I so agree with what Al Jacobs has to say about everything. In regard to the banking picture [July 7 column], Dodd-Frank is a Frankenstein monster. My comment then is: Why don’t they reinstate the Glass-Stegal Act which was a banking foundation for over 60 years and simplified things?
Thank you Stephen Downing for this [online] article. I am glad we have a “journalist” in this city. Your job isn’t always rewarded especially when someone wants to shoot down your cause. I say keep it coming.
The LAPD [handling of its cadet scandal] is an outstanding example of a transparent, proactive police administration – and city – that does not exist in Long Beach. It is my sincere wish that the historic conceal, obfuscate and deny pattern of governance in our city can one day be reformed.
Sales taxes went up again in Long Beach and Los Angeles, {resulting in] the top 10 for highest tax rates for large cities in the U.S. Raising taxes seems to be the preferred method of addressing overspending by government all over the state.
The cornerstone tenants of Sharia Islam are incompatible with our Bill of Rights. To them, Islam is the one and only religion and any deviation from that edict invites verbal and physical attack.
While good judgment should be used, [Did Councilperson Get LBPD VIP Treatment? June 9 issue] endangering others with your reckless driving should have earned you a ticket.
When you think of renewable energy, you probably think of wind turbines and solar panels, clean sources of energy that can make up a small percentage of our electric power supply.
