No. Our biggest problem is our financial and moral bankruptcy, which has been brewing for over 100 years since the creation of the Fed and the rise of the Progressive era.

Political and mathematical reality is that if Lee (or Butler) wants to avoid diluting Democratic votes to the point where a Republican like Garvey could make next November’s runoff, this might be about the only open path.

Re “Sheriff Bianco is a complete failure” (Oct. 5): Today’s anonymous editorial is about the lowest, most despicable, undeserving piece of garbage you have published. Riverside sheriff has over 4,000 employees working in one of the largest counties in the United States. In today’s anti-police atmosphere, it is impossible to recruit peace officers of the highest caliber. Every profession has its 10% “rotten apples” and yet you blame the sheriff for the misbehavior of a handful. This assassination piece has all the markings of Sal Rodriguez, your opinion editor, who has, for years, maligned law enforcement agencies and correctional […]

Transparent government is good government. But it has to be done the right way.

Somebody eventually had to knit the whole world together. North and South. Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The person who launched that adventure was Christopher Columbus.

California’s water warriors have a new arena for their perpetual conflict over the allocation of the state’s ever-evolving supply – a nearly 6,000-word proposal from the state Water Resources Control Board.

And that suits some people just fine.

Newsom chose poorly and went the negotiation route instead, leaving California homeowners on the hook and at risk when he had a strongly supported solution in front of him just a year ago.

How to put more than one kid to bed around the same time is a Dan Brown-level mystery I’ve yet to crack.

The battle over the budget process is a serious debate, or should be. Unfortunately, legitimate concerns are being drowned out in name-calling.