One can make the argument that leadership starts with finding common needs, moving others towards meeting those needs, and creating trust through keeping one’s word and acting as promised. The
In his monumental work A Secular Age, Charles Taylor explores the shift in society from what he calls the “porous self” to the “buffered self.” No, he’s not talking about
I know we have all asked this before but I need to ask it one more time because I am just fuming mad at what has become political waste. If
School shootings continue and our legislators do nothing; the implied mantra being that the Second Amendment is sacrosanct. It seems they need a refresher course on what has already been
There seems little hesitation these days in the political arena to sling mud or attack to get ahead – even if the opposition is standing on the same side of
With the rise of a president like Donald Trump, our youth sees the danger of abstaining from voting. That apathy seems to have been all but squashed now, replaced with
Democrats, Independents, and most likely some Republicans in our area have been giving Republican Congressman Steve Knight a great deal of grief for not doing town halls and not showing
I’m supporting Jess Phoenix because her scientific background as a volcanologist makes her the perfect representative to combat climate change. The annual fires in California have been getting worse every
Normally I do not participate in pre-election comments re: candidates. Lately all letters and comments have been by writers with whom I do not agree. Why are theirs the only
We (you and I and pretty much every other Jess supporter) keep on running into people who say “Jess is so awesome”, and that fills us with joy because we
I am not voting for Jess Phoenix to represent the 25th district because she is a woman, though we certainly need to see equal representation in Congress. I am not
I find myself asking this question like many of us do as we look around our country. But right now, it’s a little more in my face, a little closer
Jess Phoenix is whip smart, has won every debate she’s participated in, and has a message that means a lot to me: We need to bring back evidence-based policymaking. Jess
There was a lot of hype around a “Vice” special that followed one of our local candidates, Katie Hill. I’ve lived in Santa Clarita 20 years and was excited to
I am the Democratic Regional Vice Chair for Assembly District 38, and I support Katie Hill for Congress. As a local leader, and party official it is pretty easy for
I was sitting in front of a building in Burbank this morning having a cup of coffee. I’ll take five minutes in the morning and contemplate the day. That is
I’m voting for Jess Peláez Phoenix and it’s not just because I’m married to her. For the last 13 months, I have been present for the debates and candidate forums.
Addressing homelessness is a challenge. People become homeless for a wide-range of reasons, therefore the solution can’t be one-size fits all. It has to be an interconnected web of resources,
Those of us who are fortunate enough to live in the 25th Congressional District deserve to have a leader in Washington who will represent the needs and concerns of the