Phil Willon 🦅

LA Times California Politics Editor

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

Former All-Star Dodger Steve Garvey received just 28% of the vote in the City of Los Angeles when he ran as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2024, in case you were wondering. h/t @rpyers

[Rob Pyers @rpyers]

Republicans make up less than 15% of the City of Los Angeles' voter registration, and GOP candidates running citywide typically have consistently ended up in the low- to mid-20s for well over a decade. Steve Garvey's 28% was one of the better recent results.

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

@CA_120 @BerkeleyIGS @LATSeema

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

A woman who worked for nearly two years for Rep. Eric Swalwell told the Chronicle she had sexual encounters with him while he was her boss and alleged he twice sexually assaulted her when she was too intoxicated to consent. https://t.co/Xx6zg3lxBM

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

When I was a kid, I idolized Davey Lopes. Thanks for bringing me so much joy, Davey .... Davey Lopes, part of Dodgers' historic infield and World Series winner, dies at age 80 https://t.co/3l8xvyLZYZ

[Shane Goldmacher @ShaneGoldmacher]

MUST READ: A bombshell NYT investigation shows that Cesar Chavez sexually abused young girls.

Dolores Huerta also discloses for first time that that Chavez raped her.

So much more from Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hurtes —>
https://t.co/wmQUaIW58n

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

AI meets astroturf campaigns. This is going to be a problem ..... Southern California air board rejected pollution rules after AI-generated flood of comments https://t.co/4hGa7EWeWj

[Cal State Fullerton @csuf]

🥹 That @SuperBowl halftime wedding?
🎉 A Titan moment! 🐘
@csufalumni, Tommy Wolter married Eleisa Aparico live during the #SuperBowlLX Halftime Show as part of Bad Bunny's (@sanbenito) performance.
Learn about their love story: https://t.co/vmVPMYwDVT
Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty

[James Queally @JamesQueallyLAT]

It's the Washington Generals dunking on the Harlem Globetrotters.

L.A.'s federal public defenders are on an unprecedented winning streak as the U.S. Attorney's office pushes weak protest-related cases to trial.

Great read from @brittny_mejia

https://t.co/KReE1ZERei

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

Supreme Court, with no dissents, rejects GOP challenge to California's new election map https://t.co/hTpfthD4pE

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

Just a reminder that there is no credible evidence supporting this. According to the CA Secretary of State, there are 10.3 million registered Democrats in the state, 5.8 registered Republicans and 5.2 million registered as "no party preference."

[Phil Mickelson @PhilMickelson]

The dilemma for all Democrats is if you stop the fraud, illegal immigration, and voter fraud in CA, then Republicans win CA and have a huge majority throughout the country. The Democrat party all but ends. 🤔

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

This looks like Long Beach, which has a breakwater & thus no waves. So it doesn’t attract surfers and big beach crowds like Huntington, Redondo, Malibu, etc. Plus it’s November — not summer — and right before Thanksgiving And the water is probably freezing. Hope that helps.

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

Beaches in California which are usually packed are empty amid ICE raids and operations.

Literally every aspect of your life will get better with mass deportations

[Kevin Rector @kevrector]

BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing San Francisco Democrat who leveraged decades of power in the U.S. House to become one of the most influential political leaders of her generation, will not run for reelection in 2026, she said Thursday.

STORY: https://t.co/7vCYIH4UMk

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

Shrapnel fell onto CHP vehicle during U.S. military live-fire exercise over I-5, agency says https://t.co/LMyyxmUmVX

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

@HectorMBarajas @ABC7 The Marines: https://t.co/opQ3oYT5RL

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

The Marines said artillery was being fired over Interstate 5 but that it is an “established and safe practice.” https://t.co/opQ3oYT5RL

[Steve Hilton @SteveHiltonx]

Gavin Newsom just shut down the I-5 freeway over today's event honoring the Marine Corps. Newsom's claim that "live munitions" would be fired over the freeway is a LIE.

This is Gavin Newsom's 'Bridgegate.' Causing chaos so he can "blame Trump." What a despicable stunt.

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

@HectorMBarajas @ABC7 Over Interstate 5? On a Saturday afternoon?

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

Just a reminder California's proposed redistricting plan requires voter approval to be adopted and will be on the ballot in the Nov. 4 special election. Be sure to vote and have your voice heard. And for the latest news on Prop. 50, visit https://t.co/Bx85GlZNxz

[Joe Patterson @Patterdude]

We should never forget that California was the *first* to take action to redistrict. Not Texas. Not any other state. Newsom fanned the flames

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

Winter is coming ....

[CHP Truckee @CHP_Truckee]

Well… Donner Summit wasted no time reminding everyone who runs this mountain. ❄️

Snow is falling, roads are slick, and we’ve already got vehicles taking detours into the brush…🌲 If you’re headed this way, SLOW DOWN and give yourself extra space!

(10/13/25 at 10:00am)

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

There is a bill on Newsom's desk that would grant preferential college admission to the descendants of slaves. Please enlighten me about all the bills passed into law that grant free college and land to the descendants of slaves in California.

[Tab Berg @tabberg]

"Could" but largely did not - the only support came from Democrats who referred to themselves as "the Chivalry Wing."

@philwillon is being pedantic, More than a dozen bills are being pushed that DO include monetary reparations, free college, land, and other benefits all paid for by taxpayers.

Demanding a state, which EXPRESSLY OUTLAWED SLAVERY, to apologize for something it never did is bollocks - it is a scheme.

[Phil Willon 🦅 @philwillon]

Under the Compromise of 1850, CA could arrest suspected fugitive slaves. In addition, anyone aiding an escaped slave was subject to imprisonment. Also, the bill does not provide monetary reparations to the descendants of slaves. https://t.co/0mLmKZletx.

[Tab Berg @tabberg]

Slavery has always been expressly ILLEGAL in California. Constitution, adopted in 1849, explicitly prohibited slavery in Article I, Section 18.

@GavinNewsom is trolling for Presidential Primary votes in North Carolina, and forcing California citizens to pay for it...