The Different Drummer
By Carl J. Petersen
Politics, Family, Music and other Musings. Rick Caruso's Ties To The Homelessness Crisis
The mayoral candidate is promising to keep the homeless out of sight. Have his actions as a developer contributed to people being unhoused?
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Change Agents: General Election Endorsements
In a city that has been thrown into turmoil by leaders spouting bigotry voters head to the polls with a chance to demand real change.
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"Sorry" Does Not Cut It
The members of the Los Angeles City Council who engaged in racist rhetoric had a year to apologize. With their words made public, they must resign.
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Done With Public Transportation In Los Angeles
After getting stranded at Union Station following a concert at the Los Angeles Coliseum I cannot trust our city’s post-COVID transit systems.
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Rammstein Blows It Up
The German band proves themselves to be master showmen bridging the language barrier and holding the Coliseum crowd in the palm of their hand.
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Mötley Crüe Fumbles At SoFi
Strong performances by Joan Jett, Poison, and Def Leppard put them in scoring position, but the headliners could not build on the momentum.
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Justice For Ashli Babbitt
Without the defeated president’s “Big Lie” a mob would have never attacked the Capitol and Ashli Babbitt would still be alive. Trump needs to be held accountable for his actions.
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Campaigning With Your Tax Money
A radical anti-abortion group rated California State Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares 100%. The District 40 representative still wants you to believe she is “Protecting Women’s Healthcare.”
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Welcome To The GOP's Era Of Big Government
Not only does the Republican Party want to tell you when you will have children, but they also want to regulate how you will raise them.
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It Got Me...
It was a night that made it feel like we were finally returning to normal. Four days later I was in bed feeling the symptoms of COVID-19.
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