Gain power, give it away
In the Sacramento Bee, Robin Epley has perhaps the most triumphalist of the immediate post-Prop. 50 commentaries I could find, but I wouldn’t call
The Washington Post editorial board's recent punditry on California veers into lazy cheap shots.
California has been getting a lot of attention recently from the ideologically reinvented Washington
Trump's attacks on immigrants and cities swell pride in California and L.A. Don't confuse that for boosterism.
When federal immigration agents and National Guard troops
The Golden State's relationship with the United States under Donald Trump has been mortally wounded. L.A.-based journalist Joe Mathews talks about what's next.
Perhaps
Blocking the National Guard deployment to Oregon isn't just about protecting American democracy, as Gov. Newsom says. It's also about keeping California safe.
On Saturday, a
No one likes L.A. County's independent report on the Eaton and Palisades fire response, not even the supervisors. The attorney general should step in.
In many ways,
A hasty and unexplained early reopening of burned-out areas after the 2024 Bridge Fire makes this L.A. mountain paradise more vulnerable to the ravages of climate change.
An upside-down
The fallout from Charlie Kirk's assassination could scare people out of the shared civic space. Not us. We believe now is exactly the time for robust debate and
Over the past two decades, I read close to a million letters written by Californians. I’m no celebrity — just a mid-level editor at a struggling newspaper.
At least I
