My Opinion

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”

Mahatma Gandhi needs no long introduction. Everyone knows about the man who led the Indian people to independence from British rule in 1947.

Independent Presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin stands up for Veterans without the rhetoric and pandering of the other two guys who represent the old do-nothing parties, and here is what Mr. Baldwin had to say recently:

“I am eternally grateful to America’s Veterans who have sacrificed so much to protect our nation and to preserve our liberty and, as President, I will honor our nation’s commitment to them in every way.

Recently, we have been hearing the sentiments of L.A. County Sheriff Leroy Baca concerning an upgrade in black-Latino/Hispanic (brown) tensions, a theory with which L.A. Police Dept. Chief William F. Bratton disagrees.

As you may know, it is the belief of Sheriff Baca that gangs are not the cause of cross ethno-racial violence but rather a deeper set of circumstances that are completely beyond the control and influence of black or “brown” gangsters. Instead, their activities are simply an outgrowth of a greater societal challenge.

In recent months, there has been a plethora of media coverage concerning the bankruptcy of the city of Vallejo.

A city of 120,000 residents in the shadow of San Francisco, Vallejo filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection last Friday

The Expo Line light rail from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City and Santa Monica will provide a fast, comfortable, safe, quiet, exhaust-free, high-capacity alternative to horrible I-10 traffic.

Friends 4 Expo Transit is a group of grass-roots volunteers from along the Expo Line corridor and beyond.

Popular support made a big difference for Metro’s 2001 decision to approve this project.

As always when statewide ballot measures rear their ugly and confusing heads, the League of Women Voters is standing by to help you understand them.

Prop. 98 and Prop. 99 — two very different takes on eminent domain restriction — look very much alike at first glance.

[Editor­’s Note: Ms. Anderson, a co-founder of the weekly anti-war protest in front of the Culver Hotel, gave the following presentation last night to the Culver City Democratic Club.]

Our Culver City Peace Vigil is now in its 10th month. It began in July of 2007. We meet every Friday evening, from 5:30 to 6:30, in front of the Culver Hotel.

I know that many of you support an immediate end to the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, and that you refuse to support U.S. military aggression against Iran.

In April of 1997, there was a “gas out” conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices.

Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight.

All day today, all internet users are to not go to a gas station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.50 a gallon in most places.