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No time like the present to fix the Sheriff's Dept.
The 10-month gap between Sheriff Lee Baca's departure at the end of this month and the swearing-in of his elected successor in December should be a...
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California's fortunes have improved so dramatically in the last two years, it was hard for even Gov. Jerry "Era of Limits" Brown to sound dour about... The announcement Thursday that the general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will resign at the end of the month throws the... The 1964 U.S. Surgeon General's report on smoking — the first official acknowledgment by the federal government that smoking kills — was... |
Fear and loathing and cycling in L.A.: Tales of a bike commuter
When Jennifer Klausner left a dinner party at the home of a longtime friend in leafy Brentwood Glen late one night, she said her goodbyes, pulled on a...
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How grim is L.A.'s future?
A new report put together by a dozen of Los Angeles' most prominent business, labor and civic leaders offers a dire view of the city. L.A....
Liz Cheney's problem wasn't her famous name
In one of the many news reports about Liz Cheney's decision to end her bid for the U.S. Senate, Gov. Matt Mead was quoted as saying, "Name...
Baca's gone but the problems remain
After months of deepening federal investigations, damning news exposes and a scathing county commission report that decried his "failure...
The Little Sisters of the Poor vs. Obamacare
The Little Sisters of the Poor, an organization of Roman Catholic nuns that runs nursing homes around the country, is testing the...
Is Mideast peace possible?
In its quest for an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, the United States has pursued essentially the same objective over several...
Blurring the line between life and death
Brain death needs a new name, some doctors and bioethicists say. Perhaps it should be called "death via cessation of brain function." Then,...
Fixing the Fire Department
Nearly two years ago, the brilliant facade of the Los Angeles Fire Department cracked. Long regarded as one of the nation's premier...
Stop coddling Egypt's military
It's increasingly evident that the military rulers of Egypt are determined to intimidate and silence their political opponents, whether they...
The cross and the county seal
Los Angeles County Supervisors Don Knabe and Michael D. Antonovich are beginning 2014 by reopening the contentious debate over whether there...
L.A. must act on construction within fault zones
Living in Southern California means accepting that the ground below is riddled with earthquake fault lines. But it doesn't mean we should...
A solar array won't hurt the mood of Manzanar
California is obligated to both its past and its future. And there is seldom a painless solution when the two obligations clash, as they...
The untouchable sheriff?
There came a point during the 2012 hearings of the Los Angeles County Citizens' Commission on Jail Violence when the panel's lead counsel,...
Our 2014 resolutions for other people
As the New Year begins, hopeful signs abound that the U.S. economy is finally getting its mojo back. Employers are creating jobs at a faster...
More reasons to rein in the NSA
When a presidential task force offered 46 recommendations for changes in the way the federal government conducts electronic surveillance,...
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