Two years to the Olympics and this is our mayor’s race?
Los Angeles is running out of time.
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In-House Opinions: Local Congress members on gerrymandering
Changing the maps
State-run drug company can’t fix a broken patent system
The ETHIC Act is an important first step for pruning patent thickets and curbing the...
Henry Mantel: Single-family zoning is the anchor dragging Los Angeles down
The only way to make LA more affordable is to roll back single-family zoning so...
Proposal to license interior designers underscores California’s hostile business climate
AB 1796 will set up a wasteful, expensive regulatory scheme and put most of California’s...
A California agency fined this homeowner $2.4 million without giving him a fair trial
The commission must give John Levy a fair trial before imposing ruinous fines and penalties....
In praise of the California Republican lawmakers who spoke against Assembly Bill 1768
Yes, the Republican leader in the Assembly helped provide a key vote for tax increases.
Housing reforms pushed by gubernatorial candidates are encouraging, but stalling at the local level
Now they need concrete strategies to overcome local resistance that is slowing the progress of...
Paying for prison beds we don’t need doesn’t keep California safe
CDCR keeps missing its savings targets, and the state keeps increasing its budget anyway.
Education is vital and costs California billions, so why aren’t candidates for governor talking about it?
A new study by Stanford University’s Educational Opportunity Project verifies other data indicating that California’s...
Where is the outrage? The double standard no one wants to admit
Where are the organizations that claim to defend human dignity, animal welfare, and environmental protection...
Tracy Hernandez: California voters want results, not resistance theater
California voters are sending a clear message to aspiring state leaders from governor on down:...
Adam Miller: Before you vote, ask who can actually run Los Angeles
Los Angeles should not just be surviving. It should be thriving.
Americans should demand the release of jailed Salvadoran lawyer Ruth Lopez
Here in the United States, what happened to Ruth is a warning.
California’s crime rates are plunging — and challenging everything we thought we knew
Obsolete mindsets should give way to modern assessment.
Endorsement: Hydee Feldstein Soto for Los Angeles City Attorney
Hydee Feldstein Soto has worked hard for the people of Los Angeles and deserves a...
Xavier Becerra’s plan to inflate California’s housing prices
And how would Becerra pay for this?
Matt Mahan: Focus on results, not rhetoric, to restore the California Dream
I will make California work for working Californians with fresh thinking, a pragmatic approach, the...
Steyer: Corporate profits are soaring and Californians are struggling. I’m running to change that.
As your governor, I’ll work hard every day to lower costs, make corporations and billionaires...
James Ramos: The Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons
Standing with the First People of this state means turning awareness into action — and...
Abigail Hall: Washington’s Cuba Delusion
It will be ideas of liberty and internal demands for freedom that will lead to...
California built a better public safety model. Now it’s on the chopping block.
The question now is whether California will follow through on that progress—or abandon it before...
Newsom’s software tax is a bad idea based on an outdated anecdote
Updating the tax code to address a no-longer-relevant disparity, at the expense of an industry...
In-House Opinions: Local members of Congress on Trump’s China trip
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing this week for a visit with his Chinese counterpart...
Lawmakers should not politicize public pension investments
State policymakers need to see these influence campaigns for what they are: blatant attempts to...
Sacramento’s affordability scheme comes for L.A. County taxpayers
California Democrats talk about affordability like a pickpocket promising to help find your wallet.
Not every housing fix requires a new law. Some require fixing old ones.
AB 1903 is a step in the right direction, removing one of the most persistent...
Will Swaim: Why the Paramount-Skydance deal is good for California
Hollywood became Hollywood long before Sacramento began micromanaging economic development.
Marc Joffe: SEIU-UHW is loading up the November ballot
The clinic and executive compensation measures appear to be the next chapter of the same...
Emma Heming Willis: Why California must track frontotemporal dementia
When my husband, Bruce Willis, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), our family was thrust...
Why the missing outrage over (domestic) terrorism?
If you find it strange that I’d suggest there’s an unjust prejudice against businesspeople, surely...
Linda Sánchez: Refunds from Trump’s illegal tariffs must go to Main Street
Trump promised strength and prosperity from his trade wars. Instead, he delivered chaos, higher prices...
As high-speed rail cost estimate soars, state lawmakers move to hide information from taxpayers
The California high-speed rail system's price tag continues to grow, even though there is little...
What an Appeals Court got wrong in its decision on homelessness funding
While the Trump administration may have violated procedural rules when it altered funding criteria, the...
California’s misguided question: whether or not to close prisons
The real crisis in California’s criminal justice system ultimately does not lie in prisons.
Laura Chick: LA needs a real watchdog. That’s why I’m endorsing Zach Sokoloff
Kenneth Mejia promised transparency and delivered a social media strategy. Zach Sokoloff will deliver the...
Anne Irwin: Tom Steyer is a proven champion of justice and fairness
Indeed, the future of safety and justice in our state is on the ballot.
Concerned about inequality? Fix uneven playing field shaped by bureaucrats
Opportunity cannot be mandated. It emerges from a system that either empowers people to act—or...
Will unaffordable spending define Gavin Newsom’s fiscal legacy?
Demanding better services at lower costs is the sine qua non for growing prosperity.
Air taxis can get fans to the 2028 LA Olympics, if regulators don’t get in the way.
If they pursue too much regulation, it could lead to another long delay in realizing...
Gavin Newsom has a Hollywood subsidy blooper reel
If Gov. Newsom is pressed on film incentives, you can bet he’ll trot out claims...
Patrick Wolff: Taking on the insurance crisis with experience, not politics
If elected Insurance Commissioner, I will be a Wolff on your side.
Ben Allen: A blueprint for a more resilient California and insurance system
Working together, and with the coordinating power of an engaged, determined Insurance Commissioner, we can...
Jane Kim: Now is the time for Disaster Insurance for All
Because the money is there. Travelers just told us so.
Steven Bradford: Making California’s insurance marketplace more affordable and reliable
As Insurance Commissioner, I'll make our insurance marketplace more affordable and reliable to ensure that...
Noncitizen voting is a bad idea…and a political gift to L.A.’s critics
This misguided motion by a Democratic Socialist councilmember deserves a loud, emphatic no vote from...
In-House Opinions: Representatives on the Trump assassination attempt
"Elected leaders must act with urgency."
Endorsement: Timothy Gaspar for Los Angeles City Council
Los Angeles City Hall needs fresh perspectives and we think Gaspar's common sense approach to...
Los Angeles County tax hike should not be the fallback plan for federal failure
A crisis of this magnitude demands more than local cost shifting. It demands leadership.
California’s energy reality: Rising prices, lost refineries, and no plan for affordability
California residents feel it every time they fill up their car or fuel their truck,...
Repealing LA’s harmful gross receipts tax is not a ‘tantrum,’ it’s a necessity
Supporting the repeal is not about indulging a tantrum; it is about aligning our tax...
Karen Bass can’t catch copper thieves, so she’s going to pick your pockets
The city of Los Angeles doesn’t have a streetlight problem. It has a prosecution problem.
Why Xavier Becerra’s insurance plan would backfire on California
It is time to “do no harm.” An unconstitutional rate freeze is only going to...
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh: When is it enough?
Understanding the full scope of California’s tax burden is the first step toward answering that...
Antonia Kitto: California can’t turn its back on trauma recovery centers
Rather than penny-pinching the budgets for California’s network of TRCs, state legislators should guarantee funding...
The California nuclear moratorium should become a thing of the past
The nuclear moratorium didn’t make sense when it became law, but in the interim nuclear...
The drought is over, but will state policies reflect the new reality?
There is no reason Californians cannot have abundant water.
Spirit Airlines fiasco shows how a Biden hangover lingers over Trump-era
Policymakers should be focused on unwinding this deeply flawed legacy, not doubling down on it.
The kids might not be okay, but it’s not just social media to blame
If we really care about teens' mental health, we need to direct that same energy...
Tom Koutsoumpas: California’s hospice fraud crisis demands action
Millions of Americans are counting on us to get this right.
California’s billionaire tax is an immoral scam
Californians should direct their rage toward the cause of the crisis: the officials running the dysfunctional system...
Easier to Die, Harder to Vote: The rigged architecture of the warfare state
This is not about national security. This is about control.
Trump’s chance to regain control of the Iran war
The reality is that the United States cannot permanently end this war without making bold...
John Stossel: The triumph of economic freedom?
Free markets do work. If politicians just let them.
LAUSD avoided a strike and now wants a state taxpayer bailout to avoid fiscal disaster
Unless the fiscal stars align, LAUSD could be facing widespread layoffs and school closures in...
The illusion of choice: Why California’s top-two primary must go
The courts may say it passes constitutional muster; that does not mean it is serving...
Lizette Valles: Courage is needed to reshape education in California
The microschooling movement is growing.
Jesse Zwick: The tax that’s defunding your kid’s school
Voters deserve to know the full cost of this policy — not just the billion...
Measure G promised accountability. Now the Board of Supervisors must deliver.
Los Angeles County voters were promised an independent ethics commission. The Board should ensure they...
California lawmakers shouldn’t subsidize risks and privatize profits for factory-built homebuilders
Housing developers and factory owners must be able to respond to demand signals and bear...
Community colleges are key to training future nurses hospitals desperately need
California must ensure colleges can accept and train the students who are ready today, rather...
California’s latest attack on big tech is BASED on bad economics
Californian policymakers’ latest proposal to “promote fairness” for third-party businesses by importing European-style regulation.
Matthew Klink: Where did the Swalwell voters go?
Eric Swalwell’s collapse did not simplify California’s gubernatorial race. It exposed the race.
Congress is about to authorize a surveillance program no one can investigate
The price of reauthorization should be simple and non-negotiable: a warrant requirement for all U.S....
How antitrust probe into Netflix and WBD merger killed their intellectual freedom
If we don’t defend the right of businesses to merge and speak freely, we will soon find...
Here’s who benefits from Swalwell’s downfall and the shakeup of the California governor race
Here’s hoping that the weirdest election for governor in recent history will finally focus more...
Newsom can harness AI to improve government without stifling innovation and advancements
If Gov. Newsom wants California to remain the global leader in AI, the state should...
Strike or not, Los Angeles Unified is on an unsustainable trajectory
Good budgeting does not rely on one-time revenues to paper over structural challenges
A plan to deliver the affordable home insurance Californians deserve
No one should be priced out of their homes because they can’t afford insurance. This...
CARB zero-emission mandate risks emergency readiness
The California Air Resources Board has opened a 15-day comment period on its Advanced Clean...
California lawmakers try to revive racial discrimination with ACA 7
A number of California legislators are looking to ask the public: “When should racial discrimination...
Ken Calvert: California’s gas price madness
The next time Californians see $6 gas, they should know exactly who in Sacramento is...
For CalPERS, private credit investments create unnecessary risks
Private credit is not inherently fraudulent, but for CalPERS it has proven expensive, opaque, concentrated...
California’s war on ‘Big Tech’ hits consumers instead
It cannot be maintained in such barren ground.
State superintendent candidates share their thoughts on improving state test scores
We asked, they answered
War abroad, tyranny at home — and the theft of a nation
If anything, it is becoming painfully clear that Donald Trump’s “America First” approach to governing...
A teacher strike would hurt kids, but LAUSD can’t afford to give in to the union’s demands
LAUSD has already approved a plan to lay off 3,200 employees, and they’ll need to...
The problem with social media isn’t the algorithm — it’s the parenting
To put it bluntly, we are suing Meta and Google for making a product too...
From Venezuela to Iran to Cuba and the United States, Tump’s failures are resounding
As for his foreign policy, the least that can be said is that the discrediting...
State superintendent candidates share their thoughts on teachers’ unions
Here, we present their answers to a question about the influence of teachers' unions in...
Freelancers are not victims. Federal regulations should stop victimizing us
Our freedom to continue to choose the work we love and how we pursue that...
Will Swaim: Federal court ruling exposes AG Rob Bonta
“Good luck finding a state judge who will prosecute the state’s top law enforcement official.”
Is California about to get serious about PAGA reform?
As long as this law remains more profitable for lawyers than it is workable for...
John Moorlach: Can a billionaire Democrat save California’s balance sheet?
Perhaps Steyer could be independent and strong enough to “blow up the boxes” and restore...
Do deputy gangs exist? Los Angeles County sheriff candidates weigh in
We asked, they answered.
Courtney Corbello: Parents are the last defense against indoctrination in schools
Public education should be about the three Rs and not about recruiting children into ideological...
Allegation that Gavin Newsom presides over an “empire of fraud” doesn’t stick
Newsom should be held responsible for what he did or did not do as governor,...
How the Pentagon turned the Sermon on the Mount into a war manual
The language of modern government is the language of empire.
On artificial intelligence policy, it’s California versus Congress
The costs are mounting, and if California gets its way, the whole country will be...
Santa Monica project points the way to easing California’s housing shortage
The package is a test of whether California is serious about building more housing more...