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 used to be. Last month I was among the few dozen staff members at the Los Angeles Times who took a buyout and left while its owner, billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, aggressively diminishes the newspaper’s Opinion section, where I worked for almost 20 years....
Use the notoriously traffic-choked "horseshoe" at LAX as a proving ground for congestion pricing. If Angelenos like what they see (and they very likely will), perhaps they'll warm to it for other roads in the area.
If you thought the one-year anniversary of the Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires was going to be all about unity and hope, you haven't been paying close attention.
