Editorial: Olympic-sized budget trap facing Los Angeles taxpayers
The “zero-cost” Games could set an Olympic record for draining the L.A. city budget.
Editorials
Endorsement: Anthony Bayne for Superior Court Office No. 87
We give the nod to Bayne, only the second public defender we've endorsed this election...
Endorsement: Irene Lee for Los Angeles County Superior Court Office No. 14
With her "Well Qualified" rating, her professional and personal experiences and her sensible approach to...
Southern California News Group’s endorsement guide to California’s June 2 primary
Here are our regional endorsements to date.
Editorial: Wrong choice will burn down California’s insurance market
We urge voters to consolidate behind Wolff and give the market a chance to recover...
Editorial: Repealing the top-two system is fine by us, but don’t expect much
It's hard to get too excited about it.
Confused by the judicial races? Here are our LA County Superior Court endorsements
This list will be updated as the final four endorsements are made in the coming...
Editorial: Irvine’s ranked choice voting idea merits discussion
We doubt that ranked choice is any panacea for our nation’s deep political divisions, but...
Endorsement: Hydee Feldstein Soto for Los Angeles City Attorney
Hydee Feldstein Soto has worked hard for the people of Los Angeles and deserves a...
Editorial: Data center revolt threatens nation’s AI development
Economies change, so it’s not surprising that the boom in Artificial Intelligence is fueling the...
Endorsement: Donna Tryfman for Superior Court Office No. 131
Donna Tryfman is a bold and righteous candidate for judge.
Endorsement: Maria Ghobadi for Superior Court Office No. 64
Angelenos should use their judgment wisely and vote for Maria Ghobadi.
California budget: More state workers and higher spending
The LAO concluded that “policymakers will need to make difficult budgetary decisions in the years...
Endorsement: Robert Luna for Los Angeles County sheriff
Sheriff Robert Luna very much deserves to be returned to his job as top cop...
Endorsement: Ryan Dibble for Superior Court Office No. 181
In Ryan Dibble, Los Angeles County voters can rest assured that they will have a...
Endorsement: Judge David Walgren for Superior Court Office No. 81
This is a no-brainer. We endorse the re-election of Judge David Walgren in Office No....
Endorsement: Ben Forer for L.A. Superior Court Office 66
A specialist in fraud and cyber-crime on the bench
Endorsement: Adam Miller for mayor of Los Angeles
The city cannot afford four more years of mismanagement from the mayor's office.
Editorial: The wisdom of F.A. Hayek
Though Hayek passed away in 1992, his ideas are as relevant as ever.
Editorial: Key initiatives making way to the general election
Stay tuned, as these initiatives will say much about which direction California is headed.
Endorsement: No on Los Angeles County’s Measure ER sales tax increase
Los Angeles County voters are facing another demand for a one-half percent sales tax increase...
Endorsement: Vote No on Los Angeles streetlight assessment increase
The city is demanding more money from residents to pay the cost of dealing with...
Endorsement: Sonja Shaw for California superintendent of public instruction
While we don’t agree with Shaw on everything, given the choices at hand, she’s the...
Endorsement: Kenneth Mejia for Los Angeles City Controller
Los Angeles needs a city controller who is willing to tell the truth and willing...
Editorial: Xavier Becerra is the answer to a question nobody is asking
California faces a bevy of financial and quality-of-life challenges and needs a government with the...
Endorsement: Patrick Wolff for California insurance commissioner
He’s clearly the person one would pick if the job were about qualifications, not politics.
Endorsement: Lindsey Horvath for Los Angeles County supervisor
"I am focused on outcomes. Every dollar must be connected to outcomes that improve our...
Editorial: Hungary’s rejection of Viktor Orban a warning for the American right
At the end of the day, bad ideas are bad ideas—no matter how much a...
Editorial: Instead of $1.5 trillion military budget, audit the Pentagon
American greatness isn’t tied to how much we waste on a bloated military budget.
Editorial: Thomas Jefferson still shows the way
It’s not hard to imagine which side he would take in today’s battles over the...
Editorial: Another state program awash in waste, abuse
Democratic officials blame Trump administration cuts to the state, but they fail to wrestle with the absurd...
Editorial: Easter and the triumph over worldly power
The promise is more audacious even than most who profess Christianity can fully understand.
In-House Opinions: Local members of Congress on Trump’s tariff policies
One year on from 'Liberation Day'
Editorial: Passover and freedom from human oppression
Passover commemorates the birth of a Jewish nation consecrated to serve Yahweh, or God, not...
Letter: Firefighters union disheartened by opposition to pension bill
California’s firefighters are facing heightened occurrences of injuries and illnesses, including cancer.
Editorial: Newsom moves the deck chairs on K-12 Titanic
The reason test scores are abysmal is not because the state educational bureaucracy isn’t designed properly. It’s...
Editorial: Just like that, Cesar Chavez’s legacy is erased
The allegations are depressing, but ultimately are about the flaws of one man. There’s nothing...
Editorial: A bipartisan defense of the Fourth Amendment
The rights of the people are supposed to come first.
Editorial: End the long lines at airports. Privatize screening and security.
Let’s follow the lead of San Francisco and Europe
In-House Opinions: Local members of Congress weigh in on the war with Iran
"We will not accept more forever wars."
Editorial: Lawmakers ready to make pension crisis even worse
Once again, supporters claim it won’t cost taxpayers anything.
Editorial: Trump’s court case could help gun banners
If Trump wins, the government could have precedent to ban gun ownership from 54% of...
Editorial: Trump’s trucker crackdown will drive inflation
Once again, we see there’s a price to pay for the administration’s misguided fixation on...
Editorial: Weber Pierson’s math reform is smart, but it doesn’t go nearly far enough
It’s society’s problem. But most of all, it’s the kids’ problem — for the rest...
Editorial: Trump’s war of choice in Iran isn’t putting ‘America First’
This is not the system the Founders designed or intended.
Editorial: Local representatives must demand a vote on war powers
No one should be surprised that congressional views on this war would largely break down...
Editorial: Lawmakers take aim at state’s lax DUI rules
The DMV keeps letting problem drivers on the road
Editorial: Tom Steyer should get his facts straight before attacking Prop. 13
That won’t keep jobs in California, and it sure won’t make the state more affordable.
Editorial: State preschool plan is ruining the daycare market
Newsom may be right that we’ll see transitional kindergarten’s results down the road, but we’re...
Editorial: Read Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams for true clarity
“There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.”
Editorial: Ramadan is a time for renewal, not the ugly rhetoric of Rep. Randy Fine
It is imperative that America remain a place where people of all backgrounds can feel...
Editorial: California’s cap and ‘invest’ scheme lets lawmakers spend foolishly
The state seems more interested in plugging a budget hole than meeting its climate goals....
Editorial: Justice takes aim at ICE’s ‘chilling’ courthouse stings
Guerrero said she doesn’t want to just make a statement but to find solutions. The state should...
Editorial: By doubling down on ‘mansion tax,’ Los Angeles earns its fate
Measure ULA arguably is worsening the city’s homeless situation
Editorial: There’s no excuse for Trump’s racist social media post
Americans have gone numb to the ridiculous statements of the president of the United States
Editorial: Right echoes Left with federal plan to ‘save’ families
If this administration wants to promote marriage, it needs to get back to actual conservative...
In-House Opinions: Local representatives on Minnesota and Kristi Noem
We asked, they answered
Editorial: LA County right to pause fraud-plagued settlement payments
Good intentions must not blind us to the plain fact that when there is so...
Editorial: California needs local housing fee reform
It's time to talk about local fees.
Editorial: Drought is over, but state sets Sites on storage
So we should be happy the entire state is currently drought free, but that should...
Editorial: Climate measure highlights failure of bond spending
Voters have the habit of approving expensive bonds that never deliver as promised.
Editorial: Matt Mahan, a ‘back-to-basics’ Democrat, enters the governor’s race
Quite clearly, in a state that will likely elect a Democrat as governor, his candidacy...
Editorial: Bill Essayli should spend less time on social media
Essayli should really spend less time posting nonsense on social media and more time doing...
Editorial: The chaos in Minnesota, and America, must end
California's congressional delegation must continue to push against the excesses of the Trump administration.
Editorial: Prefabricated homes could ease California’s housing crunch
The bottom-line is that California has a housing shortage.
Editorial: Ballot measure hamstrings future AI development
We’re fans of lawmaking that’s closer to the people, but in this case it’s better...
National School Choice Week holds up a mirror to the failure of our current K-12 system
Students, parents and teachers deserve school choice.
Editorial: In-House Opinions on Greenland from SoCal representatives
Seeking Arctic territory
Editorial: Los Angeles unions declare war on job creators
Not just CEOs, but all of us must step up and oppose all tax increases....
Editorial: Newport Beach takes its own wrong path on housing
Newport Beach’s NIMBY efforts probably won’t fare better than Huntington Beach’s, but at some point...
Editorial: Trump’s increasingly unhinged bluster on Greenland
Lately, the president has revisited his preoccupation with annexing Greenland in an increasingly belligerent manner.
Editorial: Remember the great Lysander Spooner
Spooner challenged Americans to cherish, defend and understand the value of liberty. For that, we...
Editorial: MLK showed us the way
Revolutions occur in peoples’ minds before they happen in the world. That reminder may be...
Editorial: Rearranging the deck chairs on California’s sinking K-12 ship
The state’s enduring educational problems will not be fixed by rearranging the bureaucratic deck chairs...
Editorial: Trump veers left on housing policy
Once again, the president has an issue he can work to solve with classic conservative...
Editorial: Newsom has proven more government spending isn’t the answer
The only thing Californians can hope for is that Newsom doesn’t do more damage on...
New 2026 laws make the case for less legislating in California
“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.”
Editorial: Trump ditches America First to be the king of Caracas
Putting America first would mean putting the American Constitution above the interests of Big Oil...
Midterms cast a pall on coming Capitol session
At least Sacramento will be interesting.
Proposed California wealth tax is absurd and must be defeated
We will be very fortunate if the proposal fails to make it to the ballot,...
Newsom’s affordability moves are mostly smoke and mirrors
When a politician gets Oval Office Fever, his every act aims in that direction.
Huntington Beach continues its losing streak on NIMBY policies
Huntington Beach has doubled down on slow-growth, anti-property-rights ideas. It’s likely to keep losing.
California’s Julie Su finds a new home in socialist New York City
The only bright spot is that she’ll be across the country, not back here in...
California High-Speed Rail Authority offering more costly promises
There’s no cost-effective solution at this point, but lawmakers shouldn’t fall for the latest hype...
In-House Opinions: Local representatives on lowering healthcare costs
We asked, they answered
Editorial: The case against a Rob Bonta run for governor
With no candidate yet consolidating Democratic support, California Attorney General Rob Bonta is reportedly considering...
Editorial: As Olympics loom, LA struggles to resolve the basics
Los Angeles should have conquered its day-to-day problems before tackling this unnecessary expense.
Indiana GOP shows real integrity
The GOP-controlled Indiana State Senate showed the nation what real leadership looks like last week,...
Chapman University economic forecast: slow but better growth in ‘26
Despite President Donald Trump’s zigzags on tariffs, taxes and regulations, the U.S. economy still should...
Hanukkah and the miracle of freedom
Jews throughout the world are celebrating Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, by lighting candles...
The race for California governor is still in total flux
Californians are still six months out from the June 2026 primary elections that, among other...
LA is America’s top ‘Judicial Hellhole’
It is that time of year again. The American Tort Reform Foundation has published its...
14th Amendment is plain on citizenship
As a general rule, babies born in the United States of America are citizens of...
Looming ballot measure sparks needed tax fight
California lawmakers won’t restrain their worst instincts, so the state’s voters will have to do...
State paternalism vs. AI innovation in Newsom’s California
With Mr. and Mrs. Newsom soon leaving office, we encourage those running for governor in...
Remember Pearl Harbor, and the camps that followed
Although the Greatest Generation mostly is no longer with us, Americans always will remember the...
Voter ID a fine idea, but don’t expect much
An effort to qualify an initiative requiring voter identification has garnered more than 750,000 signatures...
Southern California representatives on Trump immigration ‘pause’
Fraught times in international relations, whether in commerce and trade, in war, in migration of...
Abolish the Soviet Fast Food Council
California’s farcical Fast Food Council perfectly encapsulates everything that is wrong with this state’s governance....
Affordability is definitely not a Democratic scam
President Donald Trump is clearly frustrated that his economic agenda isn’t resonating with Americans.