Top 10 national news stories of 2023
HOLLYWOOD – By any estimation, 2023 was a chaotic year in the world of pop culture, from strikes by the…
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CALMATTERS: Politicians refused to fix California’s boom-and-bust tax system. They now face a $68 billion deficit | Columns
It is truly amazing – and not in a good way – that California’s politicians cannot grasp a phenomenon that…
CALMATTERS: Progressives frustrated by failure to enact their agenda in deep blue California | Columns
Seemingly, California is a deeply blue state in which Democrats hold virtually all of the levers of political power, including…
CALMATTERS: Successful reading skills upgrade offers a lesson for California politicians | Columns
A decade ago, California’s political apparatus finally recognized a yawning achievement gap in its public schools, separating poor and English-learner…
Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick
WASHINGTON — The newest group of Kennedy Center honorees, including comedian Billy Crystal and rapper and actor Queen Latifah, were…
CALMATTERS: Cowboys vs. Seahawks game was a better show than Newsom vs. DeSantis | Columns
What is there to say about Thursday night’s much-hyped “debate” between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis?…
Tickets approach $1 million for first Biden Hollywood fundraiser since end of strikes
Next week’s Hollywood fundraiser for President Biden, his first in-person soiree here since the end of the entertainment-industry strikes dried…
CALMATTERS: What went wrong at EDD? An investigation of its managerial meltdown
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Biden Mistakes Britney Spears For Taylor Swift During Speech – Daily Journal
During the annual White House turkey pardon, US President Joe Biden appeared to get confused over pop icon's Britney Spears…
CALMATTERS: Closed-off Interstate 10 is no stranger to major damage or political attention | Columns
If any freeway is a cultural icon, it is Interstate 10, which stretches more than 2,460 miles through eight southern…