Putting California back to work

Putting California back to work

With state unemployment at 12% and even more underemployed, the financial insecurity caused by our economic malaise must be addressed.

Accountability in Beck's LAPD

Editorial: Transparency involving police officer accountability is vital, and the police chief-designate is on board.

 
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Reagan at the Berlin Wall

Reagan at the Berlin Wall

With the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the tape of Ronald Reagan's famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate is likely to...

The perfect lieutenant governor: me

The perfect lieutenant governor: me

Dear Gov. Schwarzenegger, I hear you're searching for a new lieutenant governor. If I may be so bold, I can think of one Californian who...

1989 was a very good year

1989 was a very good year

It was the biggest year in world history since 1945. In international politics, 1989 changed everything.

Cyclists and motorists on collision course

Cyclists and motorists on collision course

On Monday, Dr. Christopher Thompson, the driver who abruptly stopped his car in front of two cyclists last summer, was found guilty of six...

Fixing healthcare: Primary care is job No. 1

Fixing healthcare: Primary care is job No. 1

The Senate and House are inching closer to extending health insurance to millions of Americans. Access to insurance, however, does not...

California's higher-education debacle

For nearly six years, I have served on the Board of Trustees of the California State University system -- the last two as its chairman. This...

Italy got it right: CIA renditions are wrong

Italy got it right: CIA renditions are wrong

'Extrajudicial detentions" and "extraordinary renditions" were nicely scrubbed terms for the Bush administration's policy of capturing...

Obama must stand firm on Honduras crisis

Obama must stand firm on Honduras crisis

The Obama administration last week brokered what looked like a promising deal to end the political crisis in Honduras. Sadly, this week it...

At last, a water policy

At last, a water policy

The package adopted by the Legislature early Wednesday is somewhat like a gallon of water poured out of a bucket -- almost impossible to...

Time for equal rights for gays is now

Time for equal rights for gays is now

If not in Maine, then where? Until the polls closed Tuesday evening, supporters of same-sex marriage appeared to be within grasp of their...

LAPD's next chief, Charlie Beck

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa consulted widely, thought carefully and chose wisely in his selection of Deputy Chief Charlie Beck to become the...