California campaigns make final election push

By Emily Hoeven CalMatters Writer  Do you hear it?   That’s the sound of California candidates and campaigns pulling out all the stops ahead of Tuesday’s deadline for voters to cast ballots

David Hegg

David Hegg | Win or Lose, Be a Winner

If you’re like me, you’ve felt that this election season has been much more spirited than previous midterm contests. And, again if you’re like me, you’ve found yourself invested in

Letters to the Editor

Gwladys Axelrod | Too Much Partisanship

I used to like John Boston before he became political. People like John Boston should not be allowed to write a full column blasting people who do not agree with

Paul Butler: Going the Extra Mile

Paul Butler | Work Like Wonka

Recently, I was stirred to consider my seven favorite books. I scanned my bookshelves and I came up with my super-seven — each of which have meant so much at

Mike Garcia | Continuing to Deliver, Serve 27th District

Editor’s note: Today’s opinion page featured guest columns from each of the two candidates for the 27th Congressional District. The column by Garcia’s opponent, challenger Christy Smith, can be found here. It’s

Christy Smith | Putting Party Aside to Get Things Done

Editor’s note: Today’s opinion page featured guest columns from each of the two candidates for the 27th Congressional District. The column by Smith’s opponent, Rep. Mike Garcia, can be found here. I’m

Letters to the Editor

Sonja Schmidt | NAACP Manufacturing Victims

The following is a copy of a letter to the governing board of the William S. Hart Union High School District. Response to NAACP’s Oct. 8 statement on Thin Blue

Letters to the Editor

Dr. Aakash Ahuja | A Divisive Precedent

The following is a copy of a letter to the governing board of the William S. Hart Union High School District.  Re: The Blue Line Flag matter at Saugus High

Letters to the Editor

Linda Storli | We Only Need One Flag

I would like to clarify my opinion concerning carrying the Thin Blue Line flag onto the field during our football games. First and almost foremost, I support law enforcement. I

Letters to the Editor

Ron Perry | Our Common Identity?

In response to Valerie Bradford’s letter of Oct. 26: Indeed, in the 1950s, then-L.A. Police Chief Bill Parker paraphrased Kipling’s “Thin Red Line” in a television show produced by his

Gary Horton

Gary Horton | Fatigued? Shut it Off, Pick it Up

“If it bleeds, it leads.”   America, and perhaps the whole world, has gotten itself into quite a twisted fix with the rise and domination of anxiety-stoking, for-profit news. Long