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MIchael R. Blood

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PoliticsEric Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor, rocking wide-open contest
By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
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PoliticsBernie Sanders campaigns in Gavin Newsom’s backyard for a tax on billionaires
By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated PressFebruary 18, 2026
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Politics‘You are really playing with fire with this one’: California billionaires tax ignites, pitting labor unions and voters against tech execs
By MIchael R. Blood, Michael Liedtke and The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
Los Angeles mayor lifts curfew imposed last week during nighttime protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown
PoliticsLos Angeles mayor lifts curfew imposed last week during nighttime protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown
By MIchael R. Blood, Jaimie Ding and The Associated PressJune 18, 2025
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
PoliticsFBI agents tackled Sen. Alex Padilla at an LA news conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
By Krysta Fauria, MIchael R. Blood, Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressJune 12, 2025
Union workers hold signs during a groundbreaking ceremony at the Brightline West Las Vegas station
PoliticsTrump administration signals it will cut off funds for California high-speed rail line that has become ‘a 119-mile track to nowhere’
By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated PressJune 5, 2025
Los Angeles’s Democrat mayor wants to axe 1,600 employees as city flounders in slumping economy and wildfire damage
PoliticsLos Angeles’s Democrat mayor wants to axe 1,600 employees as city flounders in slumping economy and wildfire damage
By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated PressApril 22, 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom sits in a chair with a shocked look on his face
PoliticsGavin Newsom is welcoming prominent conservatives on his new podcast, but critics say it’s risky to align himself ‘in a slightly unpredictable middle’
By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated PressMarch 17, 2025
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley talks during a news conference at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center in the West Carson area of Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.
LeadershipLA fire chief ousted as mayor claims 1,000 firefighters were sent home the day wildfires began ravaging the city
By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2025
California republicans push back after House speaker threatens to saddle wildfire aid with conditions
PoliticsCalifornia republicans push back after House speaker threatens to saddle wildfire aid with conditions
By MIchael R. Blood, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2025
Los Angeles residents in neighborhoods leveled by wildfires turn to rebuilding: ‘Are we just inviting another problem down the road?’
EnvironmentLos Angeles residents in neighborhoods leveled by wildfires turn to rebuilding: ‘Are we just inviting another problem down the road?’
By MIchael R. Blood, Jaimie Ding and The Associated PressJanuary 16, 2025
6 killings in likely cannabis dispute highlight risk in California’s illegal pot market—despite years of legal sales
Health6 killings in likely cannabis dispute highlight risk in California’s illegal pot market—despite years of legal sales
By MIchael R. Blood, Christopher Weber and The Associated PressFebruary 1, 2024
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Politics‘Once a Dodger, always a dodger’: Orange County Democrat rips Steve Garvey for refusing to say if he’ll vote for Trump a third time
By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2024
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PoliticsCalifornia Sen. Laphonza Butler decides not to run for full term in 2024
By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated PressOctober 19, 2023
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PoliticsCalifornia Senate race gets some Republican star power with former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joining the race
By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated PressOctober 10, 2023
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