Written by Jose E. Navarro. NAVARRO REPORT - On November 3, Los Angeles County voters will decide a question that rarely reaches a ballot: who has the final word when the county and its public safety ...

NICK’S VIEW - One disaster of the Palisades Fire was the destruction of 66 of the 107 units at the Villa De La Paz condominium complex. Now residents face a second disaster. Los Angeles Department of ...

INVESTIGATIVE ANALYSIS - Large projects are increasingly difficult to finance. Between construction costs, insurance, interest rates and the expense of assembling large development sites, the math ...

FIRST RESPONDER FUNDING - Why has the City of Los Angeles neglected to invest in its first responders? This article was inspired by a Los Angeles City Fire Department Firefighter EMS of the Unites ...

This is the question being posed by West Hollywood Councilmember John Erickson in a recent mailer when both are clearly registered Democrats and have deep roots within the party's philosophy, ...

GELFAND’S WORLD - On Monday morning, federal agents raided and searched the Washington D.C. home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, violating a long-standing tradition in the federal government of avoiding ...

THE BOTTOM LINE - Los Angeles has enough serious problems without turning the race for mayor into a social-media circus. Councilmember Nithya Raman wants voters to entrust her with one of the most ...

Raman voted to confirm Jim McDonnell as LAPD chief in 2024. Now she wants new leadership. Before asking Angelenos to make her mayor, she owes them a clear explanation of what changed and what her ...

A STUDENT'S VIEW - As a Jewish student, I did not expect New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to suddenly embrace Israel on October 7. I did not expect him to abandon his criticism of the Israeli government.

MARSY'S LAW - Imagine a 54-year-old man fixates on your child. He won't stop. Then he turns on you and the rest of your family. You take him to court. In August 2024, a judge orders him to stay away ...

KNOWING THE PROPS - Proposition 40 is among the most significant measures on the ballot this November. For many, the ballot measure’s passage could be a matter of life or death. That extreme claim ...

ACCORDING TO LIZ - In just one more way this administration is proving itself beyond the pale of civilized society, Trump and pals have gleefully announced the next spectacle to divert the American ...