Today is a new day for public safety in Los Angeles. Nathan Hochman won the race for District Attorney, a decisive victory showing residents want a change in the trajectory of our community. I...
The California Governor is the best kind of bridge between America’s ideals and its realities. Newsom possesses a mix of both likability and depth, speaking to voters across race, class, and...
Why didn't Kamala Harris and the Democrats just take the billion dollars they raised for her campaign and hand them over to Donald Trump to help him pay his legal debts and get on with the task of...
It's Halloween and a few of us found ourselves on the corner of La Brea and Obama Boulevard, clutching our coffee and take-out bags like shields against the election hype that’s taken over our...
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong's veto of the LA Times editorial board's endorsement of Kamala Harris for President has proven the biotech mogul to be more of a danger to journalism than the disease...
By NILTON OLIVEIRA If Taylor Swift decided to run for president of the United States, with her fan base and global popularity, it wouldn’t be surprising if she won, such is the impact fame has on...
By TONY CASTRO Let me tell you a little story about the miracle of scoundrels. No, I’m not talking about Lazarus rising from the dead, though Kevin de León’s political comeback might be the...
Kamala Harris was supposed to be a historic figure, a torchbearer for progress, the long-awaited answer to what Hillary Clinton couldn’t deliver in 2016. Yet here we are, again, witnessing a...
Something truly miraculous happened during the vice-presidential debate. Was it the arrival of JD Vance, the common-sense, bipartisan-talking, largely agreeable candidate? Who is this man?...
By YOLANDA NAVA Many of us are recalling with delight and gratitude our dear friend and compadre Assemblyman Richard Alatorre, as we remember his amazing political career and legacy For...
In a district as politically scarred as the 14th of Los Angeles, voter apathy is practically a local pastime. But this election could be different. After all, how many times can you elect a...
A Bad Bunny endorsement could galvanize millennials and Gen Z, who see in him a reflection of their own struggles and aspirations. This is the same guy who wore a skirt on national television and...
Perhaps it will take the death of the last baby boomer—gasping, clinging to an overstuffed armchair and a cherished first edition of Profiles in Courage—to finally bury the myth of Camelot, a...
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s not every day that you find yourself with a front-row seat to the strangest conversation since Socrates asked his disciples to pass the hemlock. But here we are,...
Cleaning up LA City Hall will require restructuring the City Council By JOHN SHALLMAN The recent New York Times article detailing the extensive corruption at Los Angeles City Hall was...
I have always believed that nothing brings a neighborhood together quite like a good old-fashioned scandal. And in our cozy, diverse, and mostly serene Southern California community, we now find...
By MARY FRANCIS DAVIDSON How is it that an 18th century Frenchman had a better grasp on politics and democracy in America then any pundant or wannabe politico or expert since then? Someone asked me...
If the stars align and Kamala Harris ascends to the highest office in the land, it won't just be another presidency. No, my friends, brace yourselves for the dawn of a new era—a magical epoch that...
The vice president must defend her California roots and record against attacks by the Trump campaign. Voters and politicians in the swing states of Michigan and Arizona say that may not be the...
The Richard Alatorre I knew, the Richard Alatorre who said he had to change the world — and to a great degree, he did just that… that Richard Alatorre dramatically altered the...
Does Donald Trump like his yes-men a little on the unusual side? Or why is his GOP running mate JD Vance wearing mascara? Is it just those baby blues that make it look like he's got Hillbilly Elegy...
Nearly sixty years after JFK's assassination, recent incidents involving the denial of protection to presidential candidates Robert Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump, combined with revelations of budget...
Vice President Harris stands on the threshold of history to become not only the first woman but also the first Black woman elected President of the United States but facing a country experiencing...
A few days ago, a famished orange stray cat jumped into our front patio, perhaps trying to escape this summer's record-high heat not only in Los Angeles, but throughout the country. A neighbor...
The Surprising Agenda of the New President The Better Angels Initiative including a new reality TV show, “Angel Apprentice,” the Ask-Not Challenge includes a call for public service, encouraging...
Elon Musk decided that California is no longer big enough for his ambitions and with a flick of his diamond-encrusted spurs, has announced that SpaceX, Tesla, and X (formerly Twitter) will all be...
"I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad... The dollar buys a nickel's worth... shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the street and...
He's Been in Israel, Land of Faith & Miracles Now, given events since last October 7, the Israel-Hamas War in Gaza and the ongoing heavily pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the...
As Democrats have panicked over President Joe Biden’s lackluster debate performance and looked elsewhere for a potential replacement, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is the talk of the town. But how...
ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos was surreptitiously recorded on a New York street saying President Biden effectively wasn't fit to serve another term to a stranger who asked him, “Do you think...
President Biden's troubling condition reminds me of my grandmother's own cognitive decline in which she didn't make sense at times, called my dad and me by different names and, worse, had stopped...
Our city has lost many activists who simply got fed up and moved away to where they feel they can possibly make a difference. The newer residents who have purchased homes or condos at very high...
Traditional Dem Bloc Could Swing Election The most recent CNBC Survey found that in a head-to-head matchup, former President Donald Trump had a 5-point lead with Latino voters against President...
Newcomer Ysabel Jurado's 1st-Place Finish Rocks Los Angeles council District 14 Race For progressive policy advocates, results at the local level like Jurado’s win in what could ultimately become...
By Dan Walters CalMatters The California Constitution requires that “the Governor shall report to the Legislature each calendar year on the condition of the State and may make recommendations.”...
After her recent endorsement from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, the District 14 campaign frontrunner receives the backing of the National Union of Healthcare Workers. Special to Los...
That’s a lot of bad behavior – criminal and otherwise – for a 15-member body over the span of a few years. And it naturally raises the concern that something deeper is happening at City Hall....
Can It Be Nearly a Dozen Years Since Antonio Villaraigosa Was Mayor? The man who often gushed when recalling that London’s Guardian newspaper had called him the ‘Latino Tony Blair’ was like a...
Is the Sleeping Giant Latino Vote Finally Ready to Get Off Its Butt? The 2026 gubernatorial campaign is quickly shaping up with candidates like Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, State Senate leader...
In a remarkable moment in American history, former president Donald Trump was convicted of all 34 counts in his Manhattan trial for falsifying business records. Former president Donald J. Trump, the...
The Way It Might Have Been in the 2012 Presidential Election When GOP challenger Mitt Romney was about to derail Barack Obama’s reelection with running mate Marco Rubio, the president dumped Joe...
Years of Service Spring Laura Friedman Closer to Congress “I never ran with the intention of being ‘Adam Schiff Part Two,”’ says Friedman. “Will I stand up and defend democracy? Of course....
Remembering the Chicano Civil Rights Leader ‘I will forgive them, but I will also keep fighting them with non-violence, with justice and with human dignity — and you must do the same,’ said...
Teacher Leads with Almost 37% of the Vote Dueling unions took sides: United Teachers Los Angeles shelled out $938,000 supporting Griego. SEIU Local 99, representing bus drivers, lunchroom workers...
In November voters will be able to remove councilmembers' influence beyond their own district lines, hopefully moving us closer to a system that reflects the best interests of Angelenos, NOT the...
The disgraced City Councilman’s letter to U.S. District Judge John F. Walter seeking a reduced sentence failed to win any leniency even as it underscored how far he had come and how high he had...
Could De León Be Facing Tenant Rights Attorney Jurado? On their way to ousting the embattled city councilman in the 14th District who refused to resign amid scandal, his two most formidable...
WITH DEGREES FROM HARVARD AND MIT and the charismatic charm of a Bollywood star, Nithya Raman could have stepped out of Indian cinema. Instead her tenure on the Los Angeles City Council has been...
‘My heart tells me every human being should get a second chance’ Constituent Pauline Adkins spent more than $20,000 trying to have her City Councilman recalled four times only to end up...
Fifteen Candidates Are on the 30th Congressional District Ballot The winner will likely represent the district including West Hollywood for years, as it is an overwhelmingly safe blue stronghold...
