Opinion
Eli Broad was the model of rich-man civic engagement in L.A. in recent decades. But less visible grassroots social movements have been equally powerful.
May 5, 2021
L.A.’s civic disengagement
March 15, 2013
Television
As befitting a drama focused on Prohibition-era bootleggers, it was a bloody finale for the fourth season of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.”
Nov. 25, 2013
Books
The highest praise that I can bestow upon “The Honey and the Hemlock” by Eli Sagan is to say that it’s the political equivalent of Harold Bloom’s remarkable “The Book of J”--an audacious rereading of ancient texts that take on new and startling meaning when seen through the eyes of a daring interpreter.
Nov. 20, 1991
California
Supervisor District 2 100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Maria E. VanderKolk: 11,286 (50%) Madge L.
June 7, 1990
World & Nation
The life and work of Elie Wiesel, are a testament to the persistance of the human spirit in the midst of the enormities perpetrated in the 20th Century.
Oct. 29, 1986
Politics
The race for Supervisor Jim Dougherty’s seat is heating up even before its official start with allegations that candidate Tom Ely owes a Nevada casino $3,000 in gambling debts.
March 12, 1990
The billionaires, apparently, we shall always have with us — even when we decide how to run the state-funded schools where they rarely send their own kids.
May 26, 2017
The president of the Ventura County Community College Board of Trustees said Thursday that he will seek to censure board member Tom Ely for his alleged gambling activities in Nevada.
March 16, 1990
Clippers
2001-02 record: 39-43, 5th place in Pacific Division. Coach: Alvin Gentry, third season.
Oct. 29, 2002