Letters to the Editor

‘Perhaps the state Board of Education should worry less about labels and more about how to actually improve the dismal test scores in reading and math,’ a reader writes.

To the editor: Perhaps contributor Scott Jennings is unaware of what is going on in Washington these days (“President Trump came through for Los Angeles,” March 4).

“With my stock portfolio sinking to a new low, I now know what a tariff is,” writes one reader.

To the editor: President Trump trumpeted how much he has done since his inauguration (“Trump vows to press ahead on reshaping America in speech to Congress as Democrats register dissent,” March 4).

Readers argue against and in favor of Mayor Karen Bass’ decision to fire Kristin Crowley and the City Council’s decision not to reinstate her as head of the LAFD.

To the editor: Measuring views on a left-right political spectrum might be expedient for casual conversations, but views are not one dimensional (“L.A.

Pacific Palisades is so much more than the image presented by developer Rick Caruso’s Palisades Village.

Even after a century, the closing of the Original Pantry Cafe comes too soon, says a reader.

A reader asks, “Is this the journalistic and scholastic leadership students should expect in 2025?”

If the Trump administration wants to take away education money over DEI, why doesn’t California keep the money it sends to Washington?

How can people allow totalitarianism to exist? A reader who lived under Nazi occupation sees troubling signs in America today.

To the editor: I read with dismay that Monday’s column by Doyle McManus would be his last weekly piece for The Times.