Imagine the public outcry if a legislative committee suddenly raised future taxes on almost every Californian and then said no one would know the amount until the tax bill arrived. Fury would be a mild […]

Any bike-riding enthusiast will likely tell you that when it comes to navigating a bicycle through city streets, the odds are stacked against you. To begin with, there’s not much of a contest between you […]

“In California, whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over.” Often attributed to Mark Twain, circa 1870. Regardless of whether America’s greatest author and wit of the 19th Century actually made that pithy comment, […]

Last Sunday the venerable CBS News magazine “60 Minutes” did an informative report on a piece of hardware that, hopefully, most of us are only vaguely familiar with: The electric stun gun device known by […]

Qualified applicants need not apply is the take home message for many Santa Monicans who follow City Hall actions. In the past few months, the City has lost Hank Koening and Gwynne Pugh, two Santa […]

It’s easy to dismiss the “Occupy” movement that quickly spread from Wall Street in New York to California points like Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, and San Francisco as mainly an activity for the homeless and […]

By the time I finish writing and then submitting this column to The Mirror, there may be any number of new developments in the Herman Cain sexual harassment imbroglio. But for now, can we say […]

One of the few accurate statements ever made by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger came just moments after he announced for office in 2003, pledging never to accept campaign donations from special interests. Never mind that […]

The muscular young man with greasy hair, tattered clothing, and a menacing demeanor sauntered into a Los Angeles fast food emporium the other day, his breath reeking of liquor and his demands very frank. “Give […]