Taryn Luna covers Gov. Gavin Newsom and California politics in Sacramento. Prior to joining the Los Angeles Times in 2018, Luna covered the state Legislature and lobbying industry for the Sacramento Bee. She previously wrote about retail for the Boston Globe and worked as a general assignment reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Luna grew up in Northern California and graduated from Oregon State University.
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Bass is trying to close a nearly $1 billion shortfall and avoid laying off city workers.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued 16 pardons and nine commutations to felons on Friday in advance of the Easter holiday. Sithy Bin, a Cambodian immigrant facing deportation, is among those offered clemency.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced a lawsuit alleging that President Trump lacks the authority to enact the international tariffs without the support of Congress.
The economic whiplash over President Trump’s tariffs underscores the challenge before lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom to fund schools, healthcare, roadways and other essential services.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has sent a letter requesting that the Trump administration bring Andry José Hernández Romero, who was deported to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador last month, to the U.S. for an immigration judge to hear his case.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said his comments about transgender athletes competing in women’s sports were unplanned in his podcast with conservative personality Charlie Kirk last month. The Democratic governor of California said he’d been struggling with the issue for some time.
Authorities said a Los Angeles City Fire Department engine collided with a Toyota Corolla on Sunday when the car tried to turn in front of it in Pacoima.
Comedian Paul Rodriguez was arrested after police allegedly found narcotics in his vehicle Friday night in Burbank.
Democrats find themselves flummoxed by the contrast between the MAGA-friendly host Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to be on his podcast and his national image as a liberal prizefighter. Newsom said he was also surprised, but by the response from his critics and his friends.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the phones, mailed to chief executives of some of the top 100 California-based companies, are part of an effort to ‘connect more directly’ with business leaders.