Gustavo Arellano is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, covering Southern California everything and a bunch of the West and beyond. He previously worked at OC Weekly, where he was an investigative reporter for 15 years and editor for six, wrote a column called ?Ask a Mexican! and is the author of “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America.” He’s the child of two Mexican immigrants, one of whom came to this country in the trunk of a Chevy.
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After Trump’s victory, the Latino backlash against Prop. 187 and the subsequent Democratic takeover of California looks more like an exception than a rule.
Nov. 12, 2024
Hubris was long the engine of De León’s 18-year political career. Hubris was also his downfall. De León conceded to his opponent, tenant’s rights attorney Ysabel Jurado, in a historic defeat.
Nov. 9, 2024
After Joe Biden won in 2020 with less Latino support than Clinton, I warned liberals that the Democratic Party was losing blue-collar Latino men. Few listened.
Nov. 7, 2024
For a year and a half, Kevin de León — “that old serpent,” as Revelations 12:9 would have called him — had stymied opponents who demanded his resignation for his role in a secretly recorded, racist conversation.
Nov. 6, 2024
The bruising, yearlong contest pitted Jurado, a first-time candidate, against De León, a veteran but politically wounded lawmaker.
Nov. 6, 2024
For over a decade, Nick Gerda reported on Andrew Do the way a sculptor works a slab of marble. His torrents of public records requests led the former supervisor to derisively refer to “the Noise of OC.”
Nov. 2, 2024
The fireworks exploded the moment Walker Buehler struck out Alex Verdugo to win the Series. Inside Paradise, “I Love L.A.” blasted as everyone hugged and ordered more cubetas (buckets of beer).
Oct. 31, 2024
Fans take to the streets of Los Angeles in an explosive expression of joy Wednesday night after the Dodgers beat the Yankees to win their eighth World Series title.
Oct. 31, 2024
Welcome to ‘American Cholo,’ a podcast Gill Tejada has hosted since 2018 that initially aired stories about gang life and Chicano culture but has now turned full Trump bro.
Oct. 29, 2024
Let me challenge all y’all Dodgers fans: make Los Angeles more like your team. This year’s success is a culmination of various winning strategies that L.A. can adopt — and everyone can have a role.
Oct. 25, 2024