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Journalism Submissions and Publications


In chronological order, most recent first.
  1. "Logic in Tolls for the Bay Area: Entering the San Francisco Pay Area," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, January 10, 2009, A18.
  2. "Weakest Metrolink," Los Angeles Times, Opinion, October 10, 2008, A27.
  3. (second and principal author, with Peter Gordon and Tom Rubin) "Rail Lines a Lousy Deal for This Congested City," Los Angeles Daily News, Local View, August 15, 2008, A23.
  4. "Tied Up in Traffic: U.S. Offers Funds for Toll Lanes," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, April 28, 2008, A16.
  5. (first and principal author, with Tom Rubin) "Train Wreck," Los Angeles Times, Opinion (formerly Current), January 13, 2008, M5.
  6. "Criticism is Miles Off the Mark," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor Opinion (formerly Current), October 7, 2007, M3.
  7. "Gridlock Grind," US News & World Report, Letter to the Editor, May 28, 2007, 10.
  8. "Something to Ponder While You’re Parked on the 101: End the MTA’s Monopoly," The Los Angeles Times, Opinion (formerly Current), April 15, 2007, M6.
  9. "Bullet Trains Won’t Get Us Anywhere," The Los Angeles Times, Current (formerly Opinion), February 11, 2007, M2.
  10. "Bus Fares: Which Way Do We Go?," The Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor (Opinion), January 31, 2007, A20.
  11. "Mayor Villaraigosa, Are You Watching?," The Financial Times, Letter to the Editor (Comment & Analysis), January 18, 2007.
  12. "CIA’s Justifications for Torturing U.S. Captives," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor (Opinion), September 29, 2006 (online edition).
  13. "Friedman’s Ideas About Education," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor (Opinion), July 8, 2006, B14.
  14. (second and principal author, with Peter Gordon and Tom Rubin) "Rail Wrong Way: LA’s System Costs More than it Saves," Los Angeles Daily News, Sunday Viewpoint, February 5, 2006, 1.
  15. "Lectures on Politics and Academics," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor (Opinion), January 24, 2006, B12.
  16. "Graduating from College Dorms to Home Ownership," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor (Real Estate), August 28, 2005, K2.
  17. "Take the Boot Off Private Transit," Los Angeles Times, Opinion, April 17, 2005, M3.
  18. "Warning Signals," Los Angeles Daily News, Sunday Viewpoint (Local View), February 6, 2005, 1.
  19. (first author, with Peter Gordon) "On Track or Off the Rails," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor (Commentary), December 11, 2004, B12.
  20. "California School Bus Debate Rolls On," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor (Opinion), July 22, 2004, B12.
  21. "Oil and Energy Alternatives," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor (Opinion), March 13, 2004, B12.
  22. (first author, with Peter Gordon) "Tax Hikes for the MTA Must be Stopped," Los Angeles Daily News, Their Opinion, October 1, 2003, 9.
  23. "Gold Line is Just Glitter," Los Angeles Times, Opinion, August 3, 2003, M5.
  24. (first and principal author, with Peter Gordon, Harry Richardson, John Kuprenas, and J.J. Lee) "The Limits of Storm-water Treatment," Long Beach Press Telegram, Sunday Forum, April 27, 2003, A21.
  25. "State Quotas for Zero Emission Cars," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor (Opinion), March 28, 2003, B16.
  26.  (first author, with Peter Gordon) "There’s a Price to Being Clean," Orange County Register, Commentary, February 9, 2003, 2.
  27. "One Less Newspaper for Greater Los Angeles," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor (Opinion), October 23, 2002, B12.
  28. "Sticking to My (Maglev) Story," Engineering News Record, Letter to the Editor, 247 (34), August 26, 2002. http://www.enr.com/opinions/lettersUpdates/archives/020826.asp
  29. "Development Along Rail Lines," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor (Commentary), August 10, 2002, B23.
  30. "High Speed Rail: Epic Boondoggle," San Jose Mercury News, Opinion, June 18, 2002, 6B.
  31. "A Tribute to My Friend Daniel Pearl," California Patriot, Reflection, 3 (March, 2002 – Anti-Felony Issue): 6.
  32. "Gas Taxes Should be Used for Roads," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, February 23, 2002, B20.
  33. "The Environment Meets the Market," Chronicle of Higher Education, Letter to the Editor, December 21, 2001, B21.
  34. "Los Angeles Housing Department and Emancipated Foster Youth," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, December 7, 2001, B14.
  35. "Foothill Fracas: The Stanford West Development," Stanford, Letter to the Editor, 29 (2), March/April, 2001, 14.
  36. "Let’s Derail U.S. Maglev Plans," Engineering News Record, Viewpoint: Transportation Funding, 246 (8), February 26, 2001, 99.
  37. "Electric Utilities Request Rate Hikes," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, January 2, 2001, B6.
  38. "New Routes to Making Los Angeles an MTA-Free Zone," Los Angeles Times, Opinion: The State, October 15, 2000, M6.
  39. "Eli Broad," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, August 11, 2000, B8.
  40. "Federal Aid: Who Benefits Most?," The Chronicle of Higher Education, Letter to the Editor, July 21, 2000, B9.
  41. "Metro Rail Subway," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, July 2, 2000, M4.
  42. "Overcrowded Carpool Lanes," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, January 26, 2000, B10.
  43. "Jill Stewart and the Libertarians," New Times Los Angeles, Letter to the Editor, December 16-22, 1999, 3.
  44. "Ramp Metering Benefits in Minneapolis," Minneapolis Star Tribune, Letter to the Editor, December 3, 1999.
  45. (principal author, with Peter Gordon) "Two Sides of the Track: The Numbers for Urban Rail Transit Just Don't Add Up," Orange County Register, Commentary, September 19, 1999, 4.
  46. (principal author, with Peter Gordon) "The MTA's Obsession with Rail Knows No Bounds," Los Angeles Times, Opinion: The State, July 25, 1999, M6.
  47. "Fixing our Transit Systems: Decentralized contract operations might serve the Customer Better," Los Angeles Daily News, Opinions, March 19, 1999.
  48. "Mike Davis and the Ecology of Fear," New Times Los Angeles, Letter to the Editor, January 14-20, 1999, 3.
  49. (principal author, with Tom Rubin, Peter Gordon, and Robert Poole) "Critics Try to Derail Anti-Subway Measure, Letter to the Editor," Los Angeles Daily News, October 24, 1998, 8-News.
  50. (principal author, with Robert Poole) "The Future of L. A. Transit Just Might be via the Bus," Los Angeles Times, Opinion: The State, August 30, 1998, M6.
  51. "Shuttle Vans at LAX," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, July 22, 1998, B6.
  52. (principal author, with Stanley Rosen) "Let’s Help the Students, not Just the Schools," Orange County Register, California Focus, June 29, 1998.
  53. (first author, with Peter Gordon and Harry W. Richardson) "The MTA Makes a Right Turn: Will it Stay on Course?," Los Angele Times, Opinion: The State, December 28, 1997, M6.
  54. "MTA Financial Cutbacks Must Spare Bus Service," Los Angeles Daily News, Public Forum Letter to the Editor, November 22, 1997, 28.
  55. (first author, with Thomas A. Rubin) "The MTA's Love of Rail Must Yield to the Reality of More Buses," Los Angele Times, Opinion: The State, June 15, 1997, M6.
  56. "Many to Blame for Delays in Starting Valley Rail Line," Los Angeles Daily News, Public Forum Letter to the Editor, June 7, 1997, 20.
  57. (co-author, with Thomas A. Rubin) "Rail Transit in Los Angeles: A Faustian Bargain? Myths and Realities About Passenger Rail Development," Public Transportation Institute Journal, (Winter, 1997): 2-10.
  58. principal author, with Thomas A. Rubin) "Admit Rail Plan Is Dead and Move On," Los Angeles Times, Metro Section, Commentary: Perspective on the MTA, December 13, 1996, B9.
  59. "Drew Resigns (as Director of the MTA)," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, December 9, 1996, B4.
  60. "Online Speech," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, May 31, 1996, B8.
  61. "Political Economy," Orange County Register, Commentary, October 29, 1995, 1.
  62. "Subway Tunnels, New Green Line," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, August 21, 1995, B4.
  63. "Get Over This Misguided Love Affair with Trains," Los Angeles Times, Metro Section, Commentary, March 20, 1995, B5.
  64. "Shift the Spending to Buses," Los Angeles Times, Metro Section, Commentary, September 7, 1994, B7.
  65. "MTA's Proposal to Increase Bus Fares," Los Angeles Times, City Times Section, May 8, 1994, 23.
  66. "Fix the Freeways Before Funding Trains," Los Angeles Times, California Commentary, January 25, 1994, B7.
  67. "Mobile Home Rent Control," Orange County Business Journal, Viewpoint, August 30, 1993.
  68. "Electric Vehicle Technology," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, April 16, 1993.
  69. "Metrolink and Public Transit," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, December 4, 1992.
  70. "Market Paths Out of Gridlock. Pollution: Buying and Selling Emissions Credits," Orange County Register, Commentary: Transportation, August 2, 1992.
  71. "Rent Control in Mobile Parks," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, April 17, 1992.
  72. "Blue Line a White Elephant," DownTown News, Letter to the Editor, January 27, 1992.
  73. "Cliches Can't Make Light Rail Transit Succeed," Los Angeles Daily News, Viewpoint, December 15, 1991.
  74. (principal author, with Peter Gordon) "Blue Line's First Year," Los Angeles Times, Letter to the Editor, July 24, 1991.
  75. "Congestion Tolls are Better than Trains," Los Angeles Daily News, Guest Column, December 2, 1990.
  76. "Lock the Gates and the Castle Crumbles," Los Angeles Times, California Commentary, February 26, 1990.

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