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....
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.
