Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday night was long and boring, but also laced with threats to both democracy and his enemies. And Greenland. And Panama.
VoicesCommentary: Bass fires the L.A. fire chief, but her own smoldering political crisis is far from over
To columnist Steve Lopez, the firing of the Los Angeles Fire Department chief looks like an act of political desperation as much as a take-charge moment by Bass.
In this fragile moment for democracy, allies should come from across the political spectrum — even unlikely ones.
The GOP caucus is forming at a time when Democrats still hold a supermajority in both of the state’s legislative chambers, while the Republican Party nationally has soured on anything with even a hint of multiculturalism.
In West Altadena, one homeowner who lost everything says, ‘Your possessions can go poof in a second. These connections we all share — that’s what the real stuff is.’
“This is America dropping its pants and showing its empire tattoos,” San Diego State professor William Nericcio tells Gustavo Arellano after Trump renames the Gulf of Mexico.
