Community Voices

U.S., the Immigrant and the Stranger

Being an immigrant entails amputations. With time, limbs regrow, but they are never the same. There is a silent vastness…

10 months ago

From Chemical Fumes to RV Lawsuits to the Brown Act

The Harbor Gateway’s Unfinished Business By Rick Thomas, Columnist A new year is usually a good moment to look at…

10 months ago

From Skeptic to Supporter: Why I’m Backing Tim McOsker

By Rick Thomas, Columnist I didn’t think another San Pedro politician would care about the Harbor Gateway. I was wrong.…

1 year ago

No Kings, No Fear

Indivisible Calls America to Peaceful Action on October 18 By Ezra Levin, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Indivisible and Peter Warren,…

1 year ago

Letters to the Editor: Politics, Preservation, and ICE Snatchers in the Spotlight”

  America in Crisis: When the Supreme Court Refuses to See the Obvious We should be outraged! When U.S. Supreme…

1 year ago

Balancing Second Chances With Public Safety

In California, we pride ourselves on second chances. Our system of post-release community supervision (PRCS) reflects that value, giving those…

1 year ago

What Good Is a Union in Hell?

Brothers and sisters, this is the defining moment of our lives and our generation, and what we do or don’t…

1 year ago

US Atomic Bombings Didn’t Save Lives or End the War

The use of atomic bombs was rationalized after-the-fact using myths that transformed the burning of children into a positive good.

1 year ago

MAGA Officials Go After Immigrant Defenders

The only way people have ever achieved meaningful social change in this country is through mass movements and protest. Litigation,…

1 year ago

Welcome to “The Kill Zone”

Life and Death, Courtesy of Jones Chemicals in the Harbor Gateway By Rick Thomas, Columnist and Harbor Gateway Community Activist…

1 year ago