Editorials

Ownership vs Influence: Mapping Downtown Property Power

By Devonte Barr, Columnist Downtown San Pedro, with its vacant storefronts and low-rent offers, can feel like a place constantly…

8 months ago

Letters to the Editor

Finally, RLN has raised the issue that so many have feared, PBID. I write in response to your recent column…

8 months ago

Black Eye for A “Green Port”

As with all such lawsuits involving EIRs at local ports, approval by the Port of Long Beach was appealed to…

8 months ago

No Kings vs Mad King

Stopping the War, Stopping ICE, Saving America “After the war started, I said thank God we started organizing in 2017…

8 months ago

Us, the Immigrant and the Stranger — Part II

The “melting pot” is less dyadic than the European model. It does not stand across from you and teach you…

8 months ago

Robbed at the Pump Again

These policies have not only robbed the Persian people of a democratic republic but also Americans of the benefits of…

8 months ago

The People’s Champion

However, what separates her from many elected officials is that she never lost touch with her roots or core values,…

8 months ago

Revitalization or Waiting Game?

The tension between them is what actually shapes a downtown — not master plans or marketing campaigns, but the daily…

8 months ago

Tripling Housing, Testing Community

The Complex Future of Rancho San Pedro By Devonte Barr, Columnist City decisions are often made in planning documents and…

8 months ago

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues

Thirty-five years ago, at the time of the Gulf War, Daniel Ellsberg wrote in his journal: “There is a time…

8 months ago