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Golden State Report, Paul Thornton, Jon Regardie, Oscar Garza, Mariel GarzaYour source for fearless, informed news and commentary in California, via Los Angeles. Founded by Mariel Garza and Paul Thornton, former editors and writers at the L.A. Times Opinion section, Golden State Report is independent. No billionaires control us.
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Who in their right mind bans In-N-Out drive-thrus?
Cars move through the double-lane drive-thru at In-N-Out in Alhambra. (Credit: Paul Thornton)
The Culver City Council on Monday extended a pause on permitting new drive-thrus to address complaints from residents worried about traffic, nois...
UC's test-free admissions experiment is failing. When will it get fixed?
SAT and ACT test prep guides could make a comeback among applicants if the University of California reinstates standardized testing in admissions. (Credit: Paul Thornton)
Karin Klein is the author of “Rethinking College: A Guide to Thrivin...
Making e-bikes safer is smart. Smothering new technology is not
E-bikes such as these should be subject to safety rules, but not lumped in with much-faster vehicles that are essentially electric motorcycles. (Credit: Paul Thornton)
Electric bikes are powering an urban transportation revolution. They fl...
A fix for California’s undemocratic recall loophole
The cover of a book written by California Rep. Kevin Kiley and published in January 2021. Later that year, Kiley joined 45 other candidates on a recall ballot targeting Gov. Gavin Newsom.
There are 14 measures on the Nov. 3 ballot, and I w...
Prop. 40 is the "tax-the-rich" fight the billionaires feared
Screenshot of a social media plug for Proposition 40 by its proponents.
It’s on. The nation’s first tax on net worth is set to go before California voters on Nov. 3, and America’s oligarchs will be paying close attention.
If it passes, th...
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Fearless and informed news and commentary from California via Los Angeles.
Co-founder of Golden State Report, editor and journalist, lifelong Californian.
I love Los Angeles, and also the machinations that make L.A. so L.A.
Writer and professor at USC Annenberg School of Journalism
Co-founder and executive editor of Golden State and Golden State Report and veteran California journo for: LA Times, Sacbee, Los Angeles Daily News, among others. Many others.
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