Golden State Report
Golden State Report, David L. Ulin, Air/Light, Brittany Friedman, Ph.D., Paul Thornton, Jon Regardie, Joel Bellman, 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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What happened to L.A.? Election results show a deeply fractured city
The colors on the VoteHub map show more than just which mayoral candidate was preferred in L.A.’s neighborhoods in the June 2 primary. It illustrates a city with deep ideological and geographical differences. (Illustration by Paul Thornton)...
Remember the L.A. Aztecs? Exactly. Will the World Cup finally give Latinos their due?
Los Angeles Union Station is decked out in soccer gear Wednesday, just before the first 2026 World Cup game in L.A. Friday. (Credit: Paul Thornton)
By José M. Alamillo and José Luis Collazo Jr., Zócalo Public Square
José M. Alamillo is pr...
California elections aren't 'rigged,' but they could use some scrutiny
Trump's never-ending cries of fraud notwithstanding, the state should take a hard look at some of the far-reaching voting reforms enacted since 2015.
Here we go again. For at least a decade, people who didn’t like the choices made by Calif...
Tom Steyer didn’t give us $100,000
But his self-financed gubernatorial campaign did shell out $100,000 to Carlos Eduardo Espina, a Texas TikTok influencer who endorsed the San Francisco billionaire to his 14.5 million followers without disclosing the financial arrangement....
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Fearless and informed news and commentary from California via Los Angeles.
David L. Ulin is the author or editor of a dozen books, including "Sidewalking: Coming to Terms with Los Angeles." He writes about culture, cities, and his own life.
Air/Light is an online literary journal published by the English Department at the University of Southern California. We showcase both traditional and innovative works. We are firmly of the West Coast, but also national, international.
Writer, Professor, Spiritual Herbalist and Poet. New book - Carceral Apartheid: How Lies & White Supremacists Run Our Prisons
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.
Recovering print and broadcast journalist, political aide, essayist, UCLA Extension journalism instructor
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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