Call it an accident, call it the plan. But don’t stoop to the reprehensible gaslighting of calling it a lie: It is fact that federal agents have detained…
Read more Commentary: Homeland Security says it doesn’t detain citizens. These brave Californians prove it hasCalifornia Sen. Alex Padilla is among the highest-ranking Latinos in U.S. politics today, but it took a pair of handcuffs to make him famous. How’s that for a…
Read more Commentary: They cuffed and tackled Sen. Alex Padilla. But he sees a bigger crisis aheadWhat makes someone suspicious enough to be grabbed by masked federal authorities? Is it a Mexican family eating dinner at a table near a taco truck? Afghan women…
Read more Commentary: It’s not just Latinos. Supreme Court says all brown people are suspiciousWell, at least they’re not eating the cats and dogs. To hear President Trump tell it, Washington, D.C., has become a barbarous hellhole — worse even than Springfield,…
Read more Commentary: Trump wants troops in D.C. But don’t expect him to stop thereIn 2020, after the tragic murder of George Floyd, there was a moment when it seemed as if America, California included, was ready to reform our broken and…
Read more Column: Tinkering with Prop. 47 won't lower crime. Fixing San Quentin will
