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…
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Jo Ann Boyce, Clinton 12 member and civil rights pioneer, dies
The night before she entered Clinton High School for the first time in 1956, Jo Ann Allen glowed in her…
13-year-old girl arrested after shooting and killing 16-year-old boy, police say
A 13-year-old girl was arrested over the weekend after shooting and killing a 16-year-old boy in Pomona, police said. On…
Todd Snider, country music troubadour, dies at 59
Todd Snider, a singer and songwriter beloved on the American music scene for his funny but empathetic portraits of people…
Prevention programs against sexual harassment are needed worldwide
November 8, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: After being groped in public, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said:…
Jade Chang, Angela Flournoy and Aja Gabel on their new books
Writing a novel is a solitary task, requiring thousands of hours of quiet solitude. Or so I used to believe.…
Cameron Crowe on his new memoir and the stories he regrets
Twenty-five years after “Almost Famous” brought his origin story to movie screens, Cameron Crowe is thinking back to his roots…
A 2-year-old boy died in last month's flood. Now Barstow police have arrested the father on murder charges.
During heavy rains last month, floodwaters swept away a car carrying 2-year-old Xavier Padilla Aguilera and his father, separating them…
Our marriage was difficult. Could a home renovation program solve us?
When my wife and I appeared on “House Hunters Renovation,” our on-screen lives seemed perfect as our house was being…
Northern California is more than stereotypes
September 8, 2025 7 am pt To the editor: The north of California (with what I refer to the counties…