Contributor: The real answer to Republicans' 'affordability problem'
Last week's election results are a reality check for the Trump administration. Democrats didn't just increase their scores in deep…
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Collaborator: Don't count on a regime change to stabilize Venezuela
As the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford sails toward the Caribbean, the US military continues to attack ships carrying drugs…
Los Angeles can limit rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments to 3%. The owners cry badly
Valerie Valentine bought a triplex in South Los Angeles two weeks ago and is already wondering if she made a…
Column: Has Trump already lost the Latino vote?
For generations, foreign policy experts debated the question: ““Who lost China?” I wonder if election analysts will soon ask, “Who…
Contributor: Bob Ross is once again ready to help save public media
The indomitably indulgent painter Bob Ross, who assured us that mistakes are simply “happy accidents,” didn't usually talk about politics.…
Is now the time to end the state of emergency on homelessness in Los Angeles?
November 7, 2025 6 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: I was surprised to learn that Mayor Karen Bass lifted…
After 20 years of near misses in Los Angeles, would our facility at LACMA last?
Our mutual friends, Rich and Nicole, invited us to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's jazz night. I, the…
Column: Is it really an election if there is only one candidate?
There are three essential components to a healthy democracy: elected officials, voters, and political opposition. The first two are the…
Grammys 2026: Bad Bunny and the Marías break into the Big Four categories
Among the nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards announced Friday morning were a slate of Latin artists, with Bad Bunny…
Contributor: The real reason Republicans shut down the government
A deep-rooted partisan divide has shut down the United States federal government for what is now the longest period in…