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L.A.'s mayoral race just got more complicated

L.A.'s mayoral race just got more complicated

Three outside candidates decided not to run, so most of those left in the L.A. mayor's race have strong ties to unions. But a possible ballot measure on the city's pension system could mix things up.

 

Curbing the parking crunch by cutting disabled placard abuse

Disabled placard abuse undermines cities' innovative programs to reduce traffic congestion and increase revenue. The state needs to step in to fix the problem.

Obama for president

Endorsement: The nation has been well served by President Obama's steady leadership. And Mitt Romney has demonstrated clearly that he's the wrong choice.

 
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Amicable split for Scotland and England?

Amicable split for Scotland and England?

"Braveheart" will have his revenge. That's how some fervent Scottish nationalists will portray the announcement last week that the British...

Lance Armstrong must cut ties to his charity

Lance Armstrong must cut ties to his charity

Sports heroes rise, and sometimes they fall. When they do, they're usually quickly forgotten as their names are expunged from the halls of...

 No on Proposition 31

No on Proposition 31

Proposition 31 is a little like the dreamy stranger glimpsed across a crowded room — alluring, exciting, all promise and possibility...

No on Measure B

No on Measure B

Performers in adult films risk their health and their very lives to do their controversial work. Despite advances in the treatment of HIV,...

Cuba's paper wall falls

Cuba's paper wall falls

For 50 years, Cubans have been prevented from leaving their country by an anachronistic and repressive travel policy that has aptly been...

Holes in U.S. cyber security

Holes in U.S. cyber security

Speaking to a group of U.S. business leaders last week, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta issued a dire warning that foreign hackers are...

The Mira Loma Detention Center mess

The Mira Loma Detention Center mess

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has run the Mira Loma Detention Center, one of the largest immigration jails in the state, for more...

 Obama bounces back in Round 2

Obama bounces back in Round 2

President Obama bounced back in Tuesday's presidential debate with a focused and forceful presentation nothing like his neurasthenic...

A heavy price for cheaper drugs

A heavy price for cheaper drugs

You get what you pay for. This maxim is proving true all over again when it comes to steroid injections used to alleviate back pain....

The battle for veterans' votes

The battle for veterans' votes

Veterans could play a key role in deciding whether Mitt Romney or Barack Obama is in the White House next year. The swing states —...

Arms control should be high on president's agenda

Arms control should be high on president's agenda

The presidential campaign has focused primarily on the economy and domestic issues, with foreign policy receiving relatively little...

California's cruelest prisons

California's cruelest prisons

Seven months after my release from captivity in Iran, I am standing in a prison cell again. Like the cells I've gone back to in my dreams,...

Why does 'CEO' mean 'white male'?

Why does 'CEO' mean 'white male'?

A pedestrian holding a map approaches you and asks for directions. You engage in a short conversation, which is briefly interrupted when two...

Daum: Madonna's tone-deaf tattoo

Daum: Madonna's tone-deaf tattoo

There goes Madonna, classing up the joint again. To show her support of Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot and critically...

Linda Dishman -- preserving L.A., a building at a time

Linda Dishman -- preserving L.A., a building at a time

Been to a concert at the Wiltern? Toured downtown's movie palaces? Love the Central Library? You can thank the Los Angeles Conservancy...

McManus: Who wins a tied debate?

McManus: Who wins a tied debate?

When two presidential candidates battle roughly to a tie in a debate, is there a winner?