Benjamin Oreskes covers state and national politics for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, he covered City Hall, homelessness and wrote the Essential California newsletter. Before coming to The Times in February 2017, Oreskes covered foreign policy at Politico in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Northwestern University and looks forward to seeing the Wildcats play in the Rose Bowl sometime soon.
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About a week after Laphonza Butler was appointed to finish the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Senate term, California Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee resumed campaigning.
Oct. 8, 2023
Speakers scheduled to honor Feinstein included Vice President Kamala Harris and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Oct. 5, 2023
For years, the top level of California politics seemed frozen, with entrenched leaders in both parties. In one week, the last vestiges of that order are upended.
Oct. 3, 2023
With Gov. Newsom’s appointment of Laphonza Butler to temporarily fill Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat, the question becomes: Will Butler run for a full term in 2024?
Oct. 3, 2023
GOP presidential candidates like Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who were in California last week, bashed the state, to party voters’ delight.
Oct. 1, 2023
Nowhere was Dianne Feinstein’s death felt as strongly as in her hometown of San Francisco.
Oct. 1, 2023
At the California GOP convention in Anaheim, attendees were more interested in visiting presidential candidates or local matters than the potential federal government shutdown.
Sept. 30, 2023
Former President Trump opened California’s Republican Convention with a rambling speech targeting the state and a long list of enemies such as Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
Sept. 29, 2023
Tapping Gov. Gavin Newsom as the top Democratic surrogate at Wednesday’s GOP debate in Simi Valley underscores his elevated role in Biden’s reelection campaign.
Sept. 28, 2023
Two separate vehicle crashes left three people dead in the San Fernando Valley this week. Two of the victims were in wheelchairs.
Sept. 23, 2023