When I arrived in La Ciudad de Los Angeles in 1943, those of us who called coastal California our home considered ourselves among the most fortunate in the world. We enjoyed a superb climate, with warm sunny days the rule, and a winter where the temperature rarely dropped below the 40s.
You have a choice. You can open the cockpit door and admit the terrorists who hold a knife to the throat of your loved one, or you can keep the door locked to secure the safety of the plane thereby putting the passengers at risk. Which would you choose?
Happy 20th Anniversary to us! In July 2000 we were given the opportunity to become publishers of the Los Altos Neighbor newspaper by John McNaughton, who decided to get a real job as field deputy for Dennis Carroll, the new councilman for the 4th District.
As my home state of California entered the year 2020, its financial prospects appeared to be remarkably bright. On January 10th Governor Gavin Newsom submitted his 2020-21 State Budget proposal, projecting a surplus of $5.6 billion, and introducing it with the following representations.
Holland Taylor has devoted considerable time and craft in writing and performing her one-person show based on a modern American political icon. The mono-bio is titled “Ann” and is based on the life and times of former Texas governor Ann Richards.
Santiago (Oscar Isaac) has tried very hard to help a poverty stricken community in South America to improve their living conditions. With this in mind, he becomes a member of the local police force. The area’s ruling drug lord is their main target.
Washington and Jefferson were both slave owners. Eight sitting presidents owned slaves. The very first slave owner in the United States was black. Should any previous slave owner have their name, statue, school, park, streets, cities or any reference to them be removed from history?
During this pandemic period – with the duel illnesses of racism and COVID-19–I’ve been using the downtime to indulge in a homemade study of American history.
