The Olympics could be an ‘accelerator’ for progress, for Bass they bring risk
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass arrived in Paris Thursday for a three-day visit to study France’s plans for the 2024 ...
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Opinion: Santa Monica is BROKE
Tuesday evening February 20th I attended the Santa Monica City Council’s Audit Sub-Committee Meeting. The Audit Subcommittee is not a ...
Gavin Newsom is unpopular, but a second recall is doomed for failure
On one level, it’s completely understandable that many Californians believe they and their state would be better off without Gavin ...
Court ruling could crack down on tactics to slow construction
California’s perpetual conflict over housing, pitting advocates of state-level pro-development policies against defenders of local government land use authority, has ...
Gavin Newsom’s new budget is already leaking red ink as revenues fall behind
While Gov. Gavin Newsom gallivants around the country as a campaign surrogate for President Joe Biden — and to burnish ...
Will cataloging California’s policy issues inspire politicians to think long term?
California’s public policy issues tend to stretch across multiple years or even decades, while the attention spans of politicians are ...
California voters must reject mental health ballot measure
California voters are deciding the fate of Proposition 1, a mental health funding reform and bond measure on the March ...
California’s mental health ballot measure is the best chance to change the system
California voters are deciding the fate of Proposition 1, a mental health funding reform and bond measure on the March ...
Opinion: Why I’m NOT voting for George Gascon
George Gascon is a master of “sleight of hand.” Stop George Gascon before he does this to you. Attorney Bonnie ...
Opinion: SMMUSD and fair elections
Political representation is always a foundational question at the core of a genuine assessment of our democracy. Which system of ...
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