Robert Greene is a Los Angeles-based journalist. He was a member of the Los Angeles Times editorial board for 18 years, and previously was a staff writer for LA Weekly and associate editor of the Metropolitan News-Enterprise. His editorials on justice during the year of COVID lockdowns and George Floyd's murder were awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize.
President Trump's wild verbal justifications for his fire-related executive order, calling for a complete overhaul of Delta water delivery to California farms, provides the illusion that problems are being solved when, in fact, they are festering.
Being a county supervisor can be hard work in California, but in times of crisis, it’s a lot less uncomfortable than being a mayor. The dynamic is about to change for Los Angeles County.
