Laura J. Nelson

Wow, I think this is a first for me -- two above-the-fold bylines on the front page of today's @latimes.com.

My yoga teacher mentioned tonight that he used to burn music to CDs when he taught classes in the late 2000s-early 2010s. One of the younger students said, “CDs?!!!” in such an astonished tone that if anyone needs me, I will be in my crypt

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will spend two days next week meeting with voters in eight rural counties in South Carolina, a key presidential primary state. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

A decade ago, Dr. Priscilla Chan co-founded a private, tuition-free school in Silicon Valley, aimed at helping kids overcome the effects of poverty and childhood trauma. It closed in June. In my latest, I try to answer the question: What happened to The Primary School? www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

The Odyssey was GREAT and there’s nothing like being in a theater. When Circe started doing her thing, the woman sitting next to me whispered, “… she’s a witch!” And when the first suitor met a sticky end, she yelled, “GOT HIS ASS!”

In a 5-4 decision, the high court ruled against the Republican Party, which argued that ballots must be in the possession of election officials by Election Day (gift link) www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

The IPOs of SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI will mint a new generation of millionaires and billionaires overnight -- and send "not just billions, but potentially tens of billions" coursing into the philanthropic sector. What will that giving look like? My latest: www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advances to November runoff in bid for reelection.

At an election night party in DTLA, Xavier Becerra's wife, Dr. Carolina Reyes, and their three daughters are using a turn of phrase that I think we might be hearing a lot more of.... "the Becerra Era"

Many votes still to count in California, but so far, not a stellar night for Silicon Valley billionaires' chosen candidates: -Matt Mahan is out of the governor's race after millions in outside spending from tech/biz leaders -Ethan Agarwal, challenging Congressman Ro Khanna, is in the single digits

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Brad Sherman advances to the general election for U.S. House in California's 32nd Congressional District. WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Larry Thompson advances to the general election for U.S. House in California's 32nd Congressional District.

OK folks, polls are officially closed in California. Buckle up...

Every four years, like the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano, people across Los Angeles County are opening their ballots or stepping into a voting booth and realizing that they can’t vote for mayor because they don’t actually live in the city of L.A.