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Letters to the Editor: If you're liberal, this is what should upset you about California © Provided by The LA Times Homeless and other needy Californians line up for lunch at GLIDE Church in San Francisco in 2019. (Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Mark Z. Barabak debunks the myth about Californians rushing to exit our state. He lauds our social safety net, our culture and our politics as being a forerunner to other states. To his credit, he also notes the state's serious problems. Still, I pause to consider data from the Public Policy Institute of California showing that one-third of Cal...

Print To the editor: Mark Z. Barabak debunks the myth about Californians rushing to exit our state. He lauds our social safety net, our culture and our politics as being a forerunner to other states. To his credit, he also notes the state’s serious problems. Still, I pause to consider data from the Public Policy Institute of California showing that one-third of Californians live in or near poverty; in Los Angeles County, the poverty rate is about 22%. And, more than three-quarters of those in poverty live with someone who is employed. Many rush to embrace “growth” and express contentm...

Dr. Seuss is not canceled I think The Times should publish a version of Mary McNamara’s dissection of Kevin McCarthy‘s (and other conservatives’) white racist privilege [“The Real Deal Around Dr. Seuss,” March 4] on the op-ed page. The attempt to smear President Biden and other progressives by accusing them of “cancel culture” is just another Republican lie that needs to be called out more widely, not just to Calendar readers. Henry Hespenheide Allen v. Farrow Dylan Farrow is featured in the HBO documentary “Allen v. Farrow,” which examines the allegations that Farrow’s a...

Advertisement Robert Lloyd’s Larry King piece was the best I’ve seen — it really got to the nub of what made him good, and popular. Great comparison with Craig Ferguson — I had forgotten how good those conversations between them were. It was also nice that it didn’t dismiss or ignore his post-CNN work, as others have. It touched on his colorful life but didn’t overemphasize it at the expense of understanding what made him tick. I understood him better after reading this remembrance, which is more than I can say for some of the other writers at quality outlets.