I read Rob Kerchner’s letter (“Reality is a Teacher,” Feb. 20) where he attempts to show, statistically, that the city of Los Angeles is moving inexorably toward the Republicans. He
All over America that Friday in November 1963, college football teams boarded airliners for their Saturday games. They took off in one country, where John F. Kennedy was president and
By David Hegg If America were a pot of water, we would say we’re steaming, if not already beginning to boil. Anger is everywhere, and – at times – it
When Gov. Gavin Newsom issues one of his periodic boasts about California’s superiority vis-a-vis other states — particularly those with conservative politics such as Texas and Florida — he conveniently
The recent creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”) has caused an unexpected stir. And it’s weird, because of the pushback by those in power. Imagine being a customer
When some people speak of President Donald Trump, they use terms like “polarizing” and “divisive.” Perhaps he is, and I myself have no problem with that. Nobody can please everyone
“Despite the misinformation that’s circulating here in the Capitol, in Southern California, and everywhere in between, it’s clear that these fires only reached the size and the scale that they
If the Democrats are really as battered, bruised and confused as recent reports indicate, they should act immediately to remove Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. After the 2024 drubbing that
DEAR CONGRESSMAN GEORGE WHITESIDES: My apologies for my debilitating tardiness, George. I’ve been meaning to ask you for a few favors since your election as SClarita’s House of Representatives, uh
There is a five-alarm fire blazing in the U.S. Capitol and nobody is in a hurry to put it out. Where is Jamaal Bowman when we need him? Every Democrat
The timing could not have been better — or worse. The horrendously destructive and deadly Los Angeles wildfires erupted in January just as Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s historic and very
In his Feb. 13 letter to the editor (“Check Those Hydrants Lately?”) Mr. Ken Keller brought up an extremely important question: When was the last time the fire hydrants in
There are a lot of complaints regarding this bike lane (on Orchard Village Road). However, the majority is not objecting to the intent but complain about the solution. I drive
Based on recent events, the rest of America is wondering when Angelenos will learn from their mistakes and stop voting D (for “destruction”). After all, the rest of America has
The housing crisis and subsequent financial crisis in 2008 was caused in large part by politicizing loan eligibility criteria, advancing social justice objectives over sound economics. Unfortunately, the Dodd-Frank law
California’s Capitol has seen countless conflicts between economic interests, but few match the intensity of a duel between the fast food industry and labor unions that seemingly ended two years
This week, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, raised the prospect of impeaching President Donald Trump over the Justice Department’s decision to withdraw
Pope Francis and I are not often on the same page about the world. Since his elevation over a decade ago, I have been a very vocal critic of what
If you missed last year’s successful Eco-Film Festival at College at the Canyons, you can catch it this year, on Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
Twenty-five years ago, our community was shaken by the news of a horrific crash that took the lives of two brothers, their teenage friend and a stranger who was coming
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