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Richard Marosi
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Scrappy scribe turned sprightly editor. Back in U.S. after years on Border/Mexico. 2 Pulitzer finals, 1 RFK award, 0 lawsuits. NorCal-raised, SoCal-settled
latimes.comJoined April 2011
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Too late, Governor. The Russian bonds that California pensions hold are basically worthless.
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Today, I called on the state’s retirement funds to restrict Russia’s access to nearly $1 trillion of California’s global investment portfolio.
Everyone has to put skin in the game.
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“Legitimate political discourse”
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Column: It's now on NFL players. Will they fight for Brian Flores and Black coaches?
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"They were professionals who delighted at taking public potshots at each other." honors the great Agustin Gurza with a look at the complicated legacy behind his groundbreaking career. gustavoarellano.org/2022/01/agusti via
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I had to write through tears to capture the extraordinary life of my friend Agustin Gurza. I was always amazed how beautifully he could bring music to life through words. Thanks to , for kind contribs
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Add this to your digi-lexicon: "Security Mercenaries." Facebook says its cracking down. Investigative ace provides the fuller, more disturbing story. rollingstone.com/politics/polit via
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Column: Congress has become a cesspool of threats and extremism, thanks to Kevin McCarthy's leadership
A withering column by methodically documenting the dangerous Paul Gosar anime video of killing AOC. “It displays the new GOP’s violent extremist turn”
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Our newest journo, , had to drive from Alabama to California to report to work. But he took detours along the way to chronicle the woes of biz owners along America's broken supply chain
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Facebook’s failure to monitor Spanish language disinformation has been underreported, until now. Important story from and
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It was October 2020, election conspiracy theories threatened to pull America apart at its seams, and Jessica González — co-chief executive of media advocacy group Free Press — was trying to get Facebook to listen to her.
It wasn’t going well. latimes.com/business/techn
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Seems like a good time to re-up my story on Steve Bannon’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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NEW: More than 200,000 people have lost their homes nationwide to road construction over the last three decades.
And some of the largest modern freeway projects — from LA to Houston to Tampa — are once again forcing out residents in communities of color
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Ron Artest already did this. And he didn’t destroy democracy first.
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“I am proud to announce that, starting today, our company is now Meta.”
— CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook’s new name.
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Couldn't agree more
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Column: Condi Rice wants to 'move on' from Jan. 6. What does that even mean?
The speaker is Jackie Calmes, former politics reporter for the New York Times and LA Times, interviewed by . Here she captures the essence of what I have called the "savvy style" in political journalism. presswatchers.org/2021/10/jackie
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Important scoop -- Leaked Oath Keepers Data Shows At Least 28 Elected Officials Have Ties To The Group buzzfeednews.com/article/jessic via
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Column: Why journalists are failing the public with 'both-siderism' in political coverage
Knock knock
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Giants fans showing up the umpires hotel room after Dodgers game:
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Kapler should have raised hell after that horrible call. Billy martin knew how.
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Charlie Watts played with "understated swing that elevated the Stones’ music to a kind of wasted elegance" captures the unique style of the late great drummer.
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Mainstreaming a cult -- Trumpy Cable Network Is Now Selling Emojis to QAnon Cultists thedailybeast.com/trumpy-right-w via
This is blockbuster that deserves much attention. How AT&T helped build far-right One America News, the San Diego-based network based in San Diego that spreads conspiracy theories to millions of regular viewers reuters.com/investigates/s via
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important accountability from Ruptured pipeline was shut down more than 3 hours after low pressure alert, officials say
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Must-read, incredibly unsettling story by the indefatigable -> Jan. 6 rioters exploited little-known Capitol weak spots: A handful of unreinforced windows latimes.com/politics/story
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Calmes: McCarthy, the Republican 'leader' so desperately trying to be a follower
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This was an incredible package from @kierafeldman with editing from @RichMarosi @jackfleonard alex tatusian and an incredible @latimes credit roll of talent. latimes.com/projects/toxic
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How Florida fell so far behind California in battling the coronavirus
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In a year that kicked off with the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, threats against members of Congress are soaring.
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Thread: A day in the migrant camp of about 14,000, mainly Haitians, near the border bridge in Del Rio, Texas.
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Born and bred Californian here , and Cali indeed inappropriate in all settings, except the confined space of Twitter. Frisco, for San Francisco, however, unacceptable in ALL settings even Twitter.
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Replying to @RichMarosi @mollyhf and @latimes
You might hear it on TV, but no one who lives here says "Cali."
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