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'Gov. Gavin Newsom was right in taking this action. Shooting live ammunition over the freeway is not business as usual,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

No imperiled saline lake anywhere in the world has been rescued. Gov. Spencer Cox is confident Utah will be the first to succeed.

Every state assures residents they won't be prosecuted for using deadly force against home invasions. Expect bloodshed.

The AI entrepreneur's own words offer some unsettling hints into how he balances the safety and freedom of its users.

After multiple outbursts caught on tape, critics question if Porter is temperamentally suited to run California.

'Gabriella [Charter School], whose origins have root in making a tragic death count for L.A.'s underserved children, is a great school: rigorous, disciplined and joyous,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Folks, we are in uncharted waters, and the judicial tsunami unleashed by the president toward Bolton and other perceived enemies may end up sinking our democracy,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

Congressman Dalip Singh Saund provided a blueprint for Mamdani, proving that when charming countercultural candidates show up, listen and speak from the heart, they can win -- even against money and power.

'It seems the supervisors are more interested in giving their outgoing employees overly generous severance pay than they are in helping their constituents,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

It's reasonable to assess rare-disease drugs differently. That's why the FDA has been remarkably flexible about these approvals for decades. But some treatments just aren't any good.