My latest for @latimes is about the 1936 Bum Blockade. The LAPD sent officers to California border counties to keep poor Americans — including Dust Bowl refugees — from crossing state lines. latimes.com/california/story…

New: The NYT is reviewing Nick Kristof's columns after he failed to disclose ex donor ties in a series of columns. When Kristof returned to the paper after a failed bid for governor of Oregon, the NYT said he would disclose financial ties when writing about former donors.

ICYMI: Once-eradicated flesh-eating screwworms threaten cattle industry (and price of your burgers). Wherein @KarenMelissaGa7 and I discuss flesh-eating maggots while she microwaves her lunch. latimes.com/california/newsl…

My mayor still Muslim My bagel still Jewish The pope’s on our side Knicks in🖐️

Why the media keep quoting the same climate scientist apple.news/AOR9pQcGdTi2MH7TE… @TheAtlantic

Torrance has become Graceland for fans of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ latimes.com/california/newsl… @campadrenews

‘How do we know this won’t happen again?’: Neighbors of Orange County chemical crisis demand answers latimes.com/california/newsl… by @Hannahnfry

Republican Steve Hilton, whose endorsement from Trump pushed him to the front of the gubernatorial field, said he has not seen any evidence of fraud in California election results, contradicting the president latimes.com/california/live/…

4 years running, Southern Baptists weigh tightening ban on churches with women pastors latimes.com/world-nation/sto…

In October 1970, the L.A. chapter of the Gay Liberation Front announced that it had signed up 479 gay men and lesbian women to move to Alpine County — population 484 — to overthrow the government and create a refuge for queer people. Read about it here! latimes.com/california/newsl…

Meet the gay rights activist behind a 1970 plan to recall the Alpine County government and create a refuge latimes.com/california/newsl… new from me for @latimes

Read about a fascinating chapter in gay rights history and “reconnaissance parties of homosexuals disguised as fishermen and tourists” @haileybranson with another well-told tale. latimes.com/california/newsl…

New from me in @latimes Essential California newsletter: Why do we have a housing shortage while the population falls? Just look at my crummy first L.A. apartment latimes.com/california/newsl…

My latest for @latimes Essential CA newsletter: A torchbearer in the election denialism movement is behind in key race for Shasta County registrar. While leading the elections office, he threatened to “throat-punch” employees, an investigation found latimes.com/california/newsl…

Measure to require voter ID and eliminate most mail voting leads in Shasta County latimes.com/california/live/… by me for @latimes

New from me for @latimes Essential California newsletter: She’s 98 and lost her home in the Palisafes fire. They’re teens and lost their school. Here’s what they said to each other latimes.com/california/newsl…

This is a must-read by Steven Zeitchik about YouTube, the movie business, and "a teetering, if not the first hints of a collapse, of a legacy-driven studio system" hollywoodreporter.com/movies…

.@latimes guide to the L.A. County assessor race: Incumbent Jeff Prang faces four challengers. He oversees an office that valued $2 trillion in L.A. County property last year, generating more than $20 billion in annual tax revenue. latimes.com/california/story… by @jflem94

O.C. Chemical Crisis: She has lived in Stanton, 3.5 miles from GKN Aerospace facility, for 3 decades. She didn’t know what was in the tanks. It’s a common story. Industrial sites are embedded in communities across SoCal. By me @latimes latimes.com/california/newsl…

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