Russia confronts the West again, this time in little Georgia
In Georgia, a tug-of-war is unfolding between Moscow and the West: not the American state, but the small Black Sea…
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California Senator Padilla convinces colleagues to vote against border bill
WASHINGTON- Breaking with the leadership of his own party and the Biden administration, California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla helped lead…
Why the Los Angeles City Council's redistricting commission is not true reform
To the editor: His editorial on the watered-down ethics reform package approved for the November vote by the Los Angeles…
Oregon's drug recriminalization is a warning
In a move widely hailed as a failure of the drug decriminalization movement, Oregon reinstated criminal penalties for low-level drug…
Opinion: This tough-on-crime proposal won't solve retail theft
California Proposition 47, a milestone in criminal justice reform, is under threat. The proposed Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction…
Will California finally elect a woman governor in 2026?
In 173 years as a state, California has had 40 governors. Democrats, Republicans, members of the Unionist and Know-Nothing parties.…
Column: Hubris, your name is Gavin
SACRAMENT- Gov. Gavin Newsom should have learned this four years ago: You're not trying to sell voters on increased government…
The opposition admits that Newsom is likely to win with Proposition 1
Gov. Gavin Newsom exuded confidence about Proposition 1 in January while sitting in a room at the Costa Mesa Motel…
Editorial: Huntington Beach's MAGA message to the world
Two ballot measures approved last week by Huntington Beach voters — restricting which flags the city can fly and potentially…
Genocide is not just about deaths. Life in Gaza will never be the same
To the editor: I have read Raphael Lemkin's ideas on genocide, cited by columnist Jonah Goldberg, in the context of…