Contributor: UC should reconsider standardized testing in admissions
To the sixth place At the U.S. public university UC San Diego, a quarter of students taking a placement exam…
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Letters to the editor: Why abandoning anonymity is a wise move for restaurant critics
December 14, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: As someone who has written about the food and beverage…
Column: Forward. Making parenting mistakes
I had dinner with my son recently and, as is often the case with us, we started talking about Quentin…
Fight over historic Los Angeles building could be a sad repetition of history
December 13, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: The fight over the Kenneth Hahn Administration Hall reminds me…
Someone stop Trump from putting his name all over Washington
December 12, 2025 6 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: It seems our current president believes that his position in…
Letters to the Editor: How Much Will Bass' Affordable Housing Projects Cost Taxpayers?
December 12, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: There's certainly a lot to admire about Mayor Karen Bass's…
Readers Express Fear, Shock Over Justice Department 'Domestic Terrorism' Memo
December 12, 2025 5 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: I am truly horrified and shaking in my slippers as…
Contributor: They're coming for your credit card, from left to right.
In a scene that perfectly captures the weirdness of American politics today, President Trump, a billionaire and self-described champion of…
The EPA just embarrassed the United States “in front of the entire world”
December 11, 2025 8 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: “The emperor is naked.” Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency removed…
Letters to the editor: Netflix, please don't hurt movie theaters any more than you already have
December 10, 2025 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Cultural critic Mary McNamara's column about Netflix's attempt to absorb…