Resolution calls for local control for energy choices
I attended the Temecula City Council meeting, Sept. 3, to comment on the “balanced energy” resolution on the consent calendar. This idea sounds like...
Big pharma: A monster which needs to be tamed
Millions of people were outraged in 2015 when Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of a 62-year-old drug that is considered the gold standard in...
Another point of view: Is global warming worth the anxiety on our young people?
There are many scientists who have a healthy, science-based skepticism regarding climate change and who don’t believe it’s responsible to create such social anxiety...
Character matters in a legacy of kindness and commitment
As widely reported recently in much of the San Diego media, on the internet and other news outlets, longtime San Diego media personality George...
Improving mental health treatment
As the legislature adjourns for the year, I’m happy to report that two significant bills impacting mental health treatments in California are heading to...
Trump sends in HUD to save Los Angeles from itself – But will they...
The Washington Post reported recently that representatives from the White House and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have arrived in Los Angeles...
A note from our publisher: Reaction to our national news pages
While I had just about the same number of people excited about our new national news, I appreciated the three people who actually took...
Mixed priorities
This session several important bills were blocked in the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees. While good bills died, others like allowing felons to serve...
Exemption acceptance will be vital to local news coverage
The acceptance of exemptions in legislation expected to become law in California will be essential to continued coverage of local news.Last year the California...
Mass shootings are a sign of societal collapse
The tragic surge of mass shootings across America is neither the result of presidential rhetoric nor the result of lax gun laws. The Columbine...