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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 14: Residents and protesters clash with federal agents in the East Side neighborhood on October 14, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. It was not immediately clear why federal agents were in the area but people on social media reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested an individual and caused a car accident. Last week a Federal judge put in place a temporary order preventing the 500 National Guard troops that were sent to the Chicago and surrounding suburbs to help protect ICE and other federal agents and federal property. President Donald Trumps's administration continues to enforce immigration laws in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs during their "Operation Midway Blitz." (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Arellano: Sanctuary policies and activists aren’t endangering lives during ICE raids — ICE is

It turns out that if you send in phalanxes of largely masked federal agents to bully and intimidate people in American cities, Americans tend not to take kindly to it. Who knew?

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Hiltzik: Amazon’s big outage reminds us that we trust big tech companies far too much

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPT 29: State Sen. Toni Atkins stands for a photo during a Governor Candidate Forum held by the National Union of Healthcare Workers in San Francisco, CA on September 29, 2024. Democrats Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, California superintendent of public instruction Tony Thurmond, state Sen. Toni Atkins and former state Controller Betty Yee participated in the event. (Josh Edelson / For the Times)

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Barabak: She was highly qualified to be California governor. Why did her campaign fizzle?

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing a presidential proclamation honoring the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, joined by Commissioner of the Social Security Administration Frank Bisignano (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on August 14, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Hiltzik: With a subtle tweak to Social Security, Trump aims to renew the GOP war on disability recipients

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 29: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 29, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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Hiltzik: The sudden financial collapse of this big auto parts firm points to the next market meltdown

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Chabria: Trump’s AI poop post caps a week of MAGA indifference to Hitler jokes

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Skelton: A gutsy move to increase housing and oil drilling. But not on high-speed rail

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Barabak: This Las Vegas Republican had high hopes for Trump. But a ‘Trump slump’ made life worse

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Chabria: Dinosaurs, unicorns and ‘raging grannies’ — but no kings — in Sacramento

Sports Voices

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Hernández: Yamamoto’s interpreter almost quit after 2 days. Now he’s hoping his boxers can help in World Series
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Shaikin: ‘I let down an entire nation.’ Canadians wanted Ohtani. They got a ‘Shark Tank’ star instead
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Plaschke: Un-Dodgers-like Lakers fall flat in season opener and raise concerns about the future

Food Voices

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Commentary: My search for jambon beurre in Paris led me to the best sandwich in L.A.
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Cafe 2001 is the kind of eccentric haven that L.A. needs right now
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Why doesn’t Mei Lin’s cuisine roar at 88 Club?

Culture Voices

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Commentary: Ballrooms aren’t just for Cinderella. Trump wants one, and he’s tearing up the White House to get it
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Commentary: Friends of this L.A. teen will soon find out his big secret: He’s co-starring in ‘Bugonia’
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Commentary: ICE ads are playing on a streamer near you. Can they survive the online rebellion?

Entertainment Voices

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Tessa Thompson is the ultimate restless housewife in a viciously updated ‘Hedda’
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The most significant American art museum show right now topples white supremacy
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This bizarro comic wants to solve your most personal problems

Opinion Voices

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Calmes: Trump is in his Louis XIV era, and it’s not a good look
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Column: Despite infighting, Democrats can still unite around one common goal
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Abcarian: Don’t count Katie Porter out of the governor’s race just yet

Letters to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor: California’s efforts to lower insulin costs need to address the middlemen
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Letters to the Editor: Drug smugglers aren’t ‘terrorists’ and killing them isn’t the answer
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Letters to the Editor: Trump’s crass AI-generated video only shows how immature we’ve become

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: The web is awash in AI slop. Real content is for subscribers only, and democracy suffers
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Contributor: When surviving cancer isn’t the end of the fight
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Contributor: Our obsession with protein is getting out of hand