California Legislators' "Taxorexia" Addiction

Senator Ted Lieu (D-Redondo Beach) never loses an opportunity to loose his opposition to the most minimal and meandering of problems in his district. The Argonaut recently radiated a full frontal exposure of Senator Lieu’s opposition to tanning for minors. In spite of...

Entire Santa Monica Bay in One District

Former Energy Chairman and Environmentalist Henry Waxman has thrown his hat into the ring for the 33rd Congressional district. The current incumbent in the 30th Congressional district, Waxman has commanded an imposing and long-standing presence in the Beverly Hills...

Jungle Primaries in the South Bay

The “jungle primary” will definitely jumble up the status quo of gridlock, interest groups, and slumbering incumbency in Sacramento and Washington. When moderate Abel Maldonado (R-Santa Maria) championed this reform of our state’s primary system, I knew and believed...

"Forever Young" Take on Educational Reform

Paraphrasing Alphaville’s hit “Forever Young”,  Redondo Beach Unified Superintendent Steven Keller remarked about his district’s looming budget concerns: “We always plan for the worst and hope for the best.”  Our youth should not be stuck with the “forever”...

Education Reform, Money Savings for the Beach Cities

Redondo Beach Unified –like many school districts in the state – is facing major budgetary constraints due to revenue shortfalls from Sacramento. Instead of floating bond measures, City school districts should initiate cost-cutting reforms which will cost nothing....

Shout-Out to Debra Saunders

Ms. Saunders, I very much enjoy reading your columns in the op-ed section of my local paper, the Torrance-based Daily Breeze. I was not aware of the abusive behavior of self-described atheist Peter Stark until your recent columns outlined his outrageous conduct...