Ground Zero regulations are too simplistic to solve a complex problem
November 4, 2025 5 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: The reason fire zone regulations are overdue is that they…
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Contributor: The sinister message behind Trump telling pregnant women to “hang in there”
The 19th-century “doctrine of maternal impression” held that a woman's thoughts and experiences could physically mark her child. Someone who…
An old nickname could help identify Santa Monica's current problems
November 3, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Maybe we should resort to that old nickname “The People's…
Letters to the editor: LADWP's hydrogen proposal is a costly bet on 'risky, unproven technology'
October 31, 2025 6 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's Scattergood hydrogen…
The Clinton years can teach us about federal debt management
November 2, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: In her op-ed, writer Véronique de Rugy chastises the United…
Column: Proposed deal between feds and UCLA is a master class in extortion
There is no doubt that anti-Semitism is real, it is resurgent, and it is too often combined with criticism of…
Column: Democrats may be finding themselves, but voters know what they want
Tuesday is Election Day, and it appears that California Democrats are willing, in the words of Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey…
Melanie Winter fought for the Los Angeles River with urgency
November 1, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Those of us who work along the Los Angeles River…
Letters to the Editor: We Should Seize the Opportunity to Preserve an Unhindered PCH Vision
October 31, 2025 8:31 am (Pacific Time) to the editor: Maybe this silver lining is a golden opportunity for the…
Letters to the editor: Two articles show the strengths and weaknesses of Trump's trade approach
October 31, 2025 10:06 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: The conflicting articles on page A-2 of the October 29…