Congratulations to Jen Pawol on becoming the first female to umpire a major league baseball game! She made her debut in Atlanta in a three-game series between the Braves and

Gerrymandering means “to arrange political divisions to give one political party an unfair advantage in elections, to manipulate unfairly.” Therefore, by definition, gerrymandering is antithetical to the basic principles under

I have questions! Why are Democrats are on the wrong side of so many issues that they shouldn’t be, were common sense invoked? For example, President Donald Trump’s plan to

OK, can we get rid of these neon street signs on Newhall Ranch Road and McBean Parkway? I live a block away from this intersection and have never seen any

The recent praise for the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” reads more like a campaign ad. The reality is that this law delivers narrow, short-lived benefits at a staggering long-term cost

Donald Trump opponents today are like COVID panickers from five years ago; destined to be wrong, but never backing down. In fact, the two groups are not just “like” each

Dear Supervisor Kathryn Barger: This is my fourth email to you regarding the crisis at the Castaic Animal Care Center. So I wanted to let you know, that (after) no

Kudos to Nuné Gipson’s Aug. 8 opinion piece. We citizens of Assembly District 40 should be aware of the dirty dealings going on under our noses. The supermajority Democrats were

The moment a coyote or mountain lion is spotted in a residential area, it is on the front page within an hour. Photos become viral, warnings are issued, and the

The sucide hotline for LGBTQ Americans is being discontinued by the Trump administration, which is (like) sending a message saying, “We don’t care whether you live or die.” The suicide

Journalist Dan Hart reports that some legal experts and parental rights advocates say that California Assembly Bill 495, authored by San Fernando’s new Democrat Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez, could ironically threaten

It’s apparent that the L.A. County supervisors feel that their charter is to solve the inconveniences of the county’s population. Landlords of certain rental homes are mandated to provide air-conditioning

Many people out there seem to be concerned that the enforcement of the laws in this county, federal and state will have a negative effect on what they always love

I recently had the honor and privilege of chatting with a prominent Democratic senator from a northeastern state at an event. I won’t reveal the name of the senator, not

I am tired of hearing the news media, pundits and politicians refer to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as “young women.”  They were not young women —

When and why did California turn left? Some say the turning point was in 1994, with Proposition 187 denying social services to lawbreaking immigrants. It won by an overwhelming 18-point

As a high school dropout, I would like to take this opportunity to give my utmost thanks to  many of the people submitting columns on these pages. Whenever I read

Maggie Bowman’s (May 23) letter (criticizes) Moms for Liberty, empowering parents to fix our kids’ education. Her absurd claim that we seek “control” parrots the Southern Poverty Law Center’s baseless