Opinion
The state can’t make people protect their homes and neighborhoods better until it makes the government finish writing the rules.
World & Nation
The former Wisconsin congressman has promised safer Boeing planes, less regulation and help for U.S. companies developing self-driving cars.
Voters rolled back reform by passing Proposition 36 and ousting progressive prosecutors in L.A. and the Bay Area. But we shouldn’t return to harmful lock-’em-up policies.
Voters should pick the four incumbents. They haven’t done a perfect job, but they are on top of the issues and speak intelligently about where the board has succeeded and what it still needs to do.
Business
OpenAI’s board rejected a $97.4-billion bid by an Elon Musk-led investment group to buy the San Francisco startup. OpenAI’s board chair said the company is not for sale.
Special education teacher Karla Griego is the best choice for LAUSD District 5.
Sherlett Hendy Newbill’s experience as a basketball coach, teacher and dean of students and her common-sense, independent approach to problem solving will serve her well on the LAUSD board.
Private prison company GEO Group has been accused by the National Labor Relations Board of retaliating against immigrant detainees who protested working conditions inside a California facility.
Entertainment & Arts
President Donald Trump announced his intention to appoint himself chair of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The org says it has ‘received no official communications’ about Trump’s plan.
Sports
For Super Bowl play-by-play broadcasters Jim Nantz, Joe Buck, and Al Michaels, game cards or “boards” play a vital part in the storytelling process during games.