The City Council's 11-2 vote to confirm Jim McDonnell as the next LAPD chief came amid renewed scrutiny of his record on immigration enforcement as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.| Los Angeles Times
Latinos are no longer the sleeping giant. We are the giant. Where we decide to go politically is where the country will go.| Los Angeles Times
Democrats should stop beating themselves up and get to work. Progressive policies aren't the problem — it's their messaging.| Los Angeles Times
Forty years ago the party was in the political wilderness. Then a band of centrist insurgents took on the left wing—and got Clinton in the White House.| www.thefp.com