Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Live Welcome to Essential Politics, our in-the-moment look at California political and government news. for analysis and more, and subscribe to the . Don’t miss our Essential Politics page in Sunday’s California section.L.A. billionaire Eli Broad donates $1.5 million to pro-charter school group supporting Villaraigosa for governor Los Angeles billionaire and philanthropist Eli Broad donated $1.5 million on Thursday to a pro-charter school group supporting Antonio Villaraigosa’s candidacy for governor. The contribution came one day after , Families...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Live Welcome to Essential Politics, our in-the-moment look at California political and government news. for analysis and more, and subscribe to the . Don’t miss our Essential Politics page in Sunday’s California section.L.A. billionaire Eli Broad donates $1.5 million to pro-charter school group supporting Villaraigosa for governor Los Angeles billionaire and philanthropist Eli Broad donated $1.5 million on Thursday to a pro-charter school group supporting Antonio Villaraigosa’s candidacy for governor. The contribution came one day after , Families...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Ukraine’s former top law enforcement official says he repeatedly rebuffed demands by President Trump’s personal lawyer to investigate Joe Biden and his son, insisting he had seen no evidence of wrongdoing that he could pursue.In an interview, Yuri Lutsenko said while he was Ukraine’s prosecutor general he told Rudolph W. Giuliani that he would be happy to cooperate if the FBI or other U.S. authorities began their own investigation of the former vice president and his son Hunter but insisted they had not broken any Ukrainian laws to...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Ukraine’s former top law enforcement official says he repeatedly rebuffed demands by President Trump’s personal lawyer to investigate Joe Biden and his son, insisting he had seen no evidence of wrongdoing that he could pursue.In an interview, Yuri Lutsenko said while he was Ukraine’s prosecutor general he told Rudolph W. Giuliani that he would be happy to cooperate if the FBI or other U.S. authorities began their own investigation of the former vice president and his son Hunter but insisted they had not broken any Ukrainian laws to...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Frequent fliers, beware. Los Angeles International Airport will soon ban ride-hailing companies from picking up passengers outside its terminals, LAX officials said Thursday.Starting on or about Oct. 29, travelers looking to hop on an Uber or Lyft or a taxis will be taken by shuttle to a parking lot next to Terminal 1, where they can book their rides, said Keith Wilschetz, deputy executive director of the Operations and Emergency Management Division at Los Angeles World Airports. Drop-offs at terminals will still be allowed.The...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Frequent fliers, beware. Los Angeles International Airport will soon ban ride-hailing companies from picking up passengers outside its terminals, LAX officials said Thursday.Starting on or about Oct. 29, travelers looking to hop on an Uber or Lyft or a taxis will be taken by shuttle to a parking lot next to Terminal 1, where they can book their rides, said Keith Wilschetz, deputy executive director of the Operations and Emergency Management Division at Los Angeles World Airports. Drop-offs at terminals will still be allowed.The...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Gov. Gavin Newsom thrust himself into a debate over one of California’s most controversial legislative proposals by suggesting he did not agree with a bill to tighten vaccine exemptions because it would create an immunization bureaucracy.Opponents of the bill immediately , with anti-vaccination advocate the governor Monday for “his wise and sober opposition to a draconian proposal.”The problem is that Newsom, who raised his concerns during a question-and-answer session with reporters at the California Democratic Party’s convention...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Gov. Gavin Newsom thrust himself into a debate over one of California’s most controversial legislative proposals by suggesting he did not agree with a bill to tighten vaccine exemptions because it would create an immunization bureaucracy.Opponents of the bill immediately , with anti-vaccination advocate the governor Monday for “his wise and sober opposition to a draconian proposal.”The problem is that Newsom, who raised his concerns during a question-and-answer session with reporters at the California Democratic Party’s convention...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement If you’re being interviewed and a journalist asks you if you’re vaccinated, is that a violation of HIPAA?No.What if your employer is asking you to prove you’ve been vaccinated — is that a HIPAA issue?No.What if you go to a bar or restaurant or store and a person at the front door says you need to show proof of vaccination to enter? Are they violating your HIPAA rights?AdvertisementStill no. HIPAA — short for the — only covers what information specific healthcare-related entities can share about you without your consent. A journalist...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement If you’re being interviewed and a journalist asks you if you’re vaccinated, is that a violation of HIPAA?No.What if your employer is asking you to prove you’ve been vaccinated — is that a HIPAA issue?No.What if you go to a bar or restaurant or store and a person at the front door says you need to show proof of vaccination to enter? Are they violating your HIPAA rights?AdvertisementStill no. HIPAA — short for the — only covers what information specific healthcare-related entities can share about you without your consent. A journalist...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Here are the cities that have hosted the Summer Olympics since Los Angeles last hosted in 1984. After weeks of negotiations with the International Olympic Committee, Los Angeles officials have reached a deal to host the 2028 Summer Games under terms they hope will generate hundreds of millions in savings and additional revenues.The agreement will bring the Olympics back to Southern California for a third time, after Los Angeles hosted in 1984 and 1932. It also opens the door for the 2024 Games to be held in Paris.“It has been...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Here are the cities that have hosted the Summer Olympics since Los Angeles last hosted in 1984. After weeks of negotiations with the International Olympic Committee, Los Angeles officials have reached a deal to host the 2028 Summer Games under terms they hope will generate hundreds of millions in savings and additional revenues.The agreement will bring the Olympics back to Southern California for a third time, after Los Angeles hosted in 1984 and 1932. It also opens the door for the 2024 Games to be held in Paris.“It has been...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The House voted along party lines Thursday to repeal many of the stricter regulations enacted after the 2008 financial crisis, taking the first step in a long-held Republican desire to roll back landmark rules they complain are hurting banks, restricting consumer credit and slowing economic growth.The legislation, which faces major hurdles in the Senate because of united Democratic opposition, would continue the Republicans’ deregulatory push under President Trump by dismantling key parts of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The House voted along party lines Thursday to repeal many of the stricter regulations enacted after the 2008 financial crisis, taking the first step in a long-held Republican desire to roll back landmark rules they complain are hurting banks, restricting consumer credit and slowing economic growth.The legislation, which faces major hurdles in the Senate because of united Democratic opposition, would continue the Republicans’ deregulatory push under President Trump by dismantling key parts of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Unicorn Vomit. Cotton Candy. Gummy Bear. Skittles.Some teenagers who tried these playful vaping flavors thought they were just inhaling water vapor — not also nicotine, a chemical considered as addictive as heroin and cocaine.Now, as a mysterious vaping-related lung disease has doctors and parents urging the nation’s 3.6 million young users to quit, many are finding that they physically can’t — they’re hooked. It’s exactly the kind of youth addiction crisis the Food and Drug Administration had warned of four years ago, when it tried...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Unicorn Vomit. Cotton Candy. Gummy Bear. Skittles.Some teenagers who tried these playful vaping flavors thought they were just inhaling water vapor — not also nicotine, a chemical considered as addictive as heroin and cocaine.Now, as a mysterious vaping-related lung disease has doctors and parents urging the nation’s 3.6 million young users to quit, many are finding that they physically can’t — they’re hooked. It’s exactly the kind of youth addiction crisis the Food and Drug Administration had warned of four years ago, when it tried...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Erwin Chemerinsky When the president of the United States violates the Constitution there must be a way for a federal court to hear the case and provide a remedy. Three different lawsuits have been filed against President Trump claiming that he is violating the emoluments clauses of the Constitution by receiving unlawful payments or other benefits from foreign governments and from the United States.Trump’s position is that the federal courts can hear none of these suits because no one has “standing” to sue him for these...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Erwin Chemerinsky When the president of the United States violates the Constitution there must be a way for a federal court to hear the case and provide a remedy. Three different lawsuits have been filed against President Trump claiming that he is violating the emoluments clauses of the Constitution by receiving unlawful payments or other benefits from foreign governments and from the United States.Trump’s position is that the federal courts can hear none of these suits because no one has “standing” to sue him for these...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Favorable weather conditions gave crews on the front lines of the historic firestorm in Northern California a boost, as officials reported scant overnight growth on two of the largest blazes the state has seen. Although the progress is encouraging, the widespread wildfires continue to take a dramatic toll, and not just in terms of acres burned. More than 136,000 people across the state have been evacuated from their homes, officials said Tuesday. The fatalities among the fires stand at seven, including five who perished as a result...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Favorable weather conditions gave crews on the front lines of the historic firestorm in Northern California a boost, as officials reported scant overnight growth on two of the largest blazes the state has seen. Although the progress is encouraging, the widespread wildfires continue to take a dramatic toll, and not just in terms of acres burned. More than 136,000 people across the state have been evacuated from their homes, officials said Tuesday. The fatalities among the fires stand at seven, including five who perished as a result...WW…