Joel Rubin
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Editor @Politico. Prev @latimes. Maine raised. Go Sox.
Los Angeles
Joined April 2008
Another big add to the @politico team in California. Welcome @DanielNMiller! Daniel Miller Joins POLITICO in California to Cover the Influence of Hollywood, Media, Sports and Tech on Politics https://t.co/m1kgcfpN3A via @politico
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Thrilled to announce that @dillonliam is joining the stacked California team @politico. He'll cover the high-stakes battles over housing and development, beginning with the extraordinary push underway to rebuild after the LA fires. https://t.co/d5ylCbhSQm
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Tonight @politico: We have published a piece from John Ullyot, who just resigned as a top Pentagon spokesman, warning the department is in chaos – and predicting it will likely cost Pete Hegseth his job "The last month has been a full-blown meltdown" https://t.co/JixoYJTUFv
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The total chaos at the Department of Defense is becoming a major distraction for the Trump administration, writes John Ullyot.
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I'm thrilled to be joining the amazing @politico California team as Senior Policy Editor. https://t.co/JWXsuEGgYv
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I arrived at the LA Times straight out of j-school in 2003 for what was supposed to be a 6-week summer internship. Nearly 22 years and a whole lot of words later, I've decide to leave the paper at the end of the week. It's been a wild, fulfilling ride. Excited for what's next.
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Back-to-office orders have become common. Enforcement not so much
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More than four years after the COVID-19 pandemic scrambled work culture by closing offices and forcing people to work from home, friction between bosses and their employees over the terms of their...
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U.S. agency launches investigation into Tesla's self-driving technology
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating Tesla's autonomous driving technology after receiving reports of four crashes, including one that killed a pedestrian.
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Toys aren't just for kids. Mattel and other companies are embracing 'kidults'
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Mattel, Lego and other toy companies are targeting a growing number of adults who are buying toys for themselves.
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Younger daters are tired of swiping. A host of new L.A. startups is vying for their attention
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As revenue growth slows for major dating apps such as Tinder and Hinge, startups seek to offer a new way to meet people online and in person.
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Facing skepticism, Elon Musk unveils prototype for driverless robotaxi
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Elon Musk unveiled the Cybercab on Thursday night at a highly anticipated event, where he also showed off new protoypes of a robovan and humanoid robot.
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“For all the cranky, musty, dusty adults out there who think little kids shouldn’t be using skin care ... get it together!” Naiya, 10, who @byandreachang spoke to for this look at how Gen Alpha is the skin care industry's latest obession. https://t.co/dVCXY9GkXn
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The obsession with skin care among Gen Alpha is leading to a windfall of unexpected business for the booming $164-billion global skin-care industry, which historically has targeted women, not girls
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The end of Hahn Hall? L.A. County takes first step to buy Gas Company Tower https://t.co/fegQZ66Sf6
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors discussed a plan to purchase the 54-story Gas Company Tower in downtown L.A. If the deal goes through, the county would likely move its massive bureaucracy...
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Bonta made it a point to say his convictions about the dangers posed by TikTok come in part from observing his own kids. Have to imagine the kids aren't thrilled about dad being the buzz kill trying to take down TikTok. https://t.co/gkbzIUGQbh
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California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused the popular social media app TikTok of violating state consumer protection regulations in a lawsuit filed this week.
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A steady, old hand returns to become LAPD chief -- a post he's coveted for more than two decades. Mayor to select Jim McDonnell as new LAPD chief
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The decision to select McDonnell, who was an LAPD officer before serving as L.A. County sheriff, comes after a months-long search by Mayor Karen Bass.
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Sonos tries to get its groove back after upsetting loyal customers https://t.co/3QVSPkM6Du
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Sonos, known for its wireless speakers, has a plan to earn back trust from its customers after the botched launch of a new app angered its fans as competition with Google, Apple and other companies...
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Southern California’s hottest commercial real estate market is for tenants that aren’t human @rogervincent takes you inside One Wilshire - a normal-looking office building from the outside.
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As artificial intelligence and cloud storage hoover up more and more space on the nation's computer servers, real estate developers are racing to build new data centers or convert existing buildings...
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Yes, Malibu has mobile home parks. And this one just quietly sold for about $200 million https://t.co/HzkWCzmeoi
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One of Malibu's two mobile home parks sells for nearly $200 million to one of the nation's largest owners of manufactured housing communities.
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One woman stopped a reporter in the middle of the confusion and begged to use the reporter’s cellphone to call her children. The screamed into the phone, “Turn off your phones now!” Then she pleaded, “Stay where you are, don’t use the phone.” https://t.co/UFUXbpqwlq
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After months of waiting on Wall Street and Main Street, the Fed opted to go big with its first interest rate cut since 2020. @dleelatimes explains what it all means.
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Lower interest rates will ultimately help with credit card and real estate purchases, but it may take months for these benefits to seep to consumers.
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