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Kevin Rector

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Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
35
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Kevin Rector

    Your guide to the California attorney general race: Bonta vs. Gates (opens the original)

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    See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Incumbent California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, a former prosecutor and Democratic state legislator, received 56.6% of the June primary vote for the state’s top law enforcement post and is the clear front-runner to win his seat back on Nov. 3. He again faces former Huntington Beach City Atty. Michael Gates, a Republican who finished second in the primary with 37.9% of the vote. A Green Party candidate, Marjorie Mikels, received about

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Kevin Rector

    Your guide to Proposition 39: Stricter voter ID requirements (opens the original)

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    See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Proposition 39 brings the national debate around U.S. election integrity home to California by proposing stricter new voter ID requirements for state elections — mandating that voters present government identification every time they vote in person, or cite a specific government ID number when voting by mail. The measure is backed by prominent California Republicans and ultrawealthy supporters of President Trump, who is pushing e

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Kevin Rector

    Gas prices, AI data centers and Trump’s long shadow: Top takeaways from the governor’s race debate (opens the original)

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    This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred The two candidates to become California’s next governor painted vastly different portraits of the state they want to lead during a televised CNN debate Wednesday night — though they both agreed the state faces tremendous challenges. Democrat Xavier Becerra, leading in polls, cast the state as an economic engine and a critical bulwark against the

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Kevin Rector

    How the battle for Pelosi’s seat ignited a bitter San Francisco Democratic showdown (opens the original)

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    This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred After being securely held for nearly four decades by one of the most preeminent politicians in California history, the House seat to represent bright blue San Francisco in Congress is up for grabs in November — and dividing the Democratic Party. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), 86, the powerful former House Speaker who’s held the seat since

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Kevin Rector

    Subpoena records offer clues about Trump administration probe of L.A. County voters (opens the original)

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    This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Federal investigators have sent Los Angeles County elections officials at least five grand jury subpoenas for individual voter records as part of a criminal investigation into illegal voting, according to partially redacted records reviewed by The Times. The subpoenas — released in response to a public records request — appear related to a natio

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