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Hailey Branson-Potts

@haileybranson

California reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Rural Oklahoman. Mildly amusing.

 Los Angeles, CA
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Joined March 2009
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My latest for @latimes is about the 1936 Bum Blockade. The LAPD sent officers to California border counties to keep poor Americans — including Dust Bowl refugees — from crossing state lines. latimes.com/california/story…
'Hints of poverty': How the LAPD once stopped Americans from crossing into California

'Hints of poverty': How the LAPD once stopped Americans from crossing into California

In an extraordinary episode in U.S. migration history, Los Angeles police stopped fellow Americans from crossing state lines into California.

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A Sailor Jumped From the U.S.S. Lincoln. The Navy Punished Him. nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/po… via @NYTimes
A Sailor Jumped From the U.S.S. Lincoln. The Navy Punished Him.

A Sailor Jumped From the U.S.S. Lincoln. The Navy Punished Him.

The case offers a rare look at the military’s handling of mental health issues during extended deployments.

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New from me for @latimes: Rural California county abandons repair plans for crumbling coastal road ahead of El Niño-fueled winter latimes.com/california/story…
California county abandons repair plans for crumbling coastal road ahead of El Niño-fueled winter

California county abandons repair plans for crumbling coastal road ahead of El Niño-fueled winter

Humboldt County officials say planned repairs to fast-eroding coastal road might be too late to save it.

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This is such a bleak story about what it's like to try to land a job right now. nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
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Ben Wieder@benbwiederOct 27
Programming note: Super excited to be joining the @AP Washington Investigations team today! Please be in touch at [email protected]
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This fall marks 15 years for me at the Los Angeles Times — which is crazy since I am only 27 years old… 👀🫣
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“As the elections approach, Mr. Trump is feasting on a media diet of fawning press coverage, disparaging clips about his perceived enemies, and helpings of flattering photos and ‘A.I. slop,’as one official put it.” nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/po… via @NYTimes
As Trump Faces Down the Midterms, a Grim Mood Takes Over the White House

As Trump Faces Down the Midterms, a Grim Mood Takes Over the White House

The White House has been rocked by turnover and anxiety over the midterms. The president, who is tightening his inner circle, has lashed out at critics, held meandering rallies and feasted on a diet...

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A mileage tax in California? Xavier Becerra says he would consider it, "everything should be on the table" to maintain roads and bridges. "Do I want to tax people more than necessary? No.. Should people who drive EVs who don't need gas pay for those roads? Absolutely."
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Dolores Huerta, the fiery and resolute activist who helped launch the nation’s first enduring union for poor farmworkers, dies at 96. The cause was cancer, and she died in Bakersfield, surrounded by family. latimes.com/politics/story/2…
Dolores Huerta, the fiery and resolute activist who helped launch the nation's first enduring union...

Dolores Huerta, the fiery and resolute activist who helped launch the nation's first enduring union...

The emotional compass of the United Farm Workers of America for decades, Huerta attained singular stature as godmother of the Chicano power movement and doyenne of American labor.

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LIFE returns to print 11.23.26. Read our Editors’ Letter and learn more about the new LIFE here: new.life.com
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New from me for @latimes: Teens work, drive and pay taxes. But should they vote? A Culver City ballot measure would lower the voting age to 16 for municipal and school board elections latimes.com/california/story…
Teens work, drive and pay taxes. But should they vote? This California city will soon decide

Teens work, drive and pay taxes. But should they vote? This California city will soon decide

Arlo Meighan-Thiel is 16, and he's ready to vote. Not in two years, when he becomes a legal adult.

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"You could probably sunbathe on part of it, but the bulldozers might kill the vibe." In Long Beach, where million-dollar homes have been battered by high tides, a dredging project is making the beach bigger latimes.com/california/newsl… @jackdolanLAT
Dredging brings some relief to battered Long Beach neighborhood

Dredging brings some relief to battered Long Beach neighborhood

Your morning catch-up: A silver lining spotted in battered Long Beach, Bass erases Raman's double-digit lead and more big stories

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Trump wants to strip California of coastal protections unless state meets list of demands. Federal review said coastal authorities have “unjustified hostility & political bias against offshore drilling…oil & gas…& SpaceX’s launch activities.” latimes.com/environment/stor… @RosannaXia
Trump wants to strip California of coastal protections unless state meets list of demands

Trump wants to strip California of coastal protections unless state meets list of demands

Future federal funding of California's coastal management program is suspended, "unless and until the identified deficiencies are satisfactorily addressed."

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California mayor accused of stalking a Fresno man she thought was an ICE agent. He is a hairdresser and said she followed him in her Nissan Altima for >20 minutes, taking pics and saying: “I’m looking for ICE, and you look like ICE.” latimes.com/california/story… by me for @latimes
California mayor accused of stalking a hairdresser she thought was an ICE agent

California mayor accused of stalking a hairdresser she thought was an ICE agent

The mayor of the Central Valley town of Kerman has been accused of harassing a man she mistook for an ICE agent.

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@washingtonpostOct 22
Exclusive: The historical significance of floor globes used by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II was attractive to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, people said. While moving to his office, staff lost control of the artifact and dropped it. wapo.st/4jvUdSg
Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.

Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.

Photos obtained by The Post show a gash in the World War II-era artifact that resulted from a botched relocation attempt inside the Pentagon.

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In San Francisco, a Family Earning $325,000 Qualifies for Government Aid nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/sa… via @NYTimes @hknightsf in the Bay Area
In San Francisco, a Family Earning $325,000 Qualifies for Government Aid

In San Francisco, a Family Earning $325,000 Qualifies for Government Aid

With the A.I. boom driving up prices, the city is subsidizing child care for households with high incomes. Even with the help, families say they are struggling.

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Thousands of voters in California’s Central Valley — a U.S. House district battleground — got duplicate vote-by-mail ballots. Here's what happened. My latest for @latimes latimes.com/california/story…
Mistakenly getting a duplicate mail ballot is not unheard of. But in this tense election season,...

Mistakenly getting a duplicate mail ballot is not unheard of. But in this tense election season,...

Thousands of voters in a Central Valley town received two ballots in the mail, the result of a printing error. But in this tense political climate, even straightforward election mistakes are magnif...

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Max Tani@maxwelltaniOct 19
From the @semafor media newsletter: The New York Times is selling advertising inside its Instagram account. It's a notable step for a company that tries to keep some distance between its commercial and editorial sides.
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These California Boat Dwellers Fear the Worst: Life on Land. @nytimes in the Bay Area, where the “anchor outs” — “one of the last vestiges of counterculture” are being cleared out of the expensive area. Some could become homeless. Gift link: nytimes.com/2026/10/13/us/ca…
These California Boat Dwellers Fear the Worst: Life on Land (Gift Article)

These California Boat Dwellers Fear the Worst: Life on Land (Gift Article)

For decades, dozens of people lived rent-free on a bay just north of San Francisco. A few holdouts remained as a deadline loomed to leave the water.

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The Edge of California is Falling into the Ocean via @TheAtlantic: “There’s going to be a very difficult long-term discussion about how do we protect—if we protect at all—homes that are built on the beach,” said the mayor of Dana Point apple.news/ABxvZoftHRgavmiLu….
The Edge of California Is Falling Into the Ocean

The Edge of California Is Falling Into the Ocean

Storms driven by El Niño are pulling chunks of coast away.

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'Dangerous squalor.' California parents charged in death of asthmatic girl who lived in roach-filled home latimes.com/california/story…
'Dangerous squalor.' California parents charged in death of asthmatic girl who lived in roach-fil...

'Dangerous squalor.' California parents charged in death of asthmatic girl who lived in roach-fil...

An 8-year-old girl who lived in a squalid home died of an asthma attack. Her parents have been charged with felony neglect.

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