The nationwide homeless crisis has existed in Fresno County for many years and only worsened throughout the pandemic. To effectively address homelessness communitywide, both in the...
Like a baby going goo-goo, Governor Gavin Newsom is gaga for state-funded preschool and has proposed a massive pre-K program in his recent revised budget. The...
I read many negative comments regarding growing almonds in California, about the water they use, and the fact that they are something our state exports. But...
It’s been more than a year since COVID-19 kept me from interacting with my most cherished friends. I felt lonely and isolated. Fortunately, I had my...
Though some counties are experiencing dry conditions, a statewide emergency hasn’t yet been declared. Nevertheless, the media are reporting that California is at the “edge of...
Happy Earth Day! April 22 is the 51st Anniversary of what has become the largest secular civic event in the world. According to the Earth Day...
After handing unions a brightly wrapped gift in 2019 with Assembly Bill 5, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez is putting the bow on another present, Assembly Bill 314,...
On June 5, 2013, my life would be forever changed. On that summer night, my 21-year-old son Paul Martinez was struck by a speeding driver. I...
A pundit could almost make a career out of pointing out how California routinely lands in last place or just a few spots from the bottom...
The Los Angeles Times Subscription One of Donald J. Trump’s greatest blunders as president was to repudiate the 2015 international agreement in which Iran accepted significant...
