Even in death, O.J. Simpson remains something of a Rorschach test — for L.A. and all Americans.

On the question of his guilt or innocence, we’ve put our views on race and racism, policing and criminal justice system, and wealth and privilege.

My latest.latimes.com/california/sto…

OJ Simpson, former football star accused of murder, dies - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/obituaries/sto…

At least 60% of State Farm home insurance policy holders in some of L.A.'s toniest Westside neighborhoods — Pacific Palisades, Bel-Air, Woodland Hills, Brentwood — are losing their coverage. latimes.com/california/sto…

NOW: Melina Abdullah is @cornelwest pick for VP!

News: Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is weighing his exit from the Biden administration — likely after the November election — to run for California governor in 2026.

w/ Dustin Gardiner Adam Cancryn

politico.com/news/2024/04/0…

Today is a big day at CalMatters. We rolled out our Digital Democracy platform, which gives the public an unprecedented window into the inner workings of the California Legislature. You should play around with the database. It's pretty cool.

digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org

A reminder that Peggy Goldwater, the wife of longtime #Arizona #Republican senator and 1964 GOP presidential nominee Barry Goldwater, was a founding member of #PlannedParenthood in the state.

As most Californians have long suspected.

'California has failed to adequately monitor the outcomes of its vast spending on homelessness programs, according to a state audit, raising questions about whether (the) billions of dollars...has been worth it.'latimes.com/california/sto…

Once again, sigh...

Glad someone wrote this. It’s what I’ve been thinking all day. #Eclipse2024

Pretty much.

Well, that was fun. #Eclipse2024

Sigh.

If you're middle class, you're more likely to find an affordable home in Houston than in Boston. If you're really poor you're more likely to find an affordable home in Boston than Houston. (via Yonah Freemark) urban.org/urban-wire/no-…

Absolutely incredible.

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World.

Solo Acoustic Guitar - Kent Nishimura. All of the instruments and vocals — on his guitar…

Heart-wrenching Los Angeles Times reporting from the Navajo Nation, where many Indigenous families lack access to clean drinking water even as big-city houses and massive cattle farms suck the Colorado River dry. This graphic by Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee tells the story well. latimes.com/environment/st…

Pleasant Hill residents are in an uproar over the arrest of a homeless man who is beloved in the community.

“He is never anything but polite and friendly, and he works like 12 hours a day cleaning up the park and the businesses and working on his garden.” trib.al/yXNSHhB

“The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, who made the First African Methodist Episcopal Church the most prestigious Black pulpit in Los Angeles, attracting presidents, governors and mayors to hear his dynamic sermons, has died.” latimes.com/obituaries/sto…