It may be en vogue among a certain group to express concern about the influence of Russian oligarchs within our political system,

BALLOT CHANGE--The California Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to block a ballot initiative to split the state into three parts after the measure had gathered enough signatures to put it before the voters in November.

EASTSIDER-I know, it sounds like some crazed lefty conspiracy theory, but hear me out before you rush to judgment. I have a theory ... about that Military.

PLATKIN ON PLANNING-In Los Angeles, like other large U.S. cities, residents and visitors are forced to make many sacrifices, most justified by public officials’ claims that local budgets are tight.

VOICES--Good Luck, if you are middle class and searching for a new place to live in this City of “Angels”.

CORRUPTION WATCH-Senator John McCain’s condemnation of Trump’s fawning over Vladimir Putin was mild when one considers the utter humiliation and degradation which Trump bought upon the United States.

GUEST COMMENTARY--Sigh. In this week's circus act of gonzoanti-diplomacy, our imbecilic Peacock-In-Chief has cited as the next great danger to world peace the newly proud member of NATO:

CONSIDER THIS-On both sides of the political aisle, Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki has been cast as an utter failure. 

BY ANY NAME, A PROBLEM--My father and I always had a tacit agreement: “We will never speak of That Part of the World.”

GELFAND’S WORLD--Here we are, approaching one of the most important elections in this country's history, and the California Democratic Party just did everything but moon the state's voters.

BCK FILE--During the first few months of Eric Garcetti’s second term last year, the mayor had spent an average of one in three days outside the state and the country.

LA WATCHDOG--Beginning on Friday, July 5, many Angelenos were without power for 72 hours because of the record demand for power during the unprecedented “heat storm” that overwhelmed the Power System’s outdated infrastructure. 

CAL MATTERS-Asked this spring to identify the most important issue facing California lawmakers, the leader of the state Senate didn’t hesitate: wildfires. 

@THE GUSS REPORT-The devil is in the details at the new era Los Angeles / El Segundo Times, as it stumbles to prove it has a journalistic pulse.

AT LENGTH-When I heard the news that Councilman Joe Buscaino had gotten a large portion of downtown San Pedro designated as “Little Italy” it was like — “Say what?”