In January, the United States sent military forces into Venezuela, killing more than 50 people, to capture Nicolás Maduro to face federal charges. By even […]
Category: Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Spencer Pratt can take his efforts to Washington. L.A. won’t miss him
To the editor: Given the way Spencer Pratt is emulating Donald Trump, I assume he must be auditioning for a major role in the MAGA […]
Contributor: The Wilshire subway took 46 years. Future projects should skip the decades of objections
In February, Los Angeles Metro began selling T-shirts that said “Ride the D.” They sold out in 24 hours. Metro restocked. They sold out again. […]
Contributor: The next big thing in restaurants? Small and steady growth
The sky is falling. Ask anyone who owns a restaurant — except Richie Lopez, owner of the three-month-old Pontu in Ocean Park, where he serves […]
Letters to the Editor: Contrary to assumptions, the vinyl industry isn’t stuck in the past
To the editor: This article raises a fair question about the environmental footprint of records, but it also risks leaving readers with a misleading impression […]
Letters to the Editor: A ‘knife fight’ mayoral race helps no one. Show us your plans instead
To the editor: As a Los Angeles resident and voter, I am not interested in watching a five-month “knife fight” between Mayor Karen Bass and […]
Column: Democrats put forward two styles of American masculinity
In one of the weirder political twists of the moment, the two Democrats who stand the greatest chance of flipping the Senate in November represent […]
Letters to the Editor: Closing Locke High based on test scores alone would be a mistake
To the editor: L.A. Unified School District has held a preliminary vote to shut down Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy as a charter school […]
A regressive rate tax could fill the Social Security reserve gap
To the editor: For wage earners, the Social Security tax is currently 6.2% for both employee and employer for the first $184,500 of annual wages, […]
Elon Musk’s rocket launches are a nuisance for this California town
The sonic booms often arrive without warning. In the strawberry fields outside Lompoc, Calif., farmworkers flinch and look skyward. They feel the vibrations in their […]