In the early 1990s, I was working in Los Angeles and living in Las Vegas. The authorities were fining people for taking too many showers because there was a water shortage in California. It worked. The crisis was averted. One problem: There was not enough revenue coming in with the lower water usage to cover municipal bonds. No worries. They just doubled the price of water. Sound familiar?
The news of The Mirage’s closing led me to the hotel key that’s been on my chain for 28 years.
It seems the Biden administration is again draining our strategic oil supply — to dangerously low levels — in an attempt to reduce gasoline prices.
This is the quiet time. This is not a time for joy, parties and festivities. It is a time for reflection. A time to honor, to remember, to grieve.
Bending over backward for the accused at the expense of the victim.
The 32-hour workweek recently proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders presents an opportunity to reflect on the hidden costs of our workplace culture.
Another school year comes to a close for CCSD. What is sure to be another round of dismal test scores will be reported for the 2023-24 school year.
Thousands of us depend on water exercise at these pools to maintain our health and enable us to move about in our daily lives.
