Letters to the Editor

Gary Kodel | Protect Our Oaks

We want strong protection for our oaks. Please do not change our city’s ordinance protecting oaks without holding a public outreach event where you can hear ideas and concerns from

Paul Butler commentary

Paul Butler | The Delusion of Busyness 

I first met “Crazy Busy” when she worked for one of our clients. She was always, well, crazy busy. Sometimes she was Super Crazy Busy, but mainly she just identified as Crazy Busy. I

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Red Ink in California Schools

Educating California’s nearly 6 million public school students is the state budget’s second largest expenditure, and one that has increased sharply during Gavin Newsom’s governorship. The 2026-27 budget that Newsom

Robert Lamoureux

Robert Lamoureux | Help! The carpet is all wet 

Question: Hello there, Robert.  I hope you’re doing well. I’m sure you must be so busy with this weather we’re having.  My question is in fact, weather related.  We have two windows leaking and I know that we have to wait until we

Kilmar Abrego Garcia in a file photograph. Abrego Garcia Family/Handout

Judge orders ICE not to re-detain Abrego Garcia 

By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer   A federal judge has blocked U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement from re-arresting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, one of the men at the center of the Trump administration’s deportation battles. 

World News

Trump announces $10B US commitment to Board of Peace 

By Emel Akan & Jacob Burg Contributing Writers  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump hosted the first Board of Peace meeting on Thursday in Washington, bringing together heads of state and representatives from more than two dozen countries

Letters to the Editor

Nancy Fairbanks | Letter Was Mischaracterized

Re: Response to mischaracterization of Jan. 20 letter. My letter was not an argument. Mr. Philip Wasserman (letters, “A Thing About Pardons,” Jan. 31) writes that “the central flaw in

Letters to the Editor

Sandy Cassidy | The First Donor

Re: Larry Moore, letters, “Taking Up a Collection,” Feb. 14.  Larry, thanks for the great idea. I’ll be in line to donate to the GoFundMe account to buy Gary Horton

Byron York

Byron York | Should Trump Shake Up His Cabinet?

Nearly a month into his second year in office, President Donald Trump’s Cabinet has been remarkably stable. No Cabinet member has quit, been fired, pushed out or otherwise left the