The L.A. mayoral race has shown the problem with independent supporters' ads for the candidates.
The Obama administration has been overzealous and irresponsible in its pursuit of leakers.
This is a case about a doctor who violated the law and will be punished. It has little significance for abortion clinics that conform to medical and legal standards.
If Senate Republicans won't give Obama nominees an up-or-down vote, it may be time to change the body's rules.
Did the IRS focus only on conservative applicants? If so, that's unacceptable.
Even tiny amounts of lead are toxic. Banning lead ammunition in California would go far in protecting both animals and humans.
Being in a gang database or on an injunction shouldn't be enough to disqualify an immigrant from legal status, as a senator proposes.
Even ex-Obama administration officials are expressing qualms about targeted killings.
Scare tactics aside, the truth is that without enough immigrants, U.S. growth — and baby boomers' retirement — will suffer.
Juvenile justice officials should have to certify that mental health evaluations were done before kids are isolated, and then document all instances of solitary lockdown.
A proposal by Health Access and other nonprofit advocacy groups offers a better approach to public health, while leaving counties free to decide who should be eligible for the benefits.
Of the three on the ballot, only Measure D will put L.A. on the right road. It deserves a yes vote.
A federal appeals court has ruled that the government can't order businesses to post signs informing employees they have a right to join a union and to bargain for better wages. It's a troubling ruling.
The costly effort to locate two missing teens in the O.C. backcountry has raised the issue of putting a price tag on saving victims. Let's avoid that path.
An alarming increase in sexual attacks shows that the culture in the armed forces must change.
The union's opposition to the L.A. fire chief's resource reallocation plan — while urging members to boost political contributions — hints at a test of power.
His burial isn't so much about him or what he deserves as it is about our society.
The courts demand fewer inmates. But the state should also address the root causes of overcrowding.
Both parties should embrace an effort to simplify the tax code, but it shouldn't be done under a GOP threat on the debt ceiling.
Requiring publicly traded companies to be open about their political spending is well within the agency's core mission of protecting shareholders' interests.
As the Springs blaze shows, fire season is already here. It's time to thin brush-filled areas.
California needs to fix a system that gives money to players who never played on a team here.
His experience and connections suggest that he's better prepared for the enormous challenges the 9th presents.
His thinking, vision and planning have been good for the district and good for Los Angeles.
Spring Street's fluorescent green lane has filmmakers upset. Surely there's a compromise color.
This fall, they'll be allowed to participate on sports teams of the gender they identify with.
Washington and Mexico need a common strategy and goals for fighting drug cartels.
Why is the administration fighting a judge's ruling on the over-the-counter contraceptive?
A blanket exemption for religious employers shouldn't be the price paid to enact the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which seeks to protect gays and lesbians from job bias.
If senators won't abolish it, they should at least fashion limits so the will of their constituents can be carried out.
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