Stephen Cooper, Author at Times of San Diego

Homeless man

Opinion: A Public Defender Probes the Arrest of The ‘Mayor of Woodland Hills’

by Stephen Cooper May 6, 2024May 7, 2024

The continuing saga of a disabled veteran known to many as the “Mayor of Woodland Hills” who has been arrested for having a shopping cart.

Homeless in Woodland Hills

Opinion: The Mayor of Woodland Hills Meets His Public Defender

by Stephen Cooper April 6, 2024April 7, 2024

Abandoned shopping cart

Opinion: Anger Boils Over Arrest of ‘Mayor of Woodland Hills’

by Stephen Cooper March 14, 2024March 24, 2024

Abandoned shopping cart

Opinion: The Story Behind the Arrest of the Respected ‘Mayor of Woodland Hills’

by Stephen Cooper February 27, 2024February 27, 2024

Street scene

Opinion: Reflecting on Power, Wealth and Poverty After the Arrest of the ‘Mayor of Woodland Hills’

by Stephen Cooper February 10, 2024February 11, 2024

Shopping cart

Opinion: The ‘Mayor of Woodland Hills’ Is Arrested Over a Wayward Shopping Cart

by Stephen Cooper January 28, 2024January 29, 2024

Rent-controlled partments

Opinion: Purpose Amid Despair as the ‘Mayor of Woodland Hills’ Rolls to Help Homeless Woman

by Stephen Cooper January 14, 2024January 15, 2024

Peter Park sworn in.

Opinion: A Teenage Prosecutor Is a Bad Idea — Even in Rural California

by Stephen Cooper December 21, 2023December 22, 2023

The homeless create temporary shelters in downtown San Diego.

Opinion: The ‘Mayor’ of Woodland Hills Aids the Homeless Sleeping Outside a Maserati Dealership

by Stephen Cooper December 13, 2023December 14, 2023

Homeless in San Francisco

Opinion: Getting a New Tattoo in the Tenderloin — A San Francisco Sketch

by Stephen Cooper November 30, 2023December 1, 2023

Lethal injection room at San Quentin State Prison

Opinion: Gov. Newsom’s Moral Imperative to Commute California’s Death Sentences

by Stephen Cooper November 21, 2023November 22, 2023