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1 month ago | 
blueprint.ucla.edu | Robert Greene
A juvenile court judge in Seattle had a sinking feeling that he never had enough information to support his daily life-altering decisions about children and their families. So one day in 1977 he asked his bailiff to gather some community leaders to recruit volunteers to spend time with the kids and their parents, report facts that the lawyers and social workers might have missed and recommend whether the court ought to remove the kids from their homes and send them to foster care.
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2 months ago | 
record-bee.com | Robert Greene
By Robert GreeneCalifornians accused of crimes have the right to an appointed defense attorney if they can’t afford to hire their own. In that way they are just like criminal defendants in every other state — protected, at least in theory, by the Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel. But California is one of only four states that doesn’t provide those lawyers directly or use state funds to compensate them.
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Feb 1, 2025 | 
usatoday.com | Robert Greene
Does Donald Trump truly believe the nonsense he spouts about California water — the mythical “valve” connecting the state to Canada, or the imagined “half-pipe” that stands ready to soak the Los Angeles area? Does he honestly believe that “forest management” practices supposedly used in wet and chilly Finland or alpine Austria would have prevented the burning of California coastal sage scrub and the destruction of Altadena and Pacific Palisades?
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
desertsun.com | Robert Greene
Robert GreeneSpecial to CalMattersAs the Palisades fire began, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone appeared before the Board of Supervisors for a previously scheduled discussion on how to spend the first $152 million in property taxes that county voters approved in November for fire protection and emergency response. Few other local governments could have this type of conversation, Supervisor Janice Hahn told him at the Jan. 7 meeting.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
pasadenanow.com | Robert Greene
As the Palisades fire began, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone appeared before the Board of Supervisors for a previously scheduled discussion on how to spend the first $152 million in property taxes that county voters approved in November for fire protection and emergency response. Few other local governments could have this type of conversation, Supervisor Janice Hahn told him at the Jan. 7 meeting.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
theatlantic.com | Robert Greene
In this extremely tight presidential race, the big surprise of the fall campaign has turned out to be the failure of two major newspapers to deliver expected endorsements of Kamala Harris and against Donald Trump. With voting well under way in many states, the Los Angeles Times’ owner and The Washington Post’s publisher made inexcusably late announcements that they had become suddenly disenchanted with the entire notion of endorsing presidential candidates.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
latimes.com | Robert Greene
Members of an alleged multigenerational, family-run retail theft crew arrested June 20, 2024, are among hundreds of people held in California burglaries and robberies in recent months under existing state laws. Good morning. It is Wednesday, Sept. 25. Here’s what’s happening in Opinion. The search for a no-cost cure to crime and homelessness underlies Proposition 36, a measure on the Nov.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Todd May |Robert Greene |Albert Camus
A provocative book for readers willing to engage. A professor of philosophy reflects on whether or not humanity should continue to exist. The early 21st century has been defined by manmade global crises—ecological, political, and economic—that show few signs of abating. In the face of so much suffering and devastation, May, author of A Decent Life, A Fragile Life, and other books of philosophy, dares to ask a disturbing question: Would the end of humanity be a good thing for the planet?
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
latimes.com | Robert Greene
Good morning. I’m Robert Greene, and it is Wednesday, July 10. Let’s look at the week in Opinion so far. King Lear is enjoying a media moment, thanks to Joe Biden and the national kibitzing over whether he (Biden, not Lear) is too old and infirm for another term leading the nation. The Economist, the New York Times and others have brushed up their Shakespeare to offer some perspective on Biden, the 81-year-old president who is running for reelection. The problem is, there’s not much of a resemblance.
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Jun 22, 2024 | 
grandforksherald.com | Robert Greene
To the editor,For 65 years, Grand Forks has promoted American Legion baseball. Thanks to the efforts and support of Pinke Kraft, Brian Kraft and the Kraft family, this program lives on today. The continued support from the Grand Forks Park District, the city of Grand Forks, the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Blue Line Club, local businesses, and the men and women of the Grand Forks/East Grand Forks communities is why we have a robust program. This stadium is a testament to their legacy.
