In the upcoming statewide election, voters will be asked to remove some items from the budget that, a few years ago, they had voted to add. Among those initiatives are Propositions 1D and 1E, which would cut funding to children's services and mental health testing and treatment, respectively. Read more...

Community Viewpoint publishes photos as well as submissions. Join our Flickr group and submit your photos "“ they just might show up here. Read more...

Promotion of smoke shops is appalling Who on the Daily Bruin staff felt that it was necessary to publish detailed directions on how to roll a joint (“Medical marijuana sets up shop,” April 20)? Read more...

As a second-generation immigrant born and raised in Los Angeles County, I watched my parents earn the citizenship that my siblings and I took for granted. This simple memory from my childhood jump-started my early fascination with the idea of American-ness. Read more...

I've decided to come clean. I'm a right-winger. Read more...

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, which culminated in the takeover of the nation's government by Islamic revivalist forces under religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini. Read more...

Come to think of it, there is one thing that hasn't changed over the past hundreds of years Read more...