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New research lays out exactly how California's water system is ill-suited to the climate realities ahead.

International conflicts may last decades, but collateral damage across the animal kingdom far outlasts the final shot.

The adulatory banners and ego-driven construction projects hardly send the message appropriate for a people who renounced a king.

'Everyone knows the value of parks, open space, recreational programs, etc. Can we please persuade our council and then our voters of this important matter?,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Any funds returned to utilities by the California Energy Commission are used to offset customer rates and do not go to utility shareholders,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Sadly, during President Trump's first term, junk insurance plans were reintroduced, the individual mandate was killed and the ACA largely failed. We are back to where we were pre-ACA,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'This shows that no, Trump is not a king -- he can be defeated, his actions can be reversed. This is the time for all democracy-loving Americans to push back even harder,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Boogeymen and slippery-slope arguments are no basis for public policy. Let's stick to the facts, save our hospitals and clinics, and vote yes this November,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'It is sad, especially as our city contends with so many existential problems, but we have had election years like this before,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

As global competition intensifies, the United States risks driving away the world's brightest minds rather than drawing them in.