Contributor: The American experiment is not what is failing
Spend five minutes listening to the most theatrical tribunes of the American left—Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren or Rep.…
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A person with the power to approve a city? Wow, what could go wrong?
December 4, 2025 6 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: The printed subtitle makes the problem clear: empowering an official…
Letters to the editor: a recognition to those who work in the field and keep us fed
December 3, 2025 8 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: In this season of harvest, feasting, and thankfulness, I want…
A gas pipeline would benefit most California drivers
December 3, 2025 10:24 am (Pacific Time) to the editor: Should California get its first gas pipeline (“California could have…
Pickleball is not the only source of noise pollution filling our streets
December 2, 2025 8 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Staff writer Hannah Fry's article about Carmel-by-the-Sea banning pickleball on…
Column: You can't hide from war crimes by calling them “fake news”
Since September, the US military has been blowing up ships supposedly smuggling drugs in the Caribbean. Whether these attacks are…
Moving to a climate disaster zone just to afford a house
Picture this: You're looking to buy a place to live and you have two options. Option A is a beautiful…
I don't live in a fire prone area. Why should I pay for those who do?
November 27, 2025 5 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: I choose not to live in a high fire risk…
Contributor: Clear the way for radical urban experiments like California Forever
Earlier this month, the Silicon Valley dreamers who proposed build a city of 400,000 people and manufacturing center in a…
Op-comic: 'No heroic acts'? End-of-life care is full of heroism
As a palliative care physician, I hear patients and families say they don't want 'heroic' acts, just quality of life…