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There can be no greater perversion of justice than executing a person when there is serious doubt that he or she committed a crime.
California’s new law prohibiting legacy admissions is weak tea. What’s really needed is a truly equitable education for all students.
Voters in Santa Clarita, Lancaster and numerous smaller cities and unincorporated county communities should support Measure E, a parcel tax to help fund fire and EMS response in their areas.
Proposition 4 is a grab bag of spending on climate, drought and fire resilience and other environmental projects so disparate that this measure almost defies categorization. But it is still better to spend money today to prepare for climate change than to pay much more to respond in the future.
Proposition 35 involves a tax on managed-care organizations, Medi-Cal reimbursement rates for medical providers, federal healthcare funding and the state budget. It’s complicated policymaking that is better suited to the full-time Legislature.
Proposition 33 goes too far. It includes sweeping language that prohibits the state from imposing any limits on rent controls set by cities and counties in the future, even if they stymie housing construction.
Michelle Chambers, who worked for the state attorney general and is a former Compton City Council member, is more likely to be the representative the district needs.
L.A. is facing another budget crisis and city leaders need to be transparent about the costs and tradeoffs of their promises to public employee unions.
Voters should approve Proposition 2 to provide $10 billion in bond money for California’s public schools and community colleges, many of which are overdue for repairs and upgrades.
Incumbent Scott Schmerelson is the better of two strong candidates to keep the board stable and focused on what matters most.
