by jpitney | Jan 3, 2026 | Civility, Local Government
From the Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech: The majority will not use the language that we often expect from those who wield influence. I welcome the change. For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask...
by jpitney | Dec 25, 2025 | California Politics, Local Government, Los Angeles
Alene Tchekmedyian and Paul Pringle at LAT: For months after the Palisades fire, many who had lost their homes eagerly awaited the Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report, which was expected to provide a frank evaluation of the agency’s handling of the...
by jpitney | Dec 17, 2025 | California Politics, Local Government, Los Angeles
David Zahniser at LAT: The setting looked almost cozy: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and a podcast host seated inside her home in two comfy chairs, talking about President Trump, ICE raids, public schools and the Palisades fire. The recording session inside the library...
by jpitney | Dec 1, 2025 | Journalism, Journalists, Local Government
From the Associated Press: AP Fund for Journalism today announced significant commitments from several organizations, including the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc. and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, that will help power...
by jpitney | Nov 16, 2025 | Civility, Local Government, Newspapers
At The Atlantic, Clark Hoyt writes that “one thing that my long career as a journalist tells me is that restoring civility and community will require rebuilding a trusted news system.” Local media should be a particular focus. National media may have their...
by jpitney | Nov 1, 2025 | California Politics, Local Government, Los Angeles
Paul Pringle and Alene Tchekmedyian at LAT: Firefighters mopping up a small brush fire that authorities say reignited as the Palisades fire five days later were ordered to leave the original burn scene even though they complained the ground was still smoldering and...
