High School Sports
Pitcher Christian Becerra from Cal goes in the 12th round to the Minnesota Twins, becoming the third Harvard-Westlake grad taken in the MLB amateur draft.
July 16, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
Hector Becerra, a veteran Times journalist and a native of Los Angeles, becomes the highest ranking Latino editor in the paper’s history.
Jan. 30, 2024
World & Nation
My grandfather kept ledgers logging every day he worked in the U.S. The dry entries — “18 boxes of cherries, $4 per box” — tell a story of success against the odds.
April 26, 2024
Company News
Los Angeles Times Interim Executive Editor Terry Tang has announced that Hector Becerra has been promoted to managing editor of The Times, beginning today.
Music
East L.A.’s the Stains, led by wildman guitarist Robert Becerra, were one of the city’s original punk bands. Becerra died from liver cancer on Sept. 1 at age 64.
Sept. 19, 2023
Politics
Xavier Becerra was picked for Biden’s Cabinet because he seemed the technocrat to fit the time. The GOP sees him as something else: a ripe target.
Feb. 10, 2021
The HHS pick by Biden leads to a big reshuffling of political fortunes in California and another plum appointment to be made by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Dec. 7, 2020
The Senate confirms Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s pick as Health and Human Services secretary. He has resigned as California’s attorney general.
March 18, 2021
Opinion
Reports out of D.C. raise questions about Xavier Becerra’s Health and Human Services Department and the processing of unaccompanied minors. The whole government needs to do better.
April 22, 2021
The Senate confirms Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s pick as Health and Human Services secretary.