My stories published in the Los Angeles Times.
For Californians resolved to one day entering a dispensary and purchasing pre-rolled joints or marijuana-infused cookies — all for recreational use — a high-profile ally who lives 3,000 miles away has emerged.
Continue reading On the stump, Bernie Sanders makes pitch for legal pot in California
ORANGEBURG, S.C. – For LeAndrea Montgomery, uneasy and sometimes hostile encounters with white people have occurred all too often in recent years.
Donald Trump’s campaign trail commentary flows seamlessly but is often vague on specifics, and even facts.
LAS VEGAS — When Edgar Montano first moved here two years ago, his work at a carwash offered sporadic hours, dismal pay and no job security.
Today, tending to guest rooms at the Luxor, the vast pyramid-shaped hotel on the southern tip of the Las Vegas Strip, his job folding linens and restocking toiletries provides the 21-year-old enough money — about $17 an hour — to not only pay rent to his stepmother, but send something back to relatives in Michoacan, Mexico.
Continue reading Democratic candidates court Culinary Union, the kingmaker of Nevada
When activists from the Black Lives Matter movement arrived at a campaign rally for Hillary Rodham Clinton last month with plans to disrupt the event, they were blocked at the door by Secret Service agents and herded into an overflow room. No room, they were told.
A noisy spectacle was averted, but the news spread quickly on social media, and Clinton staffers had to scramble.
Continue reading Candidates interrupted: Why presidential hopefuls are getting heckled by allies