Commentary

Danny Tyree | Can We Get a Handlebar on This?

“A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading,” blared a recent headline in “The Atlantic.” The article lamented the fact that the number of youngsters (ages 7 to 17) who report having

Letters to the Editor

Teresa Todd | Undermining the Spirit of Service

I am writing in support of Planning Commissioner Denise Lite and to express deep concern over a City Council member’s request for her resignation. This request, especially when levied against

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Saginian | A Quote Too Tough to Die

I absolutely loved the part of Christopher Lucero’s letter (June 10) where he quotes from the movie “Tombstone.” I love that movie, and I love that scene with Val Kilmer

Letters to the Editor

Dan Wisner | Caught in a Numbers Game

I go out and pick up my morning paper as usual, come back in, get my coffee and set down at kitchen table and read through the articles that catch

Byron York

Byron York | Elon Musk Goes Off on Trump, Again

Has it really been less than a month since Elon Musk flew off the handle, trashed his benefactor, the president, pledged to kill the administration’s top legislative priority, and, on

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | CEQA: Lawmakers Achieve Holy Grail

Jerry Brown once described reform of the California Environmental Quality Act as “the lord’s work” but he, like other recent governors, was not willing to invest enough political capital to

Letters to the Editor

Jayme Sun Thomas | Protect Natural Lands

The following is a copy of a letter to Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce. I have been concerned about legislation that

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Will Newsom’s Stunt Politics Backfire?

During his first governorship a half-century ago, Jerry Brown acquired a reputation for making abrupt changes of position, sometimes contradicting himself. The starkest example occurred in 1978 when Proposition 13,