Carl Kanowsky on Wine

Carl Kanowsky | Great wines available despite slowdown 

So, I’ve been writing about wine, wineries, winemakers, and wine events for over ten years. A great gig to be sure. But in the past few years I’ve sensed a slowdown overall. A recent Forbes article confirmed

Letters to the Editor

Paul McGuire | The Irony of a Front Page

I found the stories and photos on your front page Feb. 11 instructive and ironic. Here we have local high school students skipping school to protest ongoing efforts to excise

President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address during his second presidential term in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

8 takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union address  

By Andrew Moran, Jackson Richman, Jacob Burg, John Haughey, Ryan Morgan, Troy Myers Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump highlighted his economic agenda in a record-long State of the Union address, declaring

Gary Horton

Gary Horton | Who Owns Our Streets?

Last week a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge halted the city of Los Angeles from dismantling abandoned and inoperable RVs parked on public streets. Judge Curtis A. Kin ruled

Letters to the Editor

Julie Johnson | SCV Needs League of Women Voters

At moments of uncertainty, I always turn to history for guidance. Not because history hands us easy, perfect answers, but because it shows us the story of imperfect humans. History

National News

CIA retracts intelligence reports, citing political bias 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The CIA has retracted or substantially revised 19 intelligence reports after finding they contained political bias and fell short of CIA standards.  CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in a Friday statement

World News Mexico filler

Texas senator: Cartel problem ‘spilling over’ to US  

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer  The cartel problem in Mexico has spilled over into the United States, harming Americans and requiring Washington to take action on the matter, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said in a Monday interview