2026 Election: 4-way race in La Habra for two council seats
The incumbents are facing two challengers in the four-way race for two seats on the La Habra City Council. La Habra remains one of the few local municipalities in Orange…
2026 Election: Tim Shaw and Connor Traut face off for open District 4 OC Board of Supervisor seat
Orange County’s Fourth District voters are deciding in November on a new member for the OC Board of Supervisors next year. OC Board of Education Trustee Tim Shaw and Buena…
Get young people into cultural seats
The recent news of free tickets to the opera and, for students, to Broadway shows demonstrate that culture is still important in our city. Mayor Mamdani’s support of opera, an…
Philly City Council is reluctant to abolish the sheriff’s office, even after a $20 million scandal
Listen to article • 0:00 minAfter a top aide to Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal confirmed in court last month that her scandal-plagued office had been sitting on nearly $20 million…
California’s wealth tax proposal undermines our entrepreneurial spirit
For generations, California was where the American Dream came true. So many businesses began with nothing more than an idea around a kitchen table. A garage became a workshop. A…
How the man accused of killing a Philly police officer got a city job despite his criminal history
Listen to article • 0:00 minEric Lewis, the city employee accused of ambushing Philadelphia police officers with a shotgun on Saturday and fatally shooting Officer Shane Seiber, had a criminal…
Al Sharpton: It’s time to phase out horse carriages
As a proud son of Brownsville and a lifelong New Yorker, I have watched this city reinvent itself many times over my 72 years, and I have spent my life…
NYC to ban Central Park horse carriages under deal between Mamdani, Menin
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced Tuesday that she and Mayor Mamdani have agreed to a deal to abolish the embattled Central Park horse carriage industry starting in…
9 candidates vie for 3 open seats on the Laguna Beach City Council
Nine candidates are vying in the November election for three seats on the Laguna Beach City Council. Three are incumbents, all of whom served as mayors during the last four…
Voters deciding on slew of new faces for Costa Mesa council
The seven-member Costa Mesa City Council is set for a major overhaul after November’s election. Voters will be deciding winners in races for the District 3, District 4 and District…