Stumpy Wagers’ proposition to end all propositions
By Stephen Witt Stephen Witt I was walking into Ralphs in Glendale yesterday when, to my surprise, I ran into...
Allen blasts Kim’s socialist overreach to fix California’s insurance mess
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics State Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Beverly Hills, Manhattan Beach,...
Sun Valley recycler steels itself against new shredder law
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics For more than 70 years, the Kramar family has bought old sinks, bicycles,...
Girvan cues the violins — the cost of doing politics in CD3
By Stephen Witt Stephen Witt If good character were the deciding factor in politics, Tim Gaspar would beat Barri Worth...
Gaspar, McKinney pitch a turn to the center in council, city attorney races
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics Two moderate Democrats running for Los Angeles city attorney and the open City...
Rubio’s speech and Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics Stephen Witt Call it coincidence, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech in...
Measure ER hits taxpayer wallets, but LA County can’t spend a dime
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics Los Angeles County shoppers began paying a half-cent more in sales tax Oct....
One Trump wrong, one Trump right
Stephen Witt At dinner parties and family gatherings, I'm often deluged with opinions that President Donald Trump is the worst...
Thrive LA readies IE push to beat back Raman, DSA gains
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics A moderate political group is readying an independent expenditure campaign to keep LA City...
Genocide term, BDS divide Bass and Raman before Jewish voters
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and LA City Councilmember Nithya Raman (D-Silver Lake,...
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