As time goes by and initiative petition circulators buttonhole more and more Californians outside big box stores and shopping malls, it becomes increasingly obvious that all three state tax increase initiatives now in the works […]

For most of us, family can be the glue that holds us to this life; a source of strength and the sun around which the various other planets of our life revolve. Mirror Editor-in-Chief Brenton […]

A loud hissing contest on California’s left political flank began weeks before the state’s largest health insurance companies announced the other day they plan to raise average rates by 8 percent to 14 percent for […]

It happens with every pop cultural wave: That moment when things turn. I’m old enough to remember when it seemed everybody was being held captive by the hypnotic backbeat of disco. “Do the Hustle!” All […]

Human trafficking is unthinkable but, tragically, not impossible. Human trafficking, the buying, selling, and smuggling of people – most often women and children – still exists in the year 2012. It exists around the world […]

Dear Editor: RE: “Common Ground’s New Location Causes a Stir” Feb 17 2012 by Parimal M Rohit Common Ground’s reputation preceded their move to 2401 Lincoln Blvd on February 3rd and that is why Sunset […]

Just in case anyone doubts that repeated, seemingly perpetual state budget crises don’t have real-life effects on ordinary citizens, check out what’s already happened and what’s about to happen to education at almost every level […]

In November the SAFE California Act initiative will give state voters the chance to end the death penalty here. Since much bigger minds than mine have taken a look at exactly what having a death […]

“Senator Jones built a mansion, Miramar, and his wife Georgina planted a Moreton Bay Fig tree in its front yard in 1889. The tree is now in the courtyard of the Fairmont Miramar Hotel.” – […]