Opinion: San Diego Lifeguards Should Have Separate City Department
I believe we should create a new Marine Safety Department operated by the San Diego…
Opinion: New York Times’ Dream Team Endorsement Shouldn’t Be a Surprise
The New York Times editorial board’s dual endorsement of two female candidates for President of…
Opinion: Mike Bloomberg Has Achievable Plan for the Green New Deal
When it comes to protecting the environment, no president in history has caused so much…
Opinion: Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Ignoring Widespread Support for Medicaid
Health care in the Democratic presidential debates has largely focused on Medicare for All versus…
Opinion: Managing Vegetation Along Rural Roads Can Prevent California Wildfires
It’s easier to prevent wildfires than to control them once they’ve started. That’s why I…
Opinion: Training Teachers in ‘Science of Reading’ Is Key to Improving California Education
The number of California students who cannot read is shocking. Results from the 2019 National Assessment…
Opinion: There Is Hope for Ending the Heartbreaking Crime of Human Trafficking
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and a good opportunity to discuss this heartbreaking crime…
Opinion: President Newsom? Is California’s Governor Eyeing The White House?
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s nearly three-hour-long presentation of his second budget last week was peppered with scornful references…
Opinion: Gov. Newsom’s Future of Work Commission Risks Taking State Backward
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Future of Work Commission visits San Diego this week, where its members…
Opinion: Despite Governor’s Veto, California Must End Plague of Human Trafficking
Ending the plague of human trafficking is one of my top legislative priorities. Sadly, California…
Opinion: As California’s Once Booming Population Peaks, State Could Lose Influence
During the first decade of the 21st century, demographers in California’s Department of Finance and…
Opinion: It’s Time of ‘Imagine the Unimaginable’ as Iran Festers
I once taught an upper-division seminar at UC Riverside titled “Strategies of Defense in the…
Opinion: AB 5 Disrupts California’s Music Industry, Threatens All Performing Arts
California has overreached in its effort to address the challenges in today’s tech platform gig-work…
Opinion: Bird Populations Are Threatened, But Restoring Mission Bay Can Help
A pair of studies released last fall from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the…
