Opinion
Voters rolled back reform by passing Proposition 36 and ousting progressive prosecutors in L.A. and the Bay Area. But we shouldn’t return to harmful lock-’em-up policies.
Voters should pick the four incumbents. They haven’t done a perfect job, but they are on top of the issues and speak intelligently about where the board has succeeded and what it still needs to do.
Special education teacher Karla Griego is the best choice for LAUSD District 5.
Sherlett Hendy Newbill’s experience as a basketball coach, teacher and dean of students and her common-sense, independent approach to problem solving will serve her well on the LAUSD board.
California
Los Angeles County leaders vote to eliminate a $400 fee for transporting and storing bodies with the medical examiner, saying families should be spared that financial burden.
Business
A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation’s top aviation regulator says the company needs to change its culture and put safety above profits.
California regulators voted to continue imposing workplace rules to protect countertop cutters from silicosis, an incurable disease that has been killing young workers.
World & Nation
Scott Yenor argues that colleges and universities undermine traditional American families by encouraging women to pursue careers and put off childbirth.
Health & Life Science
AIM Sports Group, a sports enterprise focused on enhancing the development of young athletes through innovative training programs, leagues, sports facility management and national tournaments and events, has announced that Long Beach City College’s Academic Dean Randy Totorp will serve as the first member of AIM’s newly formed advisory board.
Officials are emphasizing the grandeur of the Olympics as a global event and hoping the Trump administration funds public transit. More than $2 billion will be needed to run enough buses to get spectators to and from venues.