May 2012 Archives
Commentary:
Most members of the voting public know little to nothing about judicial candidates, and it's worth considering a revamp of the system.
Commentary:
"The state is making up the rules as it goes along," say a coalition of cities. They want the courts to sort out the chaos. The issue, inevitably, is who gets the money.
Commentary:
The leaders of the scandal-plagued and nearly bankrupt Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (known to many Angelenos simply as "the Coliseum") may want to consider some public relations lessons.
Environment:
Paper or Plastic? After action taken today by the L.A. City Council, the phrase may soon be out of date.
Commentary:
The L.A. region faces obstacles to more rail transit. Rights-of-way are few and some have angry neighbors.
Commentary:
As far as environmental topics go, plastic bags are among the top targets. But paper has baggage, too, and Los Angeles is poised to take on both with the strictest bag ban ordinance in the country.
Commentary:
A recent report released last week states that last year's Occupy Los Angeles protest will cost the City almost double the original estimate: $5 million.
Commentary:
The greening of the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will help to sustain one of the region's last big industries.
Commentary:
It is certainly not President Obama's fault that our current set of campaign finance laws necessitates fundraising, fundraising, and then some more fundraising, but it seems he does have control over when and where he does his campaign events.
Commentary:
Polling of the mostly unscientific kind puts Los Angeles up and puts Los Angeles down.
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