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Headlines From The Times

New Leadership, High-Tech Tariffs & Renters' Relief

Headlines From The Times

L.A. Times Studios

News, Daily News, Society & Culture, The Times, California

4.1544 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Los Angeles gets a new deputy mayor for public safety as former FBI agent Robert Clark. The Supreme Court pauses a controversial deportation case that could reshape immigration power. Apple and other tech giants brace for Trump’s sweeping tariffs, with iPhone prices projected to soar. And a new California bill could require landlords to provide kitchen appliances—finally catching up with the rest of the country.

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0:00.0

This is an LA Times Studios podcast.

0:07.0

Hi, I'm Angelica Cornado at LA Times Studios.

0:14.0

Here are some of today's top headlines from the Los Angeles Times.

0:19.0

Mayor Karen Bass just named a new deputy mayor for public safety.

0:23.6

Julia Wick reports former FBI agent Robert Clark is taking on the role, overseeing LAPD,

0:30.6

LAFD, and the city's emergency response.

0:33.6

He's stepping in after former deputy mayor Brian Williams was placed on leave when he was accused of making a bomb threat to City Hall.

0:42.3

Williams denies it and no charges have been filed. Clark led anti-gang and safety efforts in LA during his time with the FBI.

0:51.3

He grew up in Ohio's foster system, surrounded by drugs and violence.

0:56.0

With that background, Clark says he doesn't see himself as separate from the communities he serves,

1:01.0

but more like one of them. He started Monday and will help lead the city's recovery from the recent Palisades fire.

1:08.0

The Supreme Court has momentarily halted a case that's causing a major legal battle.

1:15.6

Reporter David G. Savage says Kilmar Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported to a prison in El Salvador,

1:23.6

despite a judge's order saying he should stay in the U.S.

1:26.6

The government admits it was an administrative error,

1:29.8

and now Chief Justice John Roberts says the case is on hold

1:34.0

while the court decides what happens next.

1:36.7

The Trump administration say he's an MS-13 gang member,

1:40.5

but judges say the evidence is paper thin.

1:43.7

The case is raising big questions about due process, immigration, and who holds the power in these deportations.

1:51.0

The iPhone could soon cost a lot more. We're talking thousands more.

1:58.0

Queenie Wong and Wendy Lee report on how new tariffs are affecting the countries

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