Dear Editor, The upcoming neighborhood council elections make me consider how much weight councils have on L.A. city’s government. With all the projects and initiatives that Mayor Garcetti has in […]
Category: Opinion
Manipulating Medicare
Fewer seniors are re-entering the hospital after their first stay there, according to recent data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Obama administration says that we have […]
Plugging Leak Doesn’t End Porter Ranch Story
Plugging the well at Aliso Canyon is not the end of the story about the largest methane leak in California history. Porter Ranch residents deserve to know who was responsible […]
“I Take Public Transit … But I Hate It”
“I take public transit, but I hate it,” says a student intern who works in my downtown Sacramento office. In a perfect world, there would be nothing wrong with investing […]
Why do People Lie? The Cobra and the Rattle Snake
Everyone according to their upbringing have a certain level of intolerance. My family, for example, did not tolerate lying. It was better to own up to mistakes than to be […]
The Lupercalia Roots of Valentine’s Day
OK, there will be a quiz. In the pre-Christian era, there was a celebration in honor of Lupercus, a pastoral god, sometimes identified with Faunus or Pan. Faunus is depicted as […]
Where to Invade Next — The Student Loan Crisis
When people of my generation went to college, a good education cost next to nothing. We were free to think, explore, take some time off, and find our way. Young […]
A Fresh Perspective on Church Life
Statistically in America more and more people are staying away from church these days. For many in our culture, feel, going to church is something they don’t have time for, […]
True Holiday Spirit
By Bryan Golden Among other things, the holidays are a time of giving and receiving gifts. The question most often asked of people is, “what did you get?” Much less […]
Humanitarian Relief for Skid Row Homeless Veterans
On September 24th, a “We the People” Town Hall Meeting will be held at downtown Skid Row that will include a “Search and Rescue” crusade to find as many homeless Veterans […]