Former President Donald Trump speaks to media at Trump Tower in New York City on May 31, 2024. Photo by Juliette Fairley. 

Judge delays Trump sentencing until after election 

By Sam Dorman Contributing Writer  New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan said on Friday that he would delay sentencing in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial until after the 2024

Letters to the Editor

Larry Moore | Reflections on DNC, Night 2

The following letter was written after the second night of the Democratic National Convention. Just when you thought the DNC could not sink lower, night two gave us a new

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | $20 Billion Later on Homelessness …

California has allocated more than $20 billion to alleviate the state’s homelessness crisis since Gavin Newsom became governor in 2019, but there’s precious little data on how the money was

National News

Victims in Georgia school shooting identified 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The four people killed in a school shooting in Georgia have been identified.  Two students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, were killed in the shooting at

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Harris accepts debate rules for showdown with Trump  

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted the rules for the Tuesday presidential debate against former President Donald Trump, including the provision to mute microphones when it’s

Letters to the Editor

Diana Watkins | COC Board Needs Support

Ms. Sue Bozman (letters, Aug. 31) is right in asserting that a college or any institution cannot depend on just one person to achieve success. The storied reign of Dianne

Letters to the Editor

Michael Weinstein | Ban the Rent Control Ban

In his recent column about rent control (Aug. 22), Jim de Bree is right about the need for new housing construction in California. But increasing the housing supply and expanding

Byron York

Byron York | Harris, Trump and Arlington Cemetery

It looks like the fight between the Harris and Trump campaigns over Donald Trump’s appearance at Arlington National Cemetery is intensifying, not diminishing.  Kamala Harris herself posted a statement on

The Economy

Dow plunges more than 600 points amid slowdown fears 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  U.S. stocks fell sharply on Tuesday as weak manufacturing reports and a decline in construction spending fanned fears of an economic slowdown.  According to preliminary data

Letters to the Editor

Lou DAlessandro | An Extreme Risk We Can’t Afford

Sacramento politicians don’t get the financial pressure we’re all under because they don’t know what life is like for the average American. Rep. Mike Garcia does. Mike has been fighting

Letters to the Editor

Lois Eisenberg | The Return of Joy

To Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz, thank you for bringing back the “joy” and “hope” in this dismal 2024 presidential campaign until you showed up. Since President