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'Now it is Trump who is actually pursuing vindictive prosecutions, directing his unfit and disreputable appointees in the DOJ to go after Trump's supposed enemies,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Those cigarettes were no match for Hockney's joy for living, looking and creating. He loved L.A. and we loved him back,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Transit systems are designed and operated around commuter trips. Remote work is now the most cost-effective commuter mobility option of all and it is here to stay,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Local codes need to be updated to bar motorized bikes of any type, operated by children and adults, from competing on sidewalks with pedestrians,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Fighting to restore downtown to its pre-pandemic days can only go so far. It won't be enough to attract people back,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

Legal progress like that celebrated on Juneteenth went hand in hand with a growing sense of agency.

The administration has ushered in an overtly racist refugee policy. Our country should be better than this.

Propaganda online lacking any coherent worldview seeks to engage young brains in desperate need of affirmation, sometimes inspiring violence.

'Albert Einstein said it best: "One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have,"' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'A capitalist system needs socially responsible guidelines to prevent the overtake of human greed. Those individuals who are self-guided toward good ends are extraordinary resources,' writes an L.A. Times reader.