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Several troubling bills in the California legislature are aiming to reverse critical cost-containment and risk-management public pension reforms…

A little after noon Monday, some 100 members of the Angry Deep Ellum Business Owners Association (not an…

By Jim Newton, CalMatters View of downtown Los Angeles from Ascot Park during sunset on Nov. 18, 2022.…

Concerns that “free” money given by the state may discourage work among recipients are longstanding, intuitive, and in…

Traffic congestion is a major problem in Los Angeles. Carpool lanes and investment in mass transit have failed…

If you need proof that our state is a wonderful place to live, work and play, take a…

I drove out to Hensley Field Wednesday afternoon expecting to drive around through the homes and warehouses that…

I am the current Fulbright Professor of International Affairs at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Austria. Students from…

One of the key aspects of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued push for more housing development in Chicago is…

In 2001, social theorist bell hooks warned about the dangers of a loveless zeitgeist. In “All About Love:…

California isn’t having trouble retaining public workers and shouldn’t increase pension benefits – Orange County Register