editoria Editorial: The most important thing is to contain COVID-19. Then we can think about going back to work By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 06:00:28 -0400 It's legitimate to worry that the steps we're taking to contain the coronavirus are causing unnecessary damage to the U.S. economy. But the damage that the disease would cause if it isn't contained would be far worse. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Congress is moving fast on a coronavirus economic rescue — for better and worse By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 06:00:13 -0400 The stimulus plan passed the Senate. Now it's up to government to get the money flowing quickly and transparently. Full Article
editoria Editorial: A 'postponed' abortion? Yeah, that's called having the baby By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 06:00:25 -0400 Some states are using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to cut off abortion access. That's unacceptable. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Coronavirus isn't an excuse to rush through far-reaching laws that hurt L.A.'s businesses By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 06:00:41 -0400 The Los Angeles City Council is rushing a major law that would dictate how businesses rehire workers after layoffs. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Coronavirus whack-a-mole isn't working. It's time for a nationwide shutdown By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 19:24:38 -0400 With the U.S. now leading the world in COVID-19 infections, it's time for the nation to stay at home. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Beware of coronavirus-inspired attempts to lock you out of L.A.'s public debate By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 06:00:01 -0400 With officials meeting virtually amid the coronavirus, the government must ensure that the public still has sufficient opportunity to participate. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Conducting a census during the coronavirus pandemic won't be easy, but we have to get it right By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 06:00:13 -0400 There's never a good time for a pandemic, but it's hard to imagine a worse time than in the middle of the decennial census. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Migrant children shouldn't be detained, but especially not during a pandemic By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:00:13 -0400 A federal judge was right to order the Trump administration to move faster to release detained migrant children from conditions that put them at risk for COVID-19. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Hey, sheriff and supervisors, knock off your squabbling. People are dying out here By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:00:23 -0400 The last thing L.A. County needs during a coronavirus pandemic is a turf battle between the sheriff and the Board of Supervisors. Full Article
editoria Editorial: California's wildfires aren't going to stay quarantined for coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 08:00:17 -0400 What's worse than power shutoffs during the coronavirus quarantine? An unplanned outage that sparks a wildfire. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Newsom opens the door to more doctors and nurses, but it needs to be opened wider By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:03:36 -0400 Doctors who've gone to medical school for nearly four years and nurses who are within two months of graduation are needed during the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Enjoying the clean air? Trump weakens car emissions standards just when we need them the most By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:35:16 -0400 It's especially galling that the Trump Administration chooses this very moment, in a pandemic, to rollback car emission standards. Full Article
editoria Editorial: To wear a mask or not to wear a mask. It's no longer a question By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 06:00:32 -0400 Wait. Now maybe we should wear facemasks? The evolving, and sometimes puzzling, guidance for Americans to stop the spread of COVID-19 infections. Full Article
editoria Editorial: More Angelenos are turning out to vote. We can thank L.A.'s new election schedule By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 06:09:39 -0400 City elections typically drew 15% turnout. In the March primary, the seven City Council races on the ballot drew, on average, more than 30% turnout. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Closing houses of worship during the pandemic is an act of faith and charity By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 06:00:07 -0400 Communing online is a necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article
editoria Editorial: School shutdowns threaten to worsen the achievement gap By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 08:00:05 -0400 It would be grossly unfair to allow disadvantaged students to languish during a long gap in schooling while students whose families have more resources forge ahead. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Can we still fight the coronavirus while holding the surveillance state at bay? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 06:00:11 -0400 Some of the most effective strategies at containing the coronavirus are also the most intrusive. Can we adopt them without damaging our liberties? Full Article
editoria Editorial: Hey, Gov. Newsom, give California renters a real eviction moratorium By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 08:00:29 -0400 The governor's announcement made it sound like renters had true protections, meaning many tenants could unwittingly end up setting themselves up for eviction. Full Article
editoria Editorial: The absurdity of life without parole for juveniles By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 06:00:16 -0400 Judges aren't wizards who can see the future, so it's absurd to grant them legal power to brand any juveniles as incorrigible. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Social distancing worked against the deadly 1918 flu. It will work against the coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 08:00:39 -0400 The 1918 pandemic has lessons for the 2020. Namely, we got through it. And social distancing works. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Trump's insistence on 'America First' is stunting the global fight against COVID-19 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 07:58:21 -0400 The president must drop his opposition to 'globalism' in the interests of public health Full Article
editoria Editorial: The U.S. Supreme Court just made it easier for police to pull you over By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 19:16:18 -0400 The justices give police the OK to stop drivers with nothing more than the barest fig leaf of a reason: that the car owner's license has been revoked. Full Article
editoria Editorial: This could be the first worst week of many worst weeks to come. Prepare yourselves By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 06:00:32 -0400 This may well be the nation's "hardest, saddest" week yet of the coronavirus pandemic. But it may not be the last "worst" week. Full Article
editoria Editorial: L.A. County's Board of Supervisors broke the law last week. Twice By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 08:00:31 -0400 Supervisors didn't permit public comment at their March 31 meeting, then failed to act publicly before admonishing the sheriff about his public statements. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Trump whacks at the inspectors general appointed to keep him honest By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 06:00:59 -0400 Trump's demotion of the inspector general who was going to monitor coronavirus spending marks his continued drive to put his own interests above the nation's. Full Article
editoria Editorial: COVID-19 is disproportionately killing minorities. That's not a coincidence By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 06:01:38 -0400 As COVID-19 spreads across the United States, only a few areas are breaking down the numbers of infections and deaths by racial and ethnic groups. Full Article
editoria Editorial: What every homeless person needs in this pandemic: a room of their own By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 08:00:47 -0400 Hotel rooms are what homeless people need now Full Article
editoria Editorial: Bernie Sanders changed the Democratic Party for the better. Now it's his job to help defeat Trump By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 17:56:56 -0400 Sanders leaves the presidential race with some major accomplishments. Full Article
editoria Editorial: States are on their own to fend off this pandemic. That may be a good thing By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 08:00:02 -0400 Who needs the federal government when you have the world's fifth-largest economy taking charge? Full Article
editoria Editorial: Fossil fuels and nativism: Trump is using coronavirus to push through his draconian agenda By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 06:00:42 -0400 Cutting off asylum-seekers isn't the only controversial policy issue President Trump has forged ahead with under the guise of fighting COVID-19. Full Article
editoria Editorial: NIMBYs stop a hotel from housing sick homeless people in Orange County By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 08:00:01 -0400 There's no place and precious little time for this kind of shameless obstructionism during a pandemic that is particularly ravaging older impoverished people already racked with medical problems — like the ones who would have been cared for at the Ayres Hotel. Full Article
editoria Editorial: We were caught flat-footed by COVID-19. How can we do better? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 06:00:37 -0400 The coronavirus outbreak is exposing weaknesses in our planning for such disasters, and offers a chance to rethink how we do many things. Full Article
editoria Editorial: 'Bedlam' shows us what we've done to our mental health system By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 06:00:52 -0400 Psychiatrist Kenneth Rosenberg's film brings together many strands of American dysfunction: mental healthcare, incarceration, homelessness, policing, race. It provides few answers but helps us ask the right questions. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Coronavirus forced the Supreme Court into transparency. Finally By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 18:57:31 -0400 The Supreme Court allows livestreaming of oral arguments. The next step should be cameras. Full Article
editoria Editorial: No, Mr. Trump, you don't get to decide when the economy restarts By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:37:38 -0400 Trump is correct that the decision is a very tough call. But it will be made by mayors and governors, not federal officials. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Coronavirus outbreak gives colleges a chance to revive a system already breaking By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 06:00:12 -0400 The coronavirus epidemic has superheated the issues confronting colleges and their students in ways that will reverberate for years, if not forever. Full Article
editoria Editorial: It's not just renters. Landlords need help, too By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 06:00:14 -0400 Communities have a shared interest in keeping renters housed and keeping landlords in business. They provide an essential service: a roof over one's head. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Let's finally protect mountain lions from freeways, rat poison, and angry property owners By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:49:52 -0400 Mountain lions in southern California are endangered by rat poison and development. Time to protect them. Full Article
editoria Editorial: For all its faults, we need WHO now more than ever By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:00:51 -0400 Trump isn't wrong to question the World Health Organization's early responses to the coronavirus. But he is wrong to abandon funding in the middle of a pandemic. Full Article
editoria Editorial: The Postal Service is America's lifeline. Save it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:03:11 -0400 In rural and hard-to-reach areas, postal workers are the only ones who provide regular delivery service. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Migrants who pay taxes should get stimulus checks — even if they're undocumented By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 06:00:53 -0400 The federal stimulus checks go to people with Social Security numbers, leaving out millions who work in the U.S. without permission, but who pay taxes. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Hey, Mayor Garcetti, L.A. needs more street space for walking By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:00:02 -0400 There's plenty of lightly used street space available that could be dedicated to exercise and the pursuit of fresh air. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Is pro wrestling 'essential'? It is in Florida. And that's the way it has to be By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 06:00:46 -0400 The definition of "essential" necessarily varies by jurisdiction, and those definitions necessarily are controversial and subject to dispute. Full Article
editoria Editorial: A $0 bail for Californians accused of nonviolent crimes? That's exactly the right amount By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:00:39 -0400 Critics, including the state sheriff's association, don't seem to know how bail works. Full Article
editoria Editorial: George Gascón must demonstrate that he is the true justice leader L.A. County needs By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:14:53 -0400 George Gascón pushed L.A. County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey into a runoff. His challenge is to show how his progressive policies can keep us safer. Full Article
editoria Editorial: In this pandemic, it's 'Live free — and die' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 06:00:50 -0400 Protesters are right that the pandemic restrictions are doing tremendous damage to the economy. That's not a reason to lift the stay-at-home orders. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Coronavirus is wiping out L.A.'s budget. We need federal help — and so do other cities By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 08:00:19 -0400 At a time when L.A. residents are demanding more from their local government's safety net, their city has significantly less money to help. Full Article
editoria Editorial: Happy 50th birthday, Earth Day By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 06:00:19 -0400 Earth Day's 50th anniversary reminds us of how far we've come, and how far we need to go in protecting the environment from its biggest threat: us. Full Article
editoria Editorial: This California town has the coronavirus testing program we all need. We should be thankful they do By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 06:00:40 -0400 Don't hate Bolinas, California for having the means to undertake a mass testing program. Thank them for doing the rest of us a favor. Full Article
editoria Editorial: LAUSD is teaching a lesson on how to fight hunger during the pandemic By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:00:24 -0400 In tandem with some charities in the area, L.A. Unified is essentially running a collection of food banks. Full Article