The Editorial Board
The editorial board and opinion section staff are independent of the news-gathering side of our organization. Through our staff-written editorials, we take positions on important issues affecting our readership, from pension reform to protecting our region’s unique natural resources to transportation. The editorials are unsigned because, while written by one or more members of our staff, they represent the point of view of our news organization’s management. In order to take informed positions, we meet frequently with government, community and business leaders on important issues affecting our cities, region and state. During elections, we meet with candidates for office and the proponents and opponents of ballot initiatives and then make recommendations to voters.
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Editorial: Tom Steyer should get his facts straight before attacking Prop. 13
That won’t keep jobs in California, and it sure won’t make the state more affordable.

Editorial: OC cities jump on bandwagon to ban kratom
OC officials should resist this prohibitionist mentality, although we understand that exerting power can be addictive.

Editorial: State preschool plan is ruining the daycare market
Newsom may be right that we’ll see transitional kindergarten’s results down the road, but we’re already getting a preview: higher taxpayer costs and fewer private daycare options.

Editorial: Read Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams for true clarity
“There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.”

MAGA council keeps piling up Huntington Beach legal losses
Seriously, who picks a fight with volunteer library groups? Apparently, ideologues who put their losing agenda above what’s best for the city’s residents.

Editorial: Ramadan is a time for renewal, not the ugly rhetoric of Rep. Randy Fine
It is imperative that America remain a place where people of all backgrounds can feel safe, welcome and comfortable to live their lives as they choose. That is the American...

Editorial: California’s cap and ‘invest’ scheme lets lawmakers spend foolishly
The state seems more interested in plugging a budget hole than meeting its climate goals. Lawmakers’ priorities need to change.

Editorial: Justice takes aim at ICE’s ‘chilling’ courthouse stings
Guerrero said she doesn’t want to just make a statement but to find solutions. The state should implement the remote hearing idea as soon as possible.

Editorial: Absent New START, we need a new nuclear arms treaty
The danger to the world remains

Editorial: By doubling down on ‘mansion tax,’ Los Angeles earns its fate
Measure ULA arguably is worsening the city’s homeless situation