Boyle Heights Fire Raises Concern About Our Firefighting Capacity
To the editor: It's scary that the Los Angeles Fire Department is obviously not fully capable of handling “complex” fires,…
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Becerra, Hilton argue over election integrity as Trump alleges cheating
As President Trump pushed unfounded accusations that California's election was rigged, poll security became a major flashpoint Tuesday in the…
Letters to the Editor: California Must Enact Safeguards Against Abuse in Disability Lawsuits
to the editor: California's handicap access laws serve an important purpose, but this Los Angeles Times story highlights a system…
I have lived in Southern California for 50 years. Only recently have I needed air conditioning.
to the editor: I have lived in Laguna Beach for over 50 years and it wasn't until the last few…
Contributor: The rich's noble, if misguided, offer to pay higher taxes
There's something emotionally satisfying about watching a rich person ask for higher taxes for people like him. It feels civic,…
The financial engine behind the malaise of millennials and generation Z
For years, pointing out the obvious was considered impolite: America's largest and most distorting transfer of wealth does not flow…
Contributor: Universities oversold education. Now they must sell connection.
Universities now face two crises. Artificial intelligence is rapidly eroding its monopoly on instruction and young adults are experiencing historically…
Surveillance of Border Patrol drivers raises terrifying questions
November 22, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: What a terrifying story that leaves so many unanswered questions…
Presidents can no longer be trusted with pardons
Ours is a system of “checks and balances.” The president can do this or that, but the courts and Congress…
Contributor: Do our military leaders have the audacity to disobey illegal orders?
If killing men on ships at sea were really legal, we wouldn't need a secret memo to say so. According…