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Political MudSlinging

When Rick Caruso and Karen Bass started throwing mud at each other in their last debate for mayor of Los…

3 years ago

Biden VS Newsom on Farmworkers’ Right To Vote

In the state legislature, each year AB 2183 has passed both houses by substantial majorities. Taking the side of the…

3 years ago

Will Gov. Newsom Sign two Bills Strengthening “Guest Worker” Rights?

AB 857 would require recruiters and employers to notify workers, in Spanish and in writing, about those protections. It also…

3 years ago

Conflict and Resolution

On Sept. 1 of this year, President Joe Biden stood at the podium at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the very…

3 years ago

Defenders of Justice Could Bring Big Changes To LA Courts

On June 30, Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first federal public defender to serve on the U.S.…

3 years ago

How Justice Scalia Created Chaos: “Originalism” Is Just Right-Wing Ideology In Disguise

Even if Democrats do hold onto Congress and somehow codify Roe into law (an unlikely set of outcomes) that would…

3 years ago

The 2021 Assessment Roll, Long Beach

By Jeff Prang Los Angeles County Assessor It’s that time of year again that my office undertakes its most important…

3 years ago

Building a Stronger Economy: The Ports’ Neglected Role

In July Random Lengths News reported on the Economic Roundtable report, “Someone Else’s Ocean,” which critically examined the long-term neglect…

3 years ago

The Purpose of A Free Press

We will successfully confront this existential angst when corporations no longer have the same rights as humans.

3 years ago

Kemp Resists Grand Jury Has Reason to Fear Indictment

SB202 takes away the power of Georgia’s Secretary of State to certify vote counts and gives it to a new…

3 years ago