Let’s get real about climate change, affordable energy
Aliso Canyon is here to stay.After eight years of study, the California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously last week not to close the San Fernando…
Elon Musk’s strange debut as a federal budget negotiator
In the wake of a successful effort to kill a year-end spending bill and replace it with more limited legislation to keep the government open,…
Make tuition free for all California college students
SACRAMENTO — Atop my Christmas wish list is free tuition for all California undergrads at public universities. We had that for generations before shortsighted politicians took…
Opinion: Romney’s exit marks an end to the bipartisanship Washington needs
Mitt Romney delivered his farewell speech before the U.S. Senate in early December. It isn’t hyperbole to say it marked the end of an era.Romney’s…
Trial of former D.A. advisor on hold after appeals court steps in
A California appeals court is taking a closer look at the criminal prosecution of a former top district attorney’s office advisor, asking state Atty. Gen.…
No ‘Lesson’ From Sirhan – Los Angeles Times
The individual act of Sirhan Sirhan in assassinating presidential candidate Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was not the “first shot” in the terror war, as Michael…
COVID-19 relief bill: Who gets a check and when?
WASHINGTON — The $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief package heading to President Biden’s desk directs $1,400 payouts to millions of Americans and continues unemployment checks for millions…
Judge holds off on ordering shutdown of L.A. County’s juvenile hall
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall will remain open until at least early January after a judge held off on ordering the troubled hall shut down.Los Angeles…
Will Trump send troops to Mexico? His ambassador pick worries officials there
One of the more surprising foreign policy ideas the Trump team has proposed on the eve of its ascension to power is military intervention in…
Greenland says no thanks to Trump purchase idea — again
WASHINGTON — If President-elect Donald Trump’s assertion that the United States should have control of Greenland sounds familiar, that’s because he’s said it before — during…
Trump doctor’s statement on his coronavirus infection
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced early Friday that he and his wife, Melania, had both tested positive for the coronavirus. Following is a text of a…
State sues former owner of troubled affordable housing development
The state of California is suing the former nonprofit owner of a long-troubled housing development for low-income senior citizens in Chinatown, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta…
House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of ‘regularly’ paying for sex
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit…
Cops lie to suspects during interrogations. Should detectives stick to the truth?
Thomas Perez Jr. was hours into an interrogation by police about his missing father when they dropped some devastating news: A body had been found.Thomas…
L.A. city officials use disappearing Google Chats. The city attorney is investigating
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office is conducting an internal review of city employees’ use of Google Chat messages that are automatically deleted after 24…
Why Disney’s Bob Iger is trying to avoid the culture wars
Bob Iger wants out of the culture wars.Walt Disney Co. and its chief executive have made a sharp pivot since doubling down on diversity and…
Hand-written signatures were a sticking point for young California voters
More than a month after voting by mail in the presidential election, South Los Angeles resident Taylor Johnson learned that his vote had not been…
Florida is winning the political battle with California as Trump takes office
WASHINGTON — The rivalry between California and Florida reached a high mark in November 2023 when Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, faced off against Florida Gov.…
California’s rush to regulate AI has a 1st Amendment problem
The Constitution shouldn’t be rewritten for every new communications technology. The Supreme Court reaffirmed this long-standing principle during its most recent term in applying the…
Calmes: Drain the swamp? More like overt, unapologetic swampy displays at Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump doesn’t drain the swamp, despite his promises. He just puts his own brand on it, like everything else he touches, and sells. And…