@haileybranson

California reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Rural Oklahoman. Mildly amusing.

 Los Angeles, CA
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Joined March 2009
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My latest for @latimes is about the 1936 Bum Blockade. The LAPD sent officers to California border counties to keep poor Americans — including Dust Bowl refugees — from crossing state lines. latimes.com/california/story…

'Hints of poverty': How the LAPD once stopped Americans from crossing into California

In an extraordinary episode in U.S. migration history, Los Angeles police stopped fellow Americans from crossing state lines into California.

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Trump wants to strip California of coastal protections unless state meets list of demands. Federal review said coastal authorities have “unjustified hostility & political bias against offshore drilling…oil & gas…& SpaceX’s launch activities.” latimes.com/environment/stor… @RosannaXia

Trump wants to strip California of coastal protections unless state meets list of demands

Future federal funding of California's coastal management program is suspended, "unless and until the identified deficiencies are satisfactorily addressed."

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California mayor accused of stalking a Fresno man she thought was an ICE agent. He is a hairdresser and said she followed him in her Nissan Altima for >20 minutes, taking pics and saying: “I’m looking for ICE, and you look like ICE.” latimes.com/california/story… by me for @latimes

California mayor accused of stalking a hairdresser she thought was an ICE agent

The mayor of the Central Valley town of Kerman has been accused of harassing a man she mistook for an ICE agent.

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@washingtonpostOct 22
Exclusive: The historical significance of floor globes used by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II was attractive to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, people said. While moving to his office, staff lost control of the artifact and dropped it. wapo.st/4jvUdSg

Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.

Photos obtained by The Post show a gash in the World War II-era artifact that resulted from a botched relocation attempt inside the Pentagon.

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In San Francisco, a Family Earning $325,000 Qualifies for Government Aid nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/sa… via @NYTimes @hknightsf in the Bay Area

In San Francisco, a Family Earning $325,000 Qualifies for Government Aid

With the A.I. boom driving up prices, the city is subsidizing child care for households with high incomes. Even with the help, families say they are struggling.

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Thousands of voters in California’s Central Valley — a U.S. House district battleground — got duplicate vote-by-mail ballots. Here's what happened. My latest for @latimes latimes.com/california/story…

Thousands of California voters got duplicate vote-by-mail ballots. Here's what happened

Thousands of voters in a Central Valley town received two ballots in the mail. The county registrar said it was a printing error.

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Max Tani@maxwelltaniOct 19
From the @semafor media newsletter: The New York Times is selling advertising inside its Instagram account. It's a notable step for a company that tries to keep some distance between its commercial and editorial sides.
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These California Boat Dwellers Fear the Worst: Life on Land. @nytimes in the Bay Area, where the “anchor outs” — “one of the last vestiges of counterculture” are being cleared out of the expensive area. Some could become homeless. Gift link: nytimes.com/2026/10/13/us/ca…

These California Boat Dwellers Fear the Worst: Life on Land (Gift Article)

For decades, dozens of people lived rent-free on a bay just north of San Francisco. A few holdouts remained as a deadline loomed to leave the water.

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The Edge of California is Falling into the Ocean via @TheAtlantic: “There’s going to be a very difficult long-term discussion about how do we protect—if we protect at all—homes that are built on the beach,” said the mayor of Dana Point apple.news/ABxvZoftHRgavmiLu….

The Edge of California Is Falling Into the Ocean

Storms driven by El Niño are pulling chunks of coast away.

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'Dangerous squalor.' California parents charged in death of asthmatic girl who lived in roach-filled home latimes.com/california/story…

'Dangerous squalor.' California parents charged in death of asthmatic girl who lived in roach-fil...

An 8-year-old girl who lived in a squalid home died of an asthma attack. Her parents have been charged with felony neglect.

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Six Flags Magic Mountain shuts down second coaster amid safety concerns, rider death in Georgia latimes.com/california/story… by me for @latimes

Six Flags Magic Mountain shuts down second coaster amid safety concerns, rider death in Georgia

The closure of Goliath comes just weeks after the park shut down X2, which had been the source of several lawsuits after riders complained of injuries.

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Hailey Branson-Potts@haileybransonOct 12
He has ridden a horse in rural Modoc County, climbed aboard a dune buggy in Oceano, waved a green flag at a stock car race in the Central Valley. @SteveHiltonx is campaigning all over CA, leaning on voter discontent with Dems. My latest @latimes latimes.com/california/story…

Republican Steve Hilton leans on cheeky ads, voter discontent in long-shot campaign for governor

Hilton has tried to walk a fine line, appealing to the 6 million Californians who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 while avoiding the president's brand.

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Steak-umm
@steak_ummOct 12
as you get bombarded with ads leading up to the midterms, don’t forget local races are often decided by hundreds of votes. your city's next twenty years will be written by whoever remembered an election was even happening steak-umm bless
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Hilton frequently quotes a podcast interview by Los Angeles’ Democratic mayor, Karen Bass, who said: “The governor’s race right now is over. Our governor’s name is Xavier Becerra. You don’t need an election on Nov. 3. A Republican cannot win in this state” latimes.com/california/story…

Republican Steve Hilton leans on cheeky ads, voter discontent in long-shot campaign for governor

Hilton has tried to walk a fine line, appealing to the 6 million Californians who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 while avoiding the president's brand.

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Historic Black church in South L.A. burns for a third time latimes.com/california/story… by me for @latimes

Historic Black church in South L.A. burns for a third time

A historic Black church in South Los Angeles has burned for the third time.

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Mark Z. Barabak@markzbarabakOct 12
“When people say, ‘Where do you live?’ I say I live in the Hampton Inn somewhere in California because we’re basically in a different place every night.” @SteveHiltonx leans on cheeky ads, voter discontent in long-shot bid for governor @haileybranson latimes.com/california/story…

Republican Steve Hilton leans on cheeky ads, voter discontent in long-shot campaign for governor

Hilton has tried to walk a fine line, appealing to the 6 million Californians who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 while avoiding the president's brand.

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He has ridden a horse in rural Modoc County, climbed aboard a dune buggy in Oceano, waved a green flag at a stock car race in the Central Valley. @SteveHiltonx is campaigning all over CA, leaning on voter discontent with Dems. My latest @latimes latimes.com/california/story…

Republican Steve Hilton leans on cheeky ads, voter discontent in long-shot campaign for governor

Hilton has tried to walk a fine line, appealing to the 6 million Californians who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 while avoiding the president's brand.

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James Martin, SJ
@JamesMartinSJOct 10
Pope Leo XIV reaffirms the church's opposition to the death penalty.
Pope Leo XIV
@PontifexOct 10
The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person. The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment: effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption. #NoDeathPenalty
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Darren Rovell
@darrenrovellOct 9
I just read the most amazing obituary of a guy I never met. I went to college with his son, @SamEifling, who gave his father the ultimate goodbye. Sam wrote about what so many don’t do after a loved one dies — the amazing imperfections of life.
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‘We’re at our wit’s end.’ Carmel-by-the-Sea homes got addresses for the first time in the city’s 110-year history. Voter confusion ensued latimes.com/california/story…

'We're at our wit's end.' Carmel-by-the-Sea homes got addresses for the first time. Voter confusion...

Carmel-by-the-Sea recently got numbered street addresses for the first time in its 110-year history. All residents were told to re-register to vote.

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Colin McCarthy
@US_StormwatchOct 8
Hurricane Isaias will make landfall on the Gulf Coast Friday night. Sunday morning, Simon is then forecast to hit Mexico south of Puerto Vallarta as a Category 4, while Tropical Storm Rachel is forecast to cross into the Southern California desert. An extraordinary setup.
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