Erika Smith

Los Angeles

Columnist, Bloomberg @Opinion. Past @latimes 🦅, @sacbee_news, @indystar, @beaconjournal. Ohioan by birth. Proud Californian by choice. ✊🏾🏳️‍🌈 DMs open.

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Articles

Tariff Uncertainty Is Punishing California Almond Growers

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Erika Smith

How it started … how it’s going. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Now that President Donald Trump has bowed to pressure and scaled back the “reciprocal” tariffs that he’d levied on almost every country on Earth, it’s tempting to believe the worst is behind both Wall Street and the White House. But for millions of American farmers, the worst is just beginning. China has raised tariffs on US goods to 84% in retaliation for levies set last week by Trump.
Gavin Newsom Tariff Video Shows California Governor Shifting Gears

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Erika Smith

After months of courting President Trump and his allies, the governor of California seems to be switching gears. California is the fifth-largest economy in the world and leads the US in manufacturing and agriculture. It is the largest importer of any state in the country and a major exporter, with more than $675 billion in two-way trade.
Gavin Newsom Has Entered the Trade War

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Erika Smith

12 hours agoGov. Gavin Newsom asks global trading partners to exempt California from retaliatory tariffsIn the midst of a trade war waged by President Donald Trump and many global trading partners, California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked Friday to be exempted from retaliatory tariffs. 16 hours agoMeals on Wheels, Child Welfare: Key HHS Staff in SF ‘Woke Up and Our Jobs Were Gone’Sara Minnich woke up Tuesday to an email she’d been dreading for weeks.
California Republicans Risk Losing Gains as Trump, Musk Become Unpopular

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Erika Smith

Five months ago, state GOP had every reason to believe the wind was at their back. Now, prospects are dimmer, even if they don’t yet realize it. This week, the first major elections of 2025 offered the clearest referendum yet on the direction the Republican Party is taking the US under President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk. In Florida, the party underperformed in two solidly red districts and, in Wisconsin, the conservative judicial candidate was resoundingly defeated.
Democrats' 'Tea Party' Can't Repeat the GOP's Mistakes

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Erika Smith

Representatives like California’s Ro Khanna are trying to channel voters’ rage — without getting bowled over by it. By now, the packed town halls roiling America have become somewhat predictable. For the most part, Democratic politicians show up in Republican congressional districts, only to be interrogated by angry Democratic voters.
Go beyond your Sun sign with this Moon sign compatibility guide

4 weeks ago | cosmopolitan.com | Lisa Stardust |Erika Smith

Do you know your Moon sign? In astrology, the Moon represents your intuition and memories, as well as the parts of your heart that you keep to yourself but still feel deeply. Your Moon sign - aka the zodiac sign the Moon was in when you were born - also shows your emotional reactions to matters, especially in how you nurture others and yourself. In relationships, Moon sign compatibility is important because it helps you connect on a deeper, emotional level.
What your venus sign says about your relationships (and why you shouldn’t freak out if your sun signs clash)

4 weeks ago | cosmopolitan.com | Kerry Ward |Erika Smith

So you know your Sun sign and you’re vibing with your fiery Aries boldness or your raw Pisces feels. Well, your Venus sign tells you a lot about how you experience love. But what happens when someone else comes into the picture? (Shout-out to your crush/boo.) Are your signs compatible? Will your energies match up? How can you tell anyway? Introducing your Venus sign, aka the sign that Venus was in when you were born. What does Venus mean in astrology?
Earth signs will inspire you with their groundedness

4 weeks ago | msn.com | Erika Smith |Lisa Stardust

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Earth signs will inspire you with their groundedness

4 weeks ago | cosmopolitan.com | Lisa Stardust |Erika Smith

In astrology, the 12 zodiac signs are divided up into four elements: earth, fire, air, and water. The elements are essential to all human life and cannot exist without each other. In astrology, signs derive some of their personality traits from their elements - for earth signs, think practical, sensual, and above all, grounded. Today, we’re digging (get it?) into the three earth signs: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. What are the earth signs in astrology?
Water signs are about more than just crying, okay?

1 month ago | msn.com | Erika Smith |Lisa Stardust

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