'Nothing is ever the fault of President Trump or his administration, whether it's the Reflecting Pool, the costly war with Iran, the extended deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier or the economy,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The Trump IRA helps adults who fall through the cracks: part-time workers, the self-employed and employees of small businesses lacking traditional 401(k)s,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The truth is, we're on track to end all manufacturing of internal combustion engines by 2035. To help, never buy a gas car again — only EVs going forward,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The shock gloves are supposed to be non-lethal. Tell that to the family of the first person shocked who happens to have atrial fibrillation, tachycardia or some other heart ailment and then dies,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The moderators need to have and actually use a mechanism for keeping debaters on track, forcing them to answer the questions and stopping them from talking when they veer off into individual campaign rhetoric,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
Every shared meal emphasizes what we have in common, as does the collective decision to accept homelessness.
Passing Prop 40 would incentivize founders to cash out rather than grow their businesses, hire more people and create more tax revenue.
'As wealth at the top produces more wealth at the top, our lower and middle classes are now confronted with economic desperation. This should be obvious to anyone observing the housing scene in California,' an L.A. Times reader writes.
'The president and his policies won't save us. And the Republican Party, lacking profiles in courage, will not save us either,' an L.A. Times reader writes.
'Every time a public figure says "this happened to me too," it chips away at the silence and stigma that keep survivors from reaching out,' an L.A. Times reader writes.
You can acknowledge the danger artificial intelligence poses in one context and still value the access it gives you in another.
Many of the targets have visa renewals pending somewhere in the government's backlog of 3.1 million cases.
The president is campaigning against Republicans by enriching himself while in office.
'We would do well to remember that respecting the security apparatus tasked with defending our leadership is fundamental to the nation's security, no matter where one stands on the political spectrum,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The housing market would open up substantially if seniors could sell without paying enormous capital gains,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'We fail to provide for our children all across the board: underfunded schools, child-care cutbacks, healthcare denials. We abandon working families and increase the likelihood of poverty,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'Franklin D. Roosevelt's Social Security program and Lyndon B. Johnson's Medicare program were attacked by their opponents as communist expansions of government. Yet both programs survived — and thrived — because they addressed real needs,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
Revoking monument status for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, the Trump administration bowed to Utah officials who are in the pocket of mining interests.
The charismatic leader showed us that dialogue is not weakness, but rather the first step toward making this planet safer for all.
Populist promises are easy to make on the trail, but governing is difficult.
'Sadly, there are many people who have never experienced nature in a true wilderness setting,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'Ask why the U.S. currently has no plan on how to safely store nearly 100,000 metric tons of highly radioactive spent fuel. Does everyone realize that "spent" means that the profitability is spent, not the radioactivity?,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'Audiologists state that sustained sound levels above 85 decibels can result in permanent hearing loss. One scientific study even links untreated hearing loss with dementia,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The future is clean electrons. City Hall needs the courage to embrace it,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The top-two primary doesn't address the fact that primaries suffer from low turnout and a voter bloc that doesn't look like that of the general election, and of course that any plurality system risks a lousy result when multiple candidates appeal to the same voters,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
In a post-truth era, look for the candidates driven by facts and science.
A constitutional amendment allotting a measure of independence to the top prosecutor may be the only way to curb presidents' corrupting influence.
I've been asked for advice by many recent graduates pessimistic about this slowed-down, historically tough job market. I can relate.
'Survivors are being treated like the bad guys for simply asking for what's fair, an ask that will never fully compensate us for the destruction and trauma inflicted upon us,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
The campaign has left U.S. forces vulnerable, has depleted critical weapons and has failed to establish control of vital waters.
'SB 1373 may lead to more mentally ill people ending up in jail; however, many loved ones of these people will get a rare good night's sleep knowing that they are off the streets and at least safe and fed,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
With a federal antitrust trial now set for March, uncertainty could stall projects and shrink production jobs for months.
The celebrity gossip blogger became as famous as the stars he covered before social media upended his business model.
'In the nearly 3,000-year-old tale, Odysseus understood the curses that the gods visited on him and his men as his own failure, and only by gathering veterans and making a journey to honor his fallen comrades was his life and honor restored,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
The Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail taught my aging parents to adapt, and that's a survival skill for us all.
'In 2015, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) stated that "a college degree is the new high school diploma." That's true, but not in quite the same way as Sanders intended it,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The administration's anti-vaccine rhetoric will only sow widespread confusion, ultimately driving up rates of entirely preventable childhood diseases,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'It's not "environmental extremism," as President Trump's lackeys insist, to oppose an expensive, time-consuming, premature reevaluation of California's coastal management plan,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'I can't imagine she felt she signed up for being part of a forsaken support staff that were eagerly used as decoys in Turkey along with the press corps,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
In Arkansas this weekend, President Clinton could continue his record of speaking out against racial injustice by highlighting what happened to a young Black woman when she was pulled over by a state trooper this month.
The Jones Act benefits a few special interests at the cost of all of us. So why won't it just die?
'The Union of Concerned Scientists urges us to tell Congress to stop this unnecessary, expensive and potentially dangerous expansion of U.S. nuclear weapons,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'If you can't cope with driving without making the inside of your car soundproof against the outside, you need to turn in your license and stop driving,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The Valley needs to get these party houses under control. They are dangerous, disruptive and terrible for the entire community,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'If low approval proves an institution is broken, [Sen. Adam] Schiff should begin with Congress: A recent Gallup survey found that 86% of Americans disapproved of the way it was handling its job,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The smart and honorable thing would have been to leave the plane secretly and fly off, while simultaneously having everyone else disembark from Air Force One so it would be clear he was no longer present,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
Recent legislation in Sacramento creates new obstacles to diversion, forcing judges to send more people to inappropriate settings where they won't get better.
The losses at the height of the pandemic were real. The peril and exhaustion of essential workers. No effort to punish Anthony Fauci changes any of that.
Suddenly we have a new measure of how much women and minorities (and immigrants) contribute to protecting America: the casualty toll in Trump's war against Iran.
'Born in the Philippines, at 2 months old he lived in a trailer near the United Farm Worker's offices. Bonta was high school valedictorian, graduated cum laude from Yale, studied at Oxford and earned a juris doctorate from Yale,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'Do we really need AI? I don't believe so; its costs to society seem to far outweigh its benefits,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The city's anti-camping law, L.A. Municipal Code 41.18 ... should have been amended several years ago to prohibit any returns to these zones once they are cleared the first time, with penalties of arrests and jail time for violations,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'Over time, government institutions essentially become monopolies with no threat of failure to keep them focused on their purpose, and they will never solve a problem that would be against their institutional interest,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'One additional option, not to be overlooked, is to book a night's stay at the Queen Mary, which is directly beside the F&M Amphitheater,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'Cutting off aid and munitions would be a start to ensure that Israel abides by international law and stops the daily killing of women and children,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'I think this is an incredible technology and it should be promoted for the good it can do to make life better for visually impaired people,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
The ideology starts with who is attracted to journalism in the first place. Their values are not shared by most Americans on the left or the right.
If the UC system is serious about equity, the answer isn't to reinstate a test that measures proximity to wealth and resources.
Conservatives should celebrate when conservative Democrats are nominated, even if that's bad for Republicans, electorally.
Eliminate conflicts of interest. Enforce ethics rules. Add term limits and more justices to dilute Trump's lingering influence.
My dog, Stanley, is still little, but he's not young. Is he still the baby of the family?
It's ironic that the very people with the most at stake are the same individuals who are barred from expressing themselves.
The company is still an American industrial champion, but much of the growth on which its commercial future depends will come from elsewhere.
'I hope the supervisors ensure that there are requirements in the legislation to support our entertainment unions, which breathe life into the film industry in Los Angeles,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'Already, AI has become someone's new best friend. We have no idea what dangers such imitation will bring to us, the humans on this planet,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
A spate of political victories by Democratic socialists show that many on the left are looking for new blood.
'Until polluters stop treating the atmosphere like a dumping ground, and until voters replace leaders who keep protecting those polluters, our climate will keep deteriorating, and our communities will keep choking on the consequences,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'[Marc] Papas' project is remarkable because L.A. isn't bikeable. It's a challenge for all but the most fit, brave and determined to ride on most streets,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
In this fraught moment, the most absurd voices are the bravest, most honest and most important.
'They profit a little more with every green energy project they've successfully paid to kill,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
The missing element is Israel.
'Simply defining candidates as progressive or not ignores the many issues that need examination and resolution today,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'To now see Dr. Fauci attacked and vilified by vindictive, self-serving politicians seeking personal and political advantage is reprehensible,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'I grew up in Los Angeles and remember going on the bus for the big month-end sales. We could afford things that were on sale,' an L.A. Times reader writes.
'Leveling the playing field in early childhood education can go a long way toward preventing many of the issues facing our society, including poverty, mental health problems, drug addiction, homelessness and crime,' an L.A. Times reader writes.
Federal ownership of private companies has become routine for this administration, even as they busily point fingers at the left.
Questions about his electability have little to do with his résumé and more to do with him being the son of Egyptian immigrants who prays five times a day.
'One can understand the friction that emerges between farmers and wildlife who pose a danger to their livestock and crops. Nonetheless, to have sentient animals die in such a fashion is still an intensely brutal method,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The claim that they targeted dangerous criminals was always a sham — and ICE agents' own texts prove it,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'Any business having been responsible for the death and destruction in the Thomas, Woolsey and Eaton fires should by now have been shut down and sent to receivership with its executives fired and its assets seized,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'His public overtures to President Trump and his lack of pushback on his father's prominent support of Trump speak volumes about his politics,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'Unfortunately, voters are left with a choice between doing nothing or implementing a badly structured attempt at doing something,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
Voting is the greatest power most Americans have. You also have the power to protect that right.
The U.S. is losing millions of essential workers as President Trump enacts his campaign's stupidest ideas.
Leading voices have described generative AI as an "existential risk" that could spell the end of humanity. Not so fast.
'When merit and integrity become subordinate to political ideology, it creates a logjam in the confirmation process,' an L.A. Times reader writes.
'Since it is far more accurate to describe Fox News as a grossly biased propaganda arm of the Republican Party, shouldn't it also be called to account?,' an L.A. Times reader writes.
'This draconian restriction will force a "brain drain" that will only further isolate us from the rest of the world,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The fact that Elon Musk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Trump and other high-level officials did not foresee or care that millions of lives would be lost from the massive cuts they made is unconscionable,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'The hope rests with a surge of voters in the fall who will turn out with righteous indignation and vote out the current spineless political lackeys of this historically horrible president,' an L.A. Times reader writes.
'Taking the biggest of anything for bragging rights and a trophy is not very smart if you like to hunt or fish. You're killing the game for yourself and everyone else,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
'[The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act] is a statewide framework, but it depends on local implementation. Issues such as fee structures, allocations and outreach are local implementation decisions,' an L.A. Times reader writes.
'What is to stop the city from citing abandoned properties, demanding cleanup, imposing large fines and, if the property owner is not compliant, the city doing the cleanup and charging the landowner for the work?,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
A proposal to eliminate civilian tenure at military academies would weaken the minds and the might of America's future leaders.
Many schools still view mothers as the default parent to contact, even when fathers are more available. That's a problem.
The president recently suggested he was the most powerful man who ever lived. This is not an exaggeration. It's also not true.
'Haven't we learned a bit from the near-tragic error in Maine? Maine and Michigan matter,' an L.A. Times reader writes.
'If such language was used by someone in a courtroom, the judge would either order the individual removed from the courtroom or issue a contempt of court order,' an L.A. Times reader writes.
'A truly forthcoming elected official would just post [his tax returns] on his website and be done with it,' an L.A. Times reader writes.
'The only local Democrat who might have had a chance at winning was Katie Porter, who decided to waste her remaining political capital on a quixotic run for governor,' an L.A. Times reader writes.