Officers with the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department clash with protesters in Compton on June 7, 2025. Photo by J.W. Hendricks for CalMatters

LA riots: Marines arrive, police unify command 

Compiled from news service reports  Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called for cleaning up Los Angeles following violent riots over the past few days in response to federal immigration enforcement

Protesters in downtown Los Angeles clash with law enforcement personnel on Sunday, June 8, 2025. Screenshot from video courtesy of ABC7.

What to know about the Insurrection Act of 1807 

By Joseph Lord, Stacy Robinson Contributing Writers  As protests against federal immigration enforcement flared across Los Angeles over the weekend, questions have arisen about whether President Donald Trump will invoke the

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Celebrating Father’s Day 

Father’s Day celebrations began on June 19, 1910, in the state of Washington. However, it wasn’t until 1972 that a day honoring fathers became a national holiday. Since then, children

David Hegg

David Hegg | What Consciousness Tells Us

By David Hegg The straightforward assertions of Thomas Nagel, a tenured university professor of philosophy and law at New York University, in his book “Mind & Cosmos,” have robustly shaken

Letters to the Editor

Jim Scott | Let’s Start with Facts

I sincerely hope that Andrew Taban and Rick Barker had an enlightening coffee date! In his June 3 opinion piece, Andrew laments the loss of so many Americans to fight

Letters to the Editor

Ron Perry | Props to the Letter Writers

I would like to give a great big shout-out to Nancy Fairbanks, Rlynn Smith Thomas, Susan Miller and Chris Werthe for their outstanding letters on May30. Every one of them

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Trump issues visa ban impacting 19 countries 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer   President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday that suspends nationals from 12 countries from entering the United States, and it also restricts people from seven

Letters to the Editor

Philip Wasserman | Who’s Being Enriched? 

Regarding Rob Kerchner’s May 26 letter:  Yes, Pete Hegseth and Dan Bongino have taken deep pay cuts to accept their appointments as secretary of defense and deputy director of the

Letters to the Editor

Cher Gilmore | News of Space Brothers

Thank you for the May 31 (Nation/World) article, “What was revealed in newly released UFO reports.” I was glad to see a mainstream newspaper unafraid to publish something discussing the

Letters to the Editor

Glenda Roybal | To Whom Does City Hall Answer?

Santa Clarita’s City Hall doesn’t answer to the public anymore. This city has been run behind closed doors for too long, and we’re all paying the price. Let’s start with