Column: Listen to Trump’s former aides: He is a danger to democracy
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, broke a long silence and denounced his former boss as…
Column: Garvey had better luck against the Yankees in 1981 than he will in the November election
SACRAMENTO — Steve Garvey vividly remembers the final out of the 1981 World Series when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees. He calls…
Column: Hitler-splaining. F-Bombs. Fake headlines. An election week in the media like no other
The Republican candidate for president uses crude language at rallies. Vulgarisms on the campaign trail. Off-color remarks in town halls. The media has deployed every…
Column: Presidential battle won’t end election night. Here’s what can go wrong
WASHINGTON — The presidential election is still too close to call, but here are three predictions you can take to the bank:First, we won’t know who…
Column: Bonds on November ballot are worthwhile, but very, very costly
SACRAMENTO — There’s a lot more on the election ballot than Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump, although those two rightfully are drawing extraordinary attention. The race…
Column: I’m also sick of discussing Trump’s madness. But we have to
Donald Trump’s cognitive decline has a soundtrack. It includes the Village People’s “YMCA.,” Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain,” and Elvis Presley’s “An American Trilogy.” Don’t…
Column: Trump hates windmills. That’s a big problem for California
WASHINGTON — For a long time, Donald Trump derided electric vehicles as expensive and impractical. “Nobody wants them,” he charged, even though almost 6 million have…
Column: Torrance has nothing to fear with Jake Silverman on duty
Attached to the back of Jake Silverman’s shoulder pads is a back plate with wording printed in upper case letters, “I FEAR NO MAN.”Every good…
Column: Newsom administration’s confounding actions on gas prices
SACRAMENTO — The Newsom administration is in conflict with itself on gasoline pricing, speaking from both sides of its mouth.Is it trying to hold down prices…
Column: Newsom sends clear message about increasing benefits for undocumented immigrants
SACRAMENTO — Has California reached its limit in providing benefits for immigrants living here illegally? That’s the indication after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed three bills passed…
Column: Voters face stark choice between Harris, Trump on foreign policy
WASHINGTON — Presidential elections rarely hinge on questions of foreign policy, except when the United States is in a shooting war. Voters are more likely to…
Column: Harris’ economic plan is a subsidy grab bag. Trump’s is nonsense
WASHINGTON — The presidential campaign produced plenty of noise last week, but the race still appears mired in a virtual electoral-college tie.Polls show Vice President Kamala…
Column: The Ducks are O.C.’s model sports franchise. Could their owner save the Angels?
For the Angels, Sunday is the last day of the worst season in franchise history. There is a dreary emptiness around the ballpark.On the field,…
Column: Too corrupt for reality TV? There’s always Congress as a Plan B
Much like his spirit animal, Donald Trump, Rep. Clay Higgins first sought reality TV before taking his shtick to Washington. Opinion Columnist LZ Granderson LZ…
Column: Former Southland stars balance school and football in Ivy League
When Kai Honda was running a 10.73-second 100 meters last spring at an elite prep school in New Hampshire, Phillips Exeter Academy, many were impressed…
Column: Trump wants to turn the government into an ‘army of suck-ups’
WASHINGTON — If former President Trump wins the November election, he says one of his actions on “Day One,” right after he begins deporting millions of…
Column: White Sox vs. Angels. In Anaheim. The worst baseball game ever?
It was a beautiful day for a ballgame Wednesday afternoon at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Too bad the nice weather was wasted on a meeting…
Column: In Wilmington, a political contest where rivals actually get along
The political opponents looked at each other from their campaign tables outside the Wilmington Recreation Center.Alejandra Rodriguez’s display featured pamphlets about who she was and…
Column: Many voters are undecided between Trump and Harris. Here’s why
WASHINGTON — In a U.S. presidential race that features a deeply polarized electorate and a sharp contrast between the two candidates, most voters have known for…
Column: By MacArthur Park, the lights are out and residents are tired of empty promises
Andrew Wolff stood in darkness, looking down Alvarado Street and conducting a visual inventory of broken streetlights on the eastern border of MacArthur Park.“There are…