The Guss Report — According to voter registration records, Herb Wesson, the current Los Angeles City Council president, may have voted illegally for up to 11½ years between November 1993 and June 2005 by providing false address information — and confirming that false information — each time he voted. Whether L.A. County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey’s Public Integrity Division gives … Read More
U.N. Group ‘Awards’ Temple Mount to Muslims
Orthodox Jewish men pray during the mourning ritual of Tisha B'Av at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's Old City. Photo: Sebastian Scheiner, AP
Dateline Jerusalem — Historical revisionism and denial are rarely progressive or constructive strategies for conflict resolution. In the context of the hundred-year-old unresolved Arab-Israeli conflict, I am sure that the latest, “inspired” move by the 58 constituent member countries of UNESCO, to pass a resolution disregarding Judaism’s historic connection to the Temple Mount and casting doubt on the link between … Read More
Preserving Present and Past for the Future
Robert Ebsen
My computer room is beginning to look abandoned. What to do with hundreds of empty file folders, and several empty bookshelves? I haven’t decided yet. That is what happens when you have scanned in 31 thousand pages of documents and books. And yesterday, while going through cabinets in the garage, I discovered another 27 books I would like to scan. … Read More
Shake Hands with 4 Vital Measures
Mayor Clarke
On Nov. 8, Culver City voters will cast votes that will have a significant impact on daily life. In addition to the presidential race and other state contests, there are 19 statewide ballot measures, two County measures and four city measures. These city measures are at the end of the ballot. While this may be a time when voters feel … Read More
Can an Asylum Seeker Go Home Again?
Another day typical of violence in Tehran. Photo: AFP/Getty Images
Fifth in a series. Re: “Could a Refugee’s Life Be More Perfect?” My Iranian friend, who became an American immigrant three years ago, recently returned from a trip to the homeland she once escaped from. Ebulliently, she was boasting about numerous cosmetic discoveries – restoring her youthfulness – that she had found in Iran. I asked her about the price … Read More
‘I Am So Embarrassed by You’
Mr. Rosebrock
Fellow Americans, Below is a letter from Hugh W. Galyean. FBI Agent, Retired, to James Comey, Director of the FBI. http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/pol/5824546112.html First, reflect back more than 40 years ago when the duly-elected President, Richard M. Nixon, lied about a petty break-in of a campaign office. He was forced to resign. It had nothing to do with national security. In those … Read More
Pity Us if Trump Wins
Mr. Elias
A year ago, as the presidential campaign swung into high gear, no one in either major political party – except Donald Trump – took seriously the possibility he might win the Republican nomination for president. Turns out Mr. Trump was right; everyone else was wrong. It didn’t matter how much he lied: The fact-checking service Politifact finds there’s significant untruth … Read More
Sad to See You Go
New York City. Photo: George Hodan / publicdomainpictures.net
Dateline Boston — My good friend G is moving back to NYC after living in my town for the past 16 years. She, her husband, and two kids moved here from Brooklyn, where I grew up. It was fun to meet someone who knew my area of Brooklyn. When G visited the nursery school where I was teaching at the … Read More
Pity Residents. Another Lousy Move by the DWP
L.A. Watchdog — The Board of Water and Power Commissioners voted 4 to 1 last week to approve an above market, 10-year, $41 million lease of four vacant floors of subpar office space at Figueroa Plaza, a 615,000 square foot city-owned office complex located north of the downtown Central Business District. This related party lease that was jammed down the … Read More
Kamala vs. Loretta: Worst Debate in History
Kamala Harris vs Loretta Sanchez
Election 2016 –Despite her self-regarding belief, Barbara Boxer has not exactly been a paragon of political achievement in the U.S. Senate — but c’mon is this really the best a state of 39 million people can do in finding a replacement? Not since the tap dancing George Murphy and the tam o’shanter-styling S.I. Hayakawa squatted in California’s seats in the … Read More