When an explosion killed three L.A. County sheriff’s deputies last month, Mike Fratantoni thought about 1857.A horse thief named Juan Flores broke out of San…
President Trump has the answer to homelessness.Forcibly clear the streets.On Thursday, he signed an executive order to address “endemic vagrancy” and end “crime and disorder…
La migra spread across MacArthur Park yesterday morning like a platoon ready for war.Federal agents on horseback with a white steed in the middle trotted…
The nation’s priorities are now crystal clear.We are adding ICE and Border Patrol agents, activating troops and invading American neighborhoods, including L.A.’s MacArthur Park on…
Rich people suck.The message was loud and clear when Netflix‘s Korean thriller “Squid Game” arrived in 2021. Imagining wealth and class disparity at the heart…
For years in this columna, I have repeatedly posed a simple challenge to Archbishop José H. Gomez:Stand up for Los Angeles, because L.A. needs you.The…
SAN DIEGO — Dave Roberts wasn’t pretending to be calm. He was calm.None of this was new to him, the depleted starting rotation, the fatigued bullpen, the…
The fans packed Angel Stadium last week, erupting when the star emerged from the dugout during pregame warmups, chanting “M-V-P” in his honor during the…
Guess who suddenly has a “TACO” allergy? President Yuge Taco Salad himself. In the annals of four-letter words and acronyms Donald Trump has long hitched…
Commentary: Dean Cain wants to join ICE. Forget Lex Luthor, this Superman is after Tamale Lady
There are people who keep reliving their glory days, and then there’s Dean Cain.The film and TV actor is best known for his work in…
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Commentary: From Wild West days to 2025, he safeguards L.A County Sheriff’s Department history
When an explosion killed three L.A. County sheriff’s deputies last month, Mike Fratantoni thought about 1857.A horse thief named Juan Flores broke out of San…
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Commentary: The state sets lofty goals in the name of a brighter future. What’s a vision and what’s a hallucination?
In April of 2006, I watched a posse of politicians gather at Skid Row’s Midnight Mission to introduce, with great fanfare and unbridled confidence, a…
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Commentary: Trump’s order on homelessness gets it all wrong, and here’s why
President Trump has the answer to homelessness.Forcibly clear the streets.On Thursday, he signed an executive order to address “endemic vagrancy” and end “crime and disorder…
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Commentary: I took a week off to escape the steady hum of grim news. It didn’t go as planned
I took a week of vacation to relax, clear my head and stop obsessing over depressing news.I hear frequently from people who say that, for…
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Commentary: In an L.A. park, Trump unleashed his latest show of farce: The Battle of the Photo Op
La migra spread across MacArthur Park yesterday morning like a platoon ready for war.Federal agents on horseback with a white steed in the middle trotted…
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Commentary: Trump priorities clear: Derail medical and scientific research, invade MacArthur Park
The nation’s priorities are now crystal clear.We are adding ICE and Border Patrol agents, activating troops and invading American neighborhoods, including L.A.’s MacArthur Park on…
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Commentary: Bass defends her turf: ‘Let me be clear: I won’t be intimidated’ by Trump
The president of the United States, who seems to enjoy nothing more than playing the bully, is picking on Los Angeles. But L.A. Mayor Karen…
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Commentary: Lake Tahoe tragedy provides a life-or-death lesson
TAHOE CITY — Today I offer boating tips for Lake Tahoe — actually, for any body of water.That’s not one of my usual column topics. Normally I…
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‘Squid Game’ finale: The wealthy win and nice guys finish last
Rich people suck.The message was loud and clear when Netflix‘s Korean thriller “Squid Game” arrived in 2021. Imagining wealth and class disparity at the heart…
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Commentary: Archbishop Gomez starts to stand up for L.A. right when the city needs him
For years in this columna, I have repeatedly posed a simple challenge to Archbishop José H. Gomez:Stand up for Los Angeles, because L.A. needs you.The…
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Commentary: ‘I’m speaking for those who can’t’: A daughter marches to honor her father
She was attending her first protest, driven to be seen with thousands of others at a “No Kings” demonstration Saturday morning in El Segundo, eager…
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Commentary: Sen. Alex Padilla’s crime? Being Mexican in MAGA America
When U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a news conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, it was almost as if Donald…
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Commentary: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is always the calm center during the storm
SAN DIEGO — Dave Roberts wasn’t pretending to be calm. He was calm.None of this was new to him, the depleted starting rotation, the fatigued bullpen, the…
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Commentary: Why this overheated invasion of L.A. looks so ugly and feels so personal
I was driving while listening to the news Sunday when I heard House Speaker Mike Johnson justify President Trump’s move to send National Guard troops…
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Commentary: Three years away from the Olympics, L.A. is tripping over hurdles and trying to play catchup
Los Angeles is now a mere 12 months away from serving as primary host of the World Cup soccer championships, and three years away from…
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Commentary: Hegseth’s move on USNS Harvey Milk is a stain on military’s ‘warrior ethos’
Of course, Trump’s Secretary of Defense wants the name of Harvey Milk, the murdered gay rights pioneer, stripped from a ship. Never mind that Milk…
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Commentary: Dodgers have lots of stars. Why Zach Neto should be Angels’ lone All-Star
The fans packed Angel Stadium last week, erupting when the star emerged from the dugout during pregame warmups, chanting “M-V-P” in his honor during the…
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Commentary: If people taking care of our elders get deported, will anyone take their place?
She rides three buses from her Panorama City home to her job as a caregiver for an 83-year-old Sherman Oaks woman with dementia, and lately…
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Commentary: Guess who suddenly has a ‘TACO’ allergy? How a tasty sounding acronym haunts Trump
Guess who suddenly has a “TACO” allergy? President Yuge Taco Salad himself. In the annals of four-letter words and acronyms Donald Trump has long hitched…
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