News Columnists

Steve Lopez

Steve Lopez

L.A.'s sweeping ban isn't in the bag yet - May 23, 2012 - A lobbyist representing a consortium of plastic bag producers was roaming the halls of Los Angeles City Hall this week, trying to...

George Skelton

George Skelton

'Tax the rich' is the opposite of reform - May 21, 2012 - SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown defends his soak-the-rich tax proposal as just. And besides, he says, it's popular with the non-rich.

Hector Tobar

Hector Tobar

Go, stop, order, chaos: the rhythm of Los Angeles - May 25, 2012 - What is the rhythm of Los Angeles?

Business Columnists

Michael Hiltzik

Michael Hiltzik

Has blazing a trail in solar energy cost California too much? - May 23, 2012 - That ray of light you see peeking through all the clouds darkening California's future? That's the sun. More specifically, solar power, in...

David Lazarus

David Lazarus

Legislation may enable states to offer universal healthcare - May 25, 2012 - Universal coverage, Medicare for all, single payer — call it what you will. It's clear that conservative forces are determined to...

Liz Weston

Liz Weston

Helping an indigent parent access social service benefits - May 20, 2012 - Dear Liz: Our mother just turned 64, and our father is divorcing her. She hasn't worked in years because of significant physical...

Features Columnists

Chris Erskine

Chris Erskine

Man About Town: A full-bore pub crawl via subway - May 26, 2012 - Frappy, funky Hollywood, where locals like us seldom go unless the in-laws are in from Buffalo and want to bop around town in hopes of...

Sports Columnists

Bill Plaschke

Bill Plaschke

For Lakers' Mike Brown, next year will be a stretch - May 24, 2012 - There was a moment in the postseason when I asked Lakers Coach Mike Brown if he had any idea how his team would respond to that evening'...

T.J. Simers

T.J. Simers

It really was fun while it lasted for the Clippers - May 20, 2012 - I'm sitting here watching a game the Clippers have no chance of winning and it's still a hoot.

Bill Dwyre

Bill Dwyre

Billie Jean King keeps her eye on the future of tennis in the U.S. - May 26, 2012 - She is 68 going on 40. Her name is Billie Jean King, and she still hints that a cure to all that ails her beloved sport of tennis can be...

Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott

The keys to their Kingdom - May 24, 2012 - The Kings were five points out of a playoff spot and stood a wobbly 11th in the Western Conference on Dec. 22, the day Darryl Sutter...

Opinion Columnists

Meghan Daum

Meghan Daum

Daum: Attack of the flesh-eating bacteria story - May 24, 2012 - What spreads almost as fast as necrotizing fasciitis, a.k.a. flesh-eating infection? News stories about it.

Jonah Goldberg

Jonah Goldberg

Goldberg: Which kind of capitalism? A debate for Obama and Romney - May 22, 2012 - The current debate over Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital is shaping up to be a centerpiece of the presidential campaign.

Doyle McManus

Doyle McManus

McManus: A campaign bombshell - May 20, 2012 - The Supreme Court is about to toss a judicial bomb into the middle of the presidential campaign, and nobody knows what impact it will...

Patt Morrison

Patt Morrison

Activist Dolores Huerta: 50 years of fighting for human rights - May 23, 2012 - Dolores Huerta runs on righteous ferocity the way cars run on gasoline. The woman who co-founded the United Farm Workers union 50 years...

Jim Newton

Jim Newton

Newton: A split among Democrats - May 21, 2012 - Gloria Romero is a Democrat. She was elected to the California Assembly as a Democrat and later to the state Senate. She served as...

Gregory Rodriguez

Gregory Rodriguez

Rodriguez: Immigration and the new old me - May 14, 2012 - The news that Mexican immigration to the United States has come to a virtual halt has me thinking about all the ways that will change...

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Space station astronauts have captured the Dragon. The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, making history as the first commercial delivery truck in orbit. (May 25)