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'Healthcare workers are standing their ground because no nurse or caregiver should ever be forced to choose which patient receives care due to unsafe staffing levels,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

An L.A. Times reader writes that Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 'are both equally responsible for salvaging multiple species from the brink of extinction' -- notably, species that cause serious diseases.

'Trump's priorities need to shift from appeasing his billionaire friends with tax cuts, and instead focus on the majority of Americans who need help,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

An L.A. Times reader rejects the idea that the U.S. could assert "moral leadership" in Iran while cracking down on protesters in Minneapolis.

'My hope is that chemists are busily working on alternative molecules that will do what plastics can do, but won't break down into microplastics and instead will become something that can be disposed of safely,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Any "tax expert" with common sense is well aware that many -- perhaps a significant majority -- of the targets of the tax will contest it (and aggressively discount their assets in self-assessing their tax),' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Newsom's appearance allows the world to see who is waiting in the wings to lead the U.S. back to our democratic norms,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Why are liberals so afraid of something so basic as proving eligibility to vote? We are asked to present valid ID for all manner of things in life; checking into a hotel is just one example,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

When I felt too low to make friends, an instrument challenged me and showed me how to take risks.

Urban planners are turning to depaving, replacing concrete with trees, plants and rain gardens, as extreme weather exposes the limits of the city's aging infrastructure.