Yesterday was my 76th birthday. 76 Trombones! I had expected it would be just like any birthday. Yes, there were the delightful calls from the kids, and from some friends. There was the special treatment from my loving wife. But there was something else. Something I had not expected. For the first time, I began to feel my age. Shocking. … Read More
Advocates of more openness and transparency from California’s ethically-challenged regulatory agencies are as stunned and frustrated today as they were in early September, when the year’s most important proposed government reforms died without so much as a state Senate vote. Led by three-term Democratic Assemblyman Mike Gatto of the San Fernando Valley, advocates of the proposed changes wanted to limit … Read More
Dateline Dayton — Another Muslim terrorist act in the United States. When will we learn to get along, no matter our religious beliefs? The American Muslim community needs a wakeup call. They must come together, denounce the violence and demonstrate they are peace-loving people. Sure, only a few cause the trouble. The acts reflect, however, on all. Today I would … Read More
Simon Johnson and Rebecca Mirvish of Culver City High School, recently named among the country’s 16,000 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, credit the one-of-a-kind education they have received in the arts for helping them achieve what less than 1 percent of high school seniors have. “CCHS has a great arts program, which is extremely special,” said Mirvish. She has been a … Read More
L.A. Watchdog –In June, the Board of Commissioners of our Dept. of Water and Power postponed its consideration of a 10-year, $63 million lease of six floors of office space at Figueroa Plaza, a city- owned office complex, because it did not pass the smell test.* Now, the department is considering another 10-year lease, but only for four floors at … Read More
The Guss Report — Herb Wesson, the current L.A. City Council president (and former Speaker of the state Assembly), forgot the adage always tell the truth because it’s the easiest thing to remember. This much we know. Herb Wesson lied repeatedly about where he lived. He voted where he should not have voted, went out of his way to do … Read More
How can you take President Obama seriously on any matter when he says American voters should fear Mr. Trump but not fear ISIS? Lacking a speech impediment as a crutch, loyalty must be the only logical explanation for his proud vow to not call Muslim terrorists “Muslim terrorists.” Muslims commit 100 percent of terror acts in our country. Even in … Read More
Third of three parts. Re: “Parents Teach, but Children Do, Too” When my two granddaughters, who are 7 and 8 years old, came to visit is in Ls Angeles this year, they were interested in seeing dolphins. Their parents decided that all of us should go to Las Vegas to watch the “Dolphins Habitat” show at the Mirage Hotel. Both … Read More
As most normal Americans — and all liberals — know, the oily, sickly Desperate Hillary’s camp, not Mr. Trump, started the rumor eight years ago that the almost-president was born in a foreign land of Muslims. The lib boys have told one fib too many. Gradually, the polls have turned in the direction of the cleaner candidate. When people must … Read More
[Message to Ann Brown, executive director; Charles Green, chief of public affairs; Vincent Kane, community organizer and special assistant to the Secretary of the VA; Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System.] Good morning, “Updated VA Partnership Leaves Dog Park’s Fate Undecided” “On Sept. 7, the West Los Angeles Dept. of Veterans Affairs held a press conference to announce updates to its collaborations with … Read More
