Columnists

From California to Maine

Rather than just pointing out simple errors, this segment pulls back the curtain on corporate newsrooms to dissect how mainstream…

5 months ago

Key Charter Reform Proposals In Danger of Being Axed

Democracy vs. Bureaucracy: The Devil’s In The Details By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor Key charter reform proposals—including city council expansion…

5 months ago

LA Fails To Respond To Trump DHS Threat To Close LAX to International Travel

In late May, Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin renewed threats to pull federal customs officers from airports in so-called…

5 months ago

The Orange Felon Booed at Madison Square Garden ― More Circuses to Come for the Clown Show

NBC owes the country an apology and, out of fairness, should give equal time to the opposition to counter all…

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“What Are They Hiding?” ―Torrance Refinery Action Alliance Sues LA, Torrance Over Hidden Refinery Reports

After almost two years of stonewalling by the Los Angeles and Torrance fire departments, the Torrance Refinery Action Alliance has…

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“You have to be willing to put yourself in harm’s way”: Congressman Robert Garcia on resisting Trump

Organizers of the Black History Month event in Long Beach had been asked not to pre-announce Congressman Robert Garcia’s appearance…

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Young Black Athletes: Is Your Right To Vote Important?

By John R. Gray Since Donald Trump began his second presidential term in 2025, the threat to the voting rights…

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Proposed Charter Reform of City Attorney Office Leaves Much Undone

Bifurcation, or even trifurcation, is not enough to solve this problem. Reformers “need to go the extra ten miles here…

5 months ago

The Power of the Suit ― Guitars, Charro Threads and East LA Showbiz Tradition

By Garrick Rawlings, Columnist I always wanted my own Charro suit, especially after seeing Stevie Ray Vaughn outfit himself and…

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War Objectors and Civil Disobedience

In the 1960s, I was introduced to a book by Henry David Thoreau, which included an essay titled On Civil…

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