Los Angeles Times columnist. Loves looking behind the curtain.
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the fact that 404 was half men and half women when we launched and since then we’ve lost every woman on the team (all WOC) is not lost on me
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L.A. riders bail on Metro trains amid 'horror' of deadly drug overdoses, crime latimes.com/california/story…
‘Independence Day’by @LATstevelopez is changing my life. Join us Thursday night with @writersblocla @EbellTheatre to see why.
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Los Angeles January 12: Steve Lopez in conversation with Sandy Banks about his new book, Independence Day. Tickets: writersblocpresents.com/main… @LATstevelopez @SandyBanksLA @EbellTheatre
NO! We would be interested in @SouthwestAir getting your act together! Your cancellation rate, treatment of passengers and general dishonesty has been shameful this holiday season. @PeteButtigieg #investigateSouthwestAir
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From my daughter at the Oakland airport, who has been waiting 2 days & 3 cancellations for her @SouthwestAir flight to LA.
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (@SouthwestAir) WAS KNOWINGLY UNDERSTAFFED and they’re blaming all their cancellations on weather so that they don’t have to refund people. What a scam @SecretaryPete
@latimes @BillPlaschke takes on the haters. Column: An American is coming home. So why are so many Americans upset Brittney Griner is free? - Los Angeles Times apple.news/AbQxiAN2cRimylbOs…
Cooking class - Los Angeles Times @bzotto latimes.com/local/la-me-bank…
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The always insightful @SandyBanksLA @LATimes weighs in with a look at the divides in our communities & suggests doing away with using the term “ people of color.” Tip of the cap for a smart piece. What say you @EdWriters & @AERA_EdResearch latimes.com/california/story… @StevePadilla2
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"Dropping the label wouldn’t mean giving up on the idea that there’s power in our collective energy. But it would allow us to scrap the fantasy that Black, Latino, Asian American & Indigenous people are the sum of our similarities," writes @SandyBanksLA.
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The Times brought together a team of City Hall reporters and columnists to annotate the conversation.
Beat reporters offer facts and analysis; columnists provide their perspectives on a discussion that has changed the city’s political history.
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We don’t need fake solidarity to make progress. It may be time to ditch the ‘people of color’ label in LA. My @latimes column today latimes.com/california/story…
Ding Dong, The Witch is Dead!!
A fitting eulogy for Sheriff Alex Villanueva @latimes @GustavoArellano
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Nearly 48,000 @UofCalifornia academic workers poised to shut down many classes, labs and research with strike on Monday
@UAW2865 @sruuaw @UAW5810 latimes.com/california/story…
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Hi, my name is Henry and I'm the Chair of the High School Democrats of Wisconsin. On Tuesday, young people in Wisconsin helped get Governor Evers across the finish line. Can you share this post and follow so we can mobilize young people to flip the State Supreme Court in April?
A lot is at stake today, so brave the rain in LA and get out to vote if you haven’t already. @latimes @Erika_D_Smith breaks it down for you here:
Column: Why this election could feel like the beginning of the end of Black power in L.A. latimes.com/california/story…