Every year, the L.A. Times publishes a New Years wish list. On that list are some cool entries, some silly ones, some with which I disagree, and others I like to share with you.

Here are a few of their wishes I thought you’d appreciate:

For California lawmakers to pass, and the governor to finally sign, a bill mandating that the state get a third of its power from renewable sources by 2020. That’s already state policy, but not law, as it should be.

For single-digit unemployment.

For the incoming crop of “tea party”-backed GOP freshmen in Congress to realize that governing means more than saying “no” to everything.

For a significant reduction in U.S. troops in Afghanistan this summer.

For Supreme Court rulings in favor of the healthcare reform LAW and against Proposition 8. Because these are our wishes, not our predictions.

For President Obama to finally make good on his promises to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center and put accused terrorists on trial in civilian courts.

For Obama to resubmit the names of judicial nominees whose appointments were unfairly blocked by Republican opponents in Congress.

For construction of new mosques to be as culturally acceptable in the United States as the building of churches or synagogues.

For the primary campaign season for the 2012 national elections to begin as late in the year as possible. The 2008 campaign (which stretched back to nearly 2006) went on far too long.

For Shepard Fairey to create another iconic art piece that inspires young people to care about politics and social issues (without violating anyone’s copyright).

Here’s one of my own: For the Tee Vee Machine to eliminate infotainment dee jays and replace them with actual informed, competent, diligent reporters, anchors, and good old fashioned investigative journalism.