Hailey Branson-Potts shares her favorites from across the state — and offers tips for getting the best views.
www.latimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Struck by the beauty and lore of lighthouses, state reporter shares her favorites from across the state — from popular tourist attractions to the obscure remnants of navigational aids — and offers tips for getting the best views.
Timeline cleanse! My latest for @latimes.com is about my obsession with lighthouses. What time is it? Maritime! — I'm on a quest to see every lighthouse in California. These 14 are absolutely spectacular www.latimes.com/travel/list/...
I'm on a quest to see every lighthouse in California. These 14 are absolutely spectacular
Struck by the beauty and lore of lighthouses, journalist Hailey Branson-Potts shares her favorites from across the state — and offers tips for getting the best views.
www.latimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Timeline cleanse! My latest for @latimes.com is about my obsession with lighthouses. What time is it? Maritime! — I'm on a quest to see every lighthouse in California. These 14 are absolutely spectacular www.latimes.com/travel/list/...
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ will return to ABC on Tuesday after being benched by Disney www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' will return to ABC on Tuesday after being benched by Disney
The move follows conversations between the two sides to figure out how to defuse the situation that began with Kimmel's comments in the aftermath of the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ will return to ABC on Tuesday after being benched by Disney www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Jimmy Kimmel celebrated Hollywood Boulevard’s wacky character.
Locals fear life without him
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Locals fear life without him
Christopher Buchanan and @haileybranson.bsky.social
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Jimmy Kimmel celebrated Hollywood Boulevard's wacky character. Locals fear life without him
Kimmel helped boost the fortunes of the Hollywood neighborhood where he lives. Some local leaders and merchant are now wary about the future.
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September 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Jimmy Kimmel celebrated Hollywood Boulevard’s wacky character.
Locals fear life without him
Christopher Buchanan and @haileybranson.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Locals fear life without him
Christopher Buchanan and @haileybranson.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Reposted by Hailey Branson-Potts
Jimmy Kimmel celebrated Hollywood Boulevard's wacky character. Locals fear life without him
Jimmy Kimmel celebrated Hollywood Boulevard's wacky character. Locals fear life without him
Kimmel helped boost the fortunes of the Hollywood neighborhood where he lives. Some local leaders and merchant are now wary about the future.
www.latimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Jimmy Kimmel celebrated Hollywood Boulevard's wacky character. Locals fear life without him
Reposted by Hailey Branson-Potts
On an 11-2 vote, the City Council approved a $2.6-billion expansion of the Los Angeles Convention Center, despite warnings that the project will pull taxpayer funds away from essential city services.
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L.A. backs $2.6-billion Convention Center expansion amid major warnings about the cost
The Los Angeles City Council on Friday voted 11 to 2 to support the project, despite warnings of the strain it would put on the general fund and city services.
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September 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
On an 11-2 vote, the City Council approved a $2.6-billion expansion of the Los Angeles Convention Center, despite warnings that the project will pull taxpayer funds away from essential city services.
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New from me for @latimes.com: Experts on faith and far-right extremism say they are troubled by the religious glorification of Charlie Kirk — who is being called a martyr — in this era of increased political violence. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Amid quiet mourning, some are calling Charlie Kirk a 'martyr' and want vengeance
Trump and other supporters of Charlie Kirk suggest he was killed for his religious and political beliefs, and are calling for revenge.
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September 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New from me for @latimes.com: Experts on faith and far-right extremism say they are troubled by the religious glorification of Charlie Kirk — who is being called a martyr — in this era of increased political violence. www.latimes.com/california/s...
My latest for @latimes.com: Chinese immigrants were once banned from this Northern California county. Except one. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump immigration raids echo expulsion of Chinese immigrants in the 1880s, historian says
After Del Norte County in Northern California kicked out its Chinese immigrants in the late 1800s, Dock Rigg stayed behind.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
My latest for @latimes.com: Chinese immigrants were once banned from this Northern California county. Except one. www.latimes.com/california/s...
My latest for @latimes.com from rural Del Norte County: This California highway is a lifeline, and deadly. Can it be fixed before it falls into the sea? www.latimes.com/california/s...
This California highway is a lifeline, and deadly. Can it be fixed before it falls into the sea?
A $2 billion tunnel has been proposed to bypass "Last Chance Grade" -- a landslide-plagued portion of Highway 101 in rural Northern California.
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September 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My latest for @latimes.com from rural Del Norte County: This California highway is a lifeline, and deadly. Can it be fixed before it falls into the sea? www.latimes.com/california/s...
My latest @latimes.com: Permits were expedited for this huge solar and battery energy storage project in a long-impoverished part of California’s Central Valley — the first of several coming to the rural area. Residents say don’t forget them. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Permits were expedited for this California clean energy project. Were residents sidelined?
Western Fresno County, home to poor migrant communities, is a test case as California expedites clean energy projects.
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August 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My latest @latimes.com: Permits were expedited for this huge solar and battery energy storage project in a long-impoverished part of California’s Central Valley — the first of several coming to the rural area. Residents say don’t forget them. www.latimes.com/california/s...