Editorials

To Sell Weed or Not Sell Weed in the Harbor Gateway?

By Rick Thomas, columnist  That was the question.  And the answer from some members of the Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood…

2 years ago

Monopoly in Media: How Big Money Controls the Stories We Tell

Thirteen years later, Bill Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which led to an even more startling concentration of…

2 years ago

Blueprint for Regression

The Mandate for Leadership calls for the removal of the terms “sexual orientation, gender identity, diversity, equity, and inclusion, gender,…

2 years ago

Close-up of Death Culture: 1,000 in Entertainment Biz Proclaim Support for Gaza Slaughter

Last weekend, on Egypt’s border at the crossing to Rafah, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said: "Here from this crossing, we…

2 years ago

Back to the Future: Controversy Over California’s Clean Transportation Plan

Another joint comment — signed by 30 groups, including Earthjustice, SEIU, 350.org and Communities for a Better Environment — warned…

2 years ago

Bodies of Water

Water is the next, and perhaps final, frontier in the environmental push to save our planet. We are four years…

2 years ago

Dancing Waters Is Gone. Who Benefits?

So what would a more ethical, sustainable approach to development look like? “Actually responding to local housing needs rather than…

2 years ago

Women’s History Month Profile Meet LA Harbor Commissioner Diane Middleton: A Champion for Civil Rights and Worker Advocacy

  By Melani Morose Edelstein, Columnist The indomitable spirit of San Pedro’s own civil rights activist Diane Middleton burns bright.…

2 years ago

A Long Way from Zero

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, fresh from her trip to Paris, France to check out the preparations for the 2024…

2 years ago

Back to the Future: Controversy Over California’s Clean Transportation Plan

Almost 80% of California’s $4 billion clean transportation program went to subsidizing combustion fuels, rather than zero-emission vehicles and infrastructure…

2 years ago