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Infrastructure: The New Domestic Terrorist:

February 6, 2016

February 6, 2016

OpEd: There is a threat to the safety of Americans so elusive it often cannot be anticipated, and even when it is anticipated there is often no reaction against it… you know, without spending money or changing things. When it strikes, chaos ensues and the dangers can be deadly.

OpEd: The Polls Don’t Look Good for Feinstein Today:

February 3, 2016

February 3, 2016

The polls don’t look super-strong for Dianne Feinstein today. True, she has a very good approval rating in the latest surveys, the Field Poll showing 44 percent of California voters think she’s doing a good job and only 29 percent disapproving of her work.

There’s Something About a Train:

February 2, 2016

February 2, 2016

Opinion: Years ago, the late singer-songwriter Richie Havens got a gig writing a tune for Amtrak commercials. His husky voice had a wonderful quality of instant credibility and it was effective in relaying a simple idea regarding rail transportation: “There’s something about a train…”

Hot Flash: Walking With a Friend:

January 26, 2016

January 26, 2016

My best friend and I walk every day, twice a day for at least an hour. She’s ready to go at 7:30am, and then again at 6:30pm. We’ll walk in the cold, in the rain, in the heat, in the sunshine, in the dark. We walk whether I want to or not.

Opinion: Campus Anti-Semitism Festers While UC Dithers:

January 26, 2016

January 26, 2016

Opinion: There has been little more than dithering from the University of California and its top officials in the year or so since anti-Semitic episodes on several of its best-known and highest-ranked campuses became well known.

Okay, I Guess We Need Awards Shows:

January 17, 2016

January 17, 2016

Awards of some kind would probably exist in our society whether the giving and getting of them involved seeking them out or not.

Bottleneck Report: Transit Only a Partial Fix:

January 16, 2016

January 16, 2016

Many of America’s worst traffic bottlenecks are holding up commuters for hours each week even where there’s plenty of mass transit nearby.

Porter Ranch: Could This Be A New San Bruno?:

January 3, 2016

January 3, 2016

A flood of lawsuits began within weeks after a huge, still-ongoing leak of natural gas arose in late October from...

Porter Ranch: Could This Be A New San Bruno?:

January 3, 2016

January 3, 2016

A flood of lawsuits began within weeks after a huge, still-ongoing leak of natural gas arose in late October from a Southern California Gas Co. storage facility 1,200 feet above the Porter Ranch area in the northern reaches of Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley.

New California Motor Voter Law: Don’t Expect Mass Election Fraud:

January 2, 2016

January 2, 2016

California’s new “motor voter” law has now taken effect, even if it’s not yet in massive use, and so far...