By Terry Miller In recent weeks and months there has been a huge amount of attention on possible voter suppression for the upcoming general election Nov 3. In the emergence of the Trump administration falsely suggesting that mail-in voting is rife with fraud, reports of intimidation at early voting centers, and fires at official ballot…
Many unanswered questions, lack of details as some districts rush to return By Terry Miller As school districts across California attempt to physically return to classrooms, a “woeful lack of planning for COVID-19 testing, tracing and prevention is putting educators, students and our communities at serious risk of contracting a virus that has already killed more than…
By Terry Miller It has not been a very good few years for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). Scandals have riddled the department including the incarceration of several high-ranking members of the LASD. Former Sheriff Lee Baca — who was criticized for proposing a half-percent sales tax increase in 2004 to hire more…
Lacey loses L.A. mayoral support By Terry Miller Aside from the 2020 presidential race, there are countless heated debates going on in every city and county in the land. In Los Angeles County, the most heated race is for the powerful position of district attorney. With the colossal challenges facing Los Angeles County, a high-profile…
By Terry Miller Arcadia resident and environmentalist Cameron Stone became well-known to the community several years ago when he helped spearhead an ambitious bid to save the Arcadia woodlands with a group known as the Arcadia Four in 2011. Tree-sitters John Quigley, Andrea Bowers, Julia Jaye Posin, and Travis Jochimsen were arraigned Feb. 18, 2011…
By Terry Miller Southern California voters can cast ballots in-person at county elections offices and other locations ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Voting at county registrar-recorder’s offices started Monday, except in Orange County where pop-up vote centers will open on Oct. 24. Most registered voters should have received their mail-in ballots by now. More…
By Terry Miller As the number of deaths from the coronavirus increases in United States, President Donald J. Trump tweeted Monday that Americans should not “be afraid of Covid” or “let it dominate” their lives as he planned to return to the White House. After a weekend of special cocktails administered by a team of…
By Terry Miller It seems that Silicon Valley has master plan to dominate the global news market and there is increased congressional interest in keeping these tech giants at bay. The House Judiciary Committee announced in June a “top-to-bottom” antitrust investigation into digital competition issues. Buying and selling news has never been easier, at least…
President Continues to Attack Mail-in Ballots, By Terry Miller With election day about one month away, the country is deeply divided on not only the candidates but also on the huge number of issues facing this enormously difficult and divisive year. California is automatically mailing ballots to those citizens who registered to vote this year,…
By Terry Miller Two plus years have passed since the initial ceremonial groundbreaking of one of Arcadia’s largest hotel projects ever approved by council, Le Meridien by Marriott. The five-story building on the site formerly occupied by the Santa Anita Inn was set to open in the first quarter of 2020. Apparently, there have been…
