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Arellano: Archbishop Gomez, you still have time. Follow Pope Francis' example

As L.A. became more progressive, Gomez retreated into his conservatism. During his three years as the first Latino head of the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops, Gomez pursued culture war nonsense instead of actual issues.

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State Bar of California admits it used AI to develop exam questions, triggering new furor

Using AI-developed questions written by non-legally-trained psychometricians represents 'an obvious conflict of interest,' critics say.

With Head Start in jeopardy, Trump administration threatens child care for 800,000 kids

California Head Start programs are in panic as the Trump administration threatens to cut the program, ending child care for 80,000 low-income families.

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Charged with selling state secrets to the Soviets, a bumbling FBI agent had a novel defense

FBI agent Richard Miller acknowledged his secret dealings with the Soviets, but claimed he did so to infiltrate Soviet intelligence and redeem his career.

Trump stopped federal funding to Maine over transgender athletes. Could California be next?

Trump made good on his threat to strip Maine of federal dollars over its rules regarding transgender athletes — rules essentially identical to those in California.