What are the answers to MacArthur Park crisis, and can Councilmember Hernandez lead the way?
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What are the answers to MacArthur Park crisis, and can Councilmember Hernandez lead the way?

L.A. Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez was touring the eastern fringe of MacArthur Park with a medical…

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Column: At LAFD Station 11, one of the busiest in the nation, few fires, but no end to overdose emergencies
October 12, 2024
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Column: At LAFD Station 11, one of the busiest in the nation, few fires, but no end to overdose emergencies

If you spend much time in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, you will notice,…

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Column: Democrats to blame for California’s problems? GOP is MIA
September 8, 2024
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Column: Democrats to blame for California’s problems? GOP is MIA

You know what the problem is with California? Democrats—or so I’m told. If I write…

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Column: Need a sidewalk fixed in L.A? Get in line. A crew might come by in 10 years, if you’re lucky
September 1, 2024
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Column: Need a sidewalk fixed in L.A? Get in line. A crew might come by in 10 years, if you’re lucky

Column: Langer’s closing? Mayor Bass comes for lunch and vows to “respond urgently” to neighborhood problems
August 29, 2024
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Column: Langer’s closing? Mayor Bass comes for lunch and vows to “respond urgently” to neighborhood problems

Norm Langer, owner of the iconic MacArthur Park deli with his name on the sign,…

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Inside a robotaxi, throwing caution– and logic– to the wind
July 27, 2024
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Inside a robotaxi, throwing caution– and logic– to the wind

I was headed headed west on 3rd Street from a mid-city senior center with 89-year-old…

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Column: The seniors in this balance class think Biden should join them 
July 13, 2024
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Column: The seniors in this balance class think Biden should join them 

Janie Williams took her place in the front row at her weekly Balance Challenge class,…

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Column: ‘Retire and go back under a rock’: Biden loyalists push back on my call for Joe to get tested
July 11, 2024
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Column: ‘Retire and go back under a rock’: Biden loyalists push back on my call for Joe to get tested

Just like the man they stand behind, backers of President Biden can be a feisty…

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Column: Biden should get tested and the results made public
July 9, 2024
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Column: Biden should get tested and the results made public

President Biden keeps pushing back. He’s not going anywhere, he defiantly insists, and claims he…

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Column: Joe, it’s OK to call it quits and leave with dignity and pride
July 3, 2024
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Column: Joe, it’s OK to call it quits and leave with dignity and pride

If I were a relative or close confidant of President Biden, I’m pretty sure I’d…

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