Murkier and murkier are the politics of the Central Basin Municipal Water District, affecting how much two million L.A. County residents pay for water.
Memorial Day was an occasion for me to remember -- not the war dead, but the price of social victory discussed at a backyard reunion of childhood friends.
Just because good government reforms (such as term limits, redistricting, and open primaries) will make elections more expensive does not mean they are bad reforms -- Far from it. But it does mean we need to consider all of the consequences of reforms ...
People who still make something we can drive, like the Jimenez Bros, are artisans putting another coat of primer and then custom flames or candyflake on better dreams.