A 44-year-old Florida woman allegedly used her mother’s identity to apply for hurricane aid, telling city employees that she looked younger because of botox. According to the Bradenton Police Department, Veronica Torres was charged with a third-degree felony count of filing a false public assistance claim after she applied for and received almost $8,000. Police … Read more
She lives behind a blue door decorated with a lace curtain embroidered with white roses. The door remains closed. The blinds on her windows are shut. Desiree Washington stays with her mother in a cramped, upstairs apartment in a working-class neighborhood in East Providence, R.I. Once, she and her family owned a cozy, ranch-style home … Read more
Copies of the Los Angeles Times roll off the newspaper’s former printing press near downtown Los Angeles last February. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: I was touched and a little surprised by the words and tone of climate columnist Sammy Roth’s piece on supporting a free press. After giving us a … Read more
Demonstrators march in downtown Los Angeles over the war in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 28, 2023. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Columnist Jackie Calmes is wrong to think Democrats should “stop the finger pointing” and “move on,” as though we have consensus. We do not. Calmes doesn’t even mention Joe … Read more
A voter places his ballot in the drop box at the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Santa Ana on Nov. 5. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Yes, California takes longer than other states to count ballots, as a letter writer points out. There are three reasons for this. First, … Read more
(Photo illustration by Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times; photo via Getty Images) A progressive prison reform that was on the ballot in California and Nevada this month met drastically different outcomes after the votes were counted: In California, voters chose to keep the status quo, allowing “involuntary servitude” to remain legal in prisons. On … Read more
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell, seen after a swearing-in ceremony FridayNov. 14, said residents need to call the police more often. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: As a longtime member of the Pacific Community Police Advisory Board, I listen to crime statistics at monthly meetings. I have commented that reported … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general is Matt Gaetz, who resigned from the House of Representatives when the nomination was announced. (Mandel Ngan / Associated Press ) As Donald Trump rolled out his Cabinet choices last week, the strategy that consigliere Steve Bannon described during the president-elect’s first term naturally popped to mind: “Flood … Read more
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón lost his bid for reelection to challenger Nathan Hochman. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press) Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón’s election defeat was one more reminder that despite what those of us in progressive states say we want (criminal justice reform), our feelings about crime and safety … Read more
A woman walks near Howard University as Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech for the 2024 presidential election on the campus Nov. 6. (Nathan Howard / Associated Press) The Democrats have some tough choices in front of them. With Vice President Kamala Harris, they ran a very strong candidate in an incredibly well-resourced … Read more
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