Opinion

Op-Ed: The Inverted Stars and Stripes: A Signal of Distress, Not Disrespect

Flying the flag upside down is not a rejection of America — it is an appeal to her conscience. It…

3 weeks ago

A Targeted Reform to Protect California Communities

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

3 weeks ago

The World’s Greatest Showoff

One thing that differentiates Trump from his publicity guru P.T. Barnum is that Barnum was crafty and subtle.

4 weeks ago

The Hidden Costs of the Big Data Surveillance Complex

Whether the public realizes it or not, the environment and citizens are being polluted by the actions of private tech…

1 month ago

Economic Terror and the TURBOCHUGGF*CK In Texas

Extreme weather terror, or turbochuggf*cks in the vernacular, is most recently evident in July 2025, in the human catastrophes caused…

1 month ago

CEQA Reform Deserved Transparency, Not a Backroom Deal

What we opposed, firmly, was the last-minute insertion of sweeping CEQA reform language drawn from Assembly Bill 609 (Wicks) into…

2 months 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…

3 months ago

Demonizing Immigration, Bowing to Oligarchy

If you were the person in charge of carrying out the orders to deport people here who are undocumented, and…

3 months ago

Why Educators Oppose AB715 by Maya Suzuki Daniels

Silence is not education. Ignoring hard topics won’t help us heal. Education is how we bridge divides. On behalf of…

4 months ago

From Geronimo Pratt to the Menendez Brothers

Resentencing was set for December 2024, but delays due to procedural issues and wildfires pushed it back. After Hochman took…

5 months ago