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New to the battleground against President Trump's immigration raids: Artists and nonprofits in Los Angeles. Their "Am I Next?" photo essay lights up the sides of buildings in Southern California. www.latimes.com/california/n...
'Am I Next?' to be hit by immigration raids, a towering art installation asks
Your morning catch-up: Artists combat ICE raids, delays coming to airports and more big stories
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November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
New to the battleground against President Trump's immigration raids: Artists and nonprofits in Los Angeles. Their "Am I Next?" photo essay lights up the sides of buildings in Southern California. www.latimes.com/california/n...
He looks like a Hobbit. And hammers the ball like a God of Aztlan. The @torontobluejays.bsky.social Alejandro Kirk just 1 of extraordinary immigrants, including at least 8 @losangelesdodgers.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/n...
Immigration beatdown? Not with Dodgers epitomizing baseball's international flair
Your morning catch up: The Dodgers' United Nations path to World Series title, thousands find food banks as SNAP benefits lapse and more big stories.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
He looks like a Hobbit. And hammers the ball like a God of Aztlan. The @torontobluejays.bsky.social Alejandro Kirk just 1 of extraordinary immigrants, including at least 8 @losangelesdodgers.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/n...
The focus is on the alleged arsonist. But in a way in the biggest news about the Palisades Fire is that it is a reignition of an earlier fire. Here's our story: www.latimes.com/california/n...
A 'reignition' led to the Palisades fire, a finding sure to enrage thousands of victims
Your morning catch-up: An arsonist allegedly started the Palisades fire, Disneyland raises ticket prices (again) and more big stories.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The focus is on the alleged arsonist. But in a way in the biggest news about the Palisades Fire is that it is a reignition of an earlier fire. Here's our story: www.latimes.com/california/n...
The Man in the White House would like to bring back COAL. But California is going in another direction. The story, as originally told by the smart, fiercely tenacious @sammyroth.bsky.social. Learn about the central Utah coal plant that's going away. www.latimes.com/california/n...
California says goodbye to coal and hello to cleaner electricity
Your morning catch-up: California says goodbye to coal, trash fees will surge for L.A. residents and more big stories.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Man in the White House would like to bring back COAL. But California is going in another direction. The story, as originally told by the smart, fiercely tenacious @sammyroth.bsky.social. Learn about the central Utah coal plant that's going away. www.latimes.com/california/n...
They’re now the toast of Oakland. The @oaklandballers.bsky.social Pro baseball in place of the A’s, Raiders, Warriors. www.latimes.com/california/n...
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@LATimes reporter. Ocean swimmer. Californian. Send story ideas to jim.rainey@latimes.com
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September 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
They’re now the toast of Oakland. The @oaklandballers.bsky.social Pro baseball in place of the A’s, Raiders, Warriors. www.latimes.com/california/n...
Buy a sandwich, save Malibu? www.latimes.com/california/s...
Malibu businesses struggling in the aftermath of fire and PCH restrictions
Two months after the Palisades fire, customers of Malibu businesses have been displaced or blocked by restrictions on Pacific Coast Highway. Restaurants and shops tell the world they're open for busin...
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March 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Buy a sandwich, save Malibu? www.latimes.com/california/s...
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They are federal workers who voted for Donald Trump. Now they've lost their jobs. And they have questions. One wondered what's become of the president's push to beat inflation. Etc. The White House says the cuts are needed to rein in the federal deficit. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
They voted for Trump, but now they're losing their U.S. government jobs
They voted for Donald Trump for president, but now they're losing government jobs. They wonder why Trump and Elon Musk aren't focusing on real waste and inflation.
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February 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
They are federal workers who voted for Donald Trump. Now they've lost their jobs. And they have questions. One wondered what's become of the president's push to beat inflation. Etc. The White House says the cuts are needed to rein in the federal deficit. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Malibu had one movie theater. Now is has ZERO. An ode to the woman who helped make the magic at the Malibu Cinema. Betty O'Meara, who died when she refused to evacuate in the #PalisadesFire www.latimes.com/california/s...
Malibu movie theater owner, with a 'servant's heart,' died in the Palisades fire
Betty O'Meara helped make the Malibu Cinema a gem for Hollywood stars and regular folks. When the Palisades fire came, she refused to evacuate, dying in the home where she had lived for more than 50 y...
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February 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Malibu had one movie theater. Now is has ZERO. An ode to the woman who helped make the magic at the Malibu Cinema. Betty O'Meara, who died when she refused to evacuate in the #PalisadesFire www.latimes.com/california/s...
An obituary for the beloved Malibu Cinema, the town's only movie theater, and for Betty O'Meara, the woman who helped run it. She refused to leave her home and died in the Palisades Fire. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Malibu movie theater owner, with a 'servant's heart,' died in the Palisades fire
Betty O'Meara helped make the Malibu Cinema a gem for Hollywood stars and regular folks. When the Palisades fire came, she refused to evacuate, dying in the home where she had lived for more than 50 y...
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February 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
An obituary for the beloved Malibu Cinema, the town's only movie theater, and for Betty O'Meara, the woman who helped run it. She refused to leave her home and died in the Palisades Fire. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Memories, nostalgia and regret mix on a trek to find the old family home in Malibu. What really matters? What endures? "It turns out we are all just renters here." - By @raineytime.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
In the ruins of Palisades fire, confronting my elusive Malibu life
Times reporter James Rainey ventured back to see if his childhood home in Malibu was still standing, while he reflected on 'Old World Malibu.'
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January 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Memories, nostalgia and regret mix on a trek to find the old family home in Malibu. What really matters? What endures? "It turns out we are all just renters here." - By @raineytime.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
Lawbreaker? Hero? Or a little of both? He stayed inside the #PalisadesFire perimeter. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Samaritan scofflaws: they broke the law to stay inside the fire zone, but saved houses and helped neighbors
Steve and Colton Foster may have saved 10 homes by ignoring fire evacuation orders in Pacific Palisades. Now they're nurturing fire refugees and residents who stayed in the neighborhood near the Getty...
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January 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Lawbreaker? Hero? Or a little of both? He stayed inside the #PalisadesFire perimeter. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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It’s not easy to report on your own news outlet. But @raineytime.bsky.social does it here with clear and direct writing - a true service to the second largest city in America which deserves a robust media. 👏
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Patrick Soon-Shiong's controversial shakeup at the L.A. Times: 'Bias meter,' opinion upheaval and a call for growth
Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong on his plans to shake up the newspaper and build for the future.
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December 17, 2024 at 8:58 PM
It’s not easy to report on your own news outlet. But @raineytime.bsky.social does it here with clear and direct writing - a true service to the second largest city in America which deserves a robust media. 👏
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I talked to the owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. He's put $1 billion into the @latimes.com. Now his "Bias Meter," critique of the staff, praise of @robertkennedy.bsky.social ave caused an uproar. Even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has spoken. @kaj33.bsky.social My story: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Patrick Soon-Shiong's controversial shakeup at the L.A. Times: 'Bias meter,' opinion upheaval and a call for growth
Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong on his plans to shake up the newspaper and build for the future.
www.latimes.com
December 16, 2024 at 6:25 PM
I talked to the owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. He's put $1 billion into the @latimes.com. Now his "Bias Meter," critique of the staff, praise of @robertkennedy.bsky.social ave caused an uproar. Even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has spoken. @kaj33.bsky.social My story: www.latimes.com/california/s...
