On June10, I was at the National Guard deployment facility on Alameda Street in downtown Los Angeles. The National Guard quickly took the ground and […]
Category: Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Mob street takeovers in Los Angeles spark calls for tougher enforcement: THE HUTCHINSON REPORT
This was the fourth time I have gone to a location in South Los Angeles where a mob had taken over the street. This time […]
Despite declining approval ratings, Trump maintains support from loyalists: The Hutchinson Report
His approval rating ties his rating at this point in his first term — worse than any other president in recorded history. That was the […]
Why so many back Trump even when he ruins them | The Hutchinson Report
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Contributing Columnist This is the first of a two-part series based on Hutchinson’s latest book, “Conned: Why MAGA Nation?” (Middle Passage Press). Nearly […]
There’s more than money behind Trump’s tariff ploy — THE HUTCHINSON REPORT
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist “You’d start with all countries. Essentially all of the countries that we’re talking about.” President Donald Trump made this […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Council needs to follow Bass and cut its pay, too
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist Mayor Karen Bass did the right thing. She did something that elected officials almost universally are loath to […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Los Angeles’s budget crisis is just getting started
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist The warning signs were there for months — maybe even years. Sooner or later, but likely sooner, Los Angeles […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Pope’s death leaves Catholic Church with big shoes to fill
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist I came back to the Catholic Church after a 30-plus year lapse a decade ago. I came back to […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Sweet Alice shines ugly glare on nonprofits and the poor
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Writer I was shocked almost beyond belief. Shocked that long time, beloved Watts community icon Sweet Alice Harris was named […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Caruso and the battle to save diversity, equity and inclusion
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist On March 28, I stood in front of the entrance to USC. I made one simple call. That was […]