Hailey Branson-Potts
@haileybranson
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California reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Rural Oklahoman. Mildly amusing.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined March 2009
Timeline cleanse! My latest for @latimes is about my obsession with lighthouses. What time is it? Maritime! — I'm on a quest to see every lighthouse in California. These 14 are absolutely spectacular
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Struck by the beauty and lore of lighthouses, journalist Hailey Branson-Potts shares her favorites from across the state — and offers tips for getting the best views.
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In the Wake of the Edmund Fitzgerald. “It’s a kind of Midwest Titanic — the largest of the more than 6,000 ships swallowed by the lakes over the centuries.”
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The mighty ship, immortalized in song by Gordon Lightfoot, sank 50 years ago on Lake Superior. Our reporter spent a week on a Great Lakes freighter that survived the storm.
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In fire-scorched Palisades, a library and rec center become linchpins of fury with City Hall. @haileybranson Potts with her usual stellar job. Read up people!
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Pacific Palisades residents are fuming at City Hall for not moving quicker on several priorities, including replacing the Palisades Branch Library, which burned in the January fire.
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“The [Palisades fire] seriously damaged Beutner’s house, forcing him and his family to rent elsewhere in the neighborhood, and destroyed his mother-in-law’s home entirely.”
Former schools chief Austin Beutner plans to challenge Bass, blasting her over Palisades fire https://t.co/c5I6PYL3sN
@sherlyholmes @DavidZahniser
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Former schools chief Austin Beutner plans to challenge Bass, blasting her over Palisades fire https://t.co/c5I6PYL3sN
@sherlyholmes @DavidZahniser
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Beutner said city officials at all levels showed a “failure of leadership” on the fire, which seriously damaged his house, forcing him to rent elsewhere. The blaze destroyed his mother-in-law’s home...
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Austin Beutner running for mayor ? His x account had this banner a few moments ago, tho it has since been taken down
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In fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, scores of yard signs depict the mayor wearing clown makeup à la the Joker. On one cleared lot, an enormous sign, roughly 7 feet tall, stands where a home once did, declaring: “KAREN BASS RESIGN NOW.” https://t.co/UnNMk8iCBL by me in @latimes
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Pacific Palisades residents are fuming at City Hall for not moving quicker on several priorities, including replacing the Palisades Branch Library, which burned in the January fire.
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My latest for @latimes: In fire-scorched Palisades, a library and rec center become linchpins of fury with City Hall
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Pacific Palisades residents are fuming at City Hall for not moving quicker on several priorities, including replacing the Palisades Branch Library, which burned in the January fire.
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My latest for @latimes: In fire-scorched Palisades, a library and rec center become linchpins of fury with City Hall
latimes.com
Pacific Palisades residents are fuming at City Hall for not moving quicker on several priorities, including replacing the Palisades Branch Library, which burned in the January fire.
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A statement from The New York Times on the Pentagon’s press pass policy:
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Will I ever get “Steve’s Lava Chicken” out of my head?
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"The White House signaled it would forge ahead with federal layoffs on the same day that the administration was supposed to respond in a court case brought by unions, which have sought to block those firings during the shutdown."
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this is just how country ppl use Facebook. “please pray for my family we’re having a really hard time” could mean anything from “dad has terminal cancer” to “my second cousin is getting divorced” to “mom was mad this morning and now the whole household is suffering”
Dolly Parton’s sister says she didn’t mean to scare people by asking for prayers for the singer: “I didn’t mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly. She’s been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe
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Disneyland just raised its ticket prices in the middle of the night (again) https://t.co/VNKiMWgoC6
@Toddmartens
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The park, currently in the midst of its 70th celebration, has increased prices on most single day, single park tickets. It also introduced a new offer for California residents.
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Los Angeles firefighters lacked resources in initial attack on Palisades fire, report says https://t.co/cwHlEdh0O6
@AleneTchek
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The challenges that firefighters faced during the Palisades fire included an ineffective process for recalling firefighters who were off-duty and fire chiefs with little to no experience handling a...
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Florida man accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades. Among the evidence collected from his digital devices was a dystopian image he generated on ChatGPT depicting a burning city with people trying to flee.
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Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades.
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‘Why wasn’t the fire put out on the first?’ Cause of Palisades fire leave residents with more questions https://t.co/9GERxsdU1N by @_TonyBriscoe and me for @latimes
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A new finding that the Palisades fire was a restart of an arson blaze on Jan. 1 that firefighters believed they put out has heightened concerns from some residents about the Los Angeles Fire Depart...
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Long live the queen.
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Uber driver accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades and killed 12 people
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Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades.
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'I don’t want this all on camera,' gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter says in testy interview. A CBS Sacramento reporter asked Porter, a Democrat, what she would say to the 6.1 million Californians who voted for President Trump in 2024 https://t.co/UBF1NaoFLc
@LATSeema
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After a reporter asked Katie Porter what she would say to those who voted for President Trump, the gubernatorial candidate said she wouldn't need their support.
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Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues. “Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been
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