High School Sports
Pitcher Christian Becerra from Cal goes in the 12th round to the Minnesota Twins, becoming the third Harvard-Westlake grad taken in the MLB amateur draft.
July 16, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
Hector Becerra, a veteran Times journalist and a native of Los Angeles, becomes the highest ranking Latino editor in the paper’s history.
Jan. 30, 2024
Company News
Los Angeles Times Interim Executive Editor Terry Tang has announced that Hector Becerra has been promoted to managing editor of The Times, beginning today.
World & Nation
Southwest Key employees, including supervisors, raped, touched or solicited sex and nude images of children since at least 2015, the Justice Department said in lawsuit.
July 18, 2024
Music
East L.A.’s the Stains, led by wildman guitarist Robert Becerra, were one of the city’s original punk bands. Becerra died from liver cancer on Sept. 1 at age 64.
Sept. 19, 2023
In addition to serving as the editor of the L.A. Times’ showcase feature, Column One, Padilla is widely known as a writing coach for journalists across the country.
July 17, 2024
López’s best-known work, the Sunday variety show ‘En Familia con Chabelo,’ ran for 48 years from 1967-2015, Mexico’s longest-running TV show.
March 25, 2023
Politics
Xavier Becerra was picked for Biden’s Cabinet because he seemed the technocrat to fit the time. The GOP sees him as something else: a ripe target.
Feb. 10, 2021
The HHS pick by Biden leads to a big reshuffling of political fortunes in California and another plum appointment to be made by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Dec. 7, 2020
California
Suspect David Zapata, who was arrested Wednesday, drove away from the crime scene with another man, authorities say. That man is now being sought.
March 9, 2023