Law-enforcement professionals and those in the legal system in general at all levels from the federal Justice Department to local police agencies know even better than the rest of us that as often as not the bad guys’ undoing is in their attempts to cover up what they did.

Only by moving away from the spectacle can we hope to address the challenges underlying the American workforce and pave the way for a more prosperous and inclusive future.

Whenever people want to believe something strongly enough, any study that supports that belief — no matter how bad it is — will be accepted

California’s major reservoirs are nearly full thanks to two wet winters, the Sierra snowpack is deeper than usual and the state is likely to receive even more rain and snow this spring.

The state needs a chief executive who at least can file fiscal documents on time.

Now if you will excuse me, I must prepare for my inevitable audit.

California’s progressive leaders have a nasty habit of evading responsibility on key issues by blaming problems on — drum roll please — climate change. They do this when it comes to droughts or floods, even though both issues could be mitigated if the state had built sufficient infrastructure projects. They’re doing it again as the state faces an unprecedented insurance crisis.

Re “After 30 years world’s largest artificial reef near San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is thriving” (April 1): Nice to hear that the artificial reef near the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is doing its job and marine life is returning. Meanwhile, the extraordinarily dangerous nuclear waste remains stored at the San Onofre site. Should some event, natural or man-made, occur, the devastation to the population of Orange County, and beyond, would be incalculable. Removing this material away from any populated area should be the highest priority of the county, state and federal governments. The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station […]

Orange officials might be fans of Big Brother, but visitors ought to worry if the city is making policing a bit too easy.

Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a state where free enterprise ruled the day, and the government did not feel a necessity to intrude in every aspect of our lives?