EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.

Highlights from some of our more important editorials this past week. To read the editorials in full, please visit our Web site at www.dailynews.com.

A new hope

If 2005 was the year of attempted reform for Sacramento, then 2006 could be the real McCoy, assuming that political leaders have learned the lessons of the past.

Advantage, Antonio

In his fight to assume control over the Los Angeles Unified School District, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seems to have the facts on his side.

Making L.A. safer

Crime is down 14 percent citywide, and even more in the San Fernando Valley. Pay close attention, because whatever Police Chief William Bratton is doing, he's doing it right.

Crimes of opportunity

Lobbyist Jack Abramoff's wrongdoings were crimes of opportunity. The real criminals in Washington, D.C., are the politicians who accept bribes to influence their public-policy decisions.