Guest opinion

As PUSD finally comes around to making the tough decisions about school closures, after decades of lower birthrates and the financial challenges that accompany...

Every March 15, Armenian communities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East gather for ceremonies, lectures, monument unveilings,...

The proposed electric rate increases by Pasadena Water and Power (PWP)—a phased hike averaging 7% three times over the next year, culminating in a cumulative...

You may question what local officials possibly could do in the face of federal action that operates outside the rule of law. Actually, quite a...

The Pasadena Unified Board Majority Cooks the Numbers and Uses Logical Fallacies to Achieve a Predetermined Outcome on School Closures.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a friend sent me a social media video. In it, the Alhambra Police Department used their vehicle to box in a woman who was...

The Friday release of thousands of files tied to Jeffrey Epstein carried the familiar scent of Washington misdirection.

In early 2025, the City of Monrovia made an unconventional move by purchasing an historic Victorian house and surrounding land at 222 East Cypress.

The Monterey Park City Council will vote on a proposal for a 247,000-square-foot data center at 1977 Saturn Avenue. The project includes 24 diesel generators, a...

Our kids have already endured COVID, devastating fires, and the closure of a third of our schools. They don’t need more disruption; they need solutions that...

The Democratic Party has reached a critical juncture in American politics, and it’s becoming increasingly clear that Chuck Schumer, the Senate Minority...

California just sent a message loud enough to echo across the country: Donald Trump’s redistricting crusade has met its match.

Every generation faces a moral gut check, a moment when political convenience collides with conscience. That moment has arrived again.

The government is shut down. Again. But this time, it’s not because of a policy impasse. It’s because Republicans in Congress—specifically Reps.

Every time renewed attention turns to the vast, murky web of Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to the wealthy, the powerful, and the influential, something...

In this piece, I outline additional reductions that could be made, but likely won’t be, due to entrenched priorities and allegiances, unless board members...